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2014, Philosophy Study 4.8: 525-536
Eastern philosophy and western science have convergent and divergent view points for their explanation of consciousness. Convergence is found for the practice of meditation allowing besides a time dependent consciousness, the experience of a timeless consciousness and its beneficial effect on psychological wellbeing and medical improvements, which is confirmed by multiple scientific publications. Theories of quantum mechanics with non-locality and timelessness also show astonishing correlation to eastern philosophy, such as the theory of Penrose-Hameroff (ORC-OR), which explains consciousness by reduction of quantum superposition in the brain. Divergence appears in the interpretation of the subjective experience of timeless consciousness. In eastern philosophy, meditation at a higher level of awareness allows the personal experience of timeless and non-dual consciousness, considered as an empirical proof for the existence of pure consciousness or spirituality existing before the material world and creating it by design. Western science acknowledges the subjective, non-dual experience, and its multiple beneficial effects, however, the interpretation of spirituality designing the material universe is in disagreement with the Darwinian theory of mutation and selection. A design should create an ideal universe without the injustice of 3% congenital birth defects and later genetic health problems. The western viewpoint of selection is more adapted to explain congenital errors. The gap between subjectivity and objectivity, the mind-body problem, is in eastern philosophy reduced to the dominance of subjectivity over objectivity, whereas western science attributes equal values to both. Nevertheless, there remains an astonishing complementarity between eastern and western practices.
This study illuminates the intriguing parallels between Buddhism, consciousness and the principles of quantum physics. It engages in a nuanced exploration of the Buddhist concept of pratītya-samutpāda or 'dependent origination' and its resonance with quantum theory's elucidation of the interconnectedness and non-locality in the universe. The paper presents a cross-disciplinary dialogue, bridging the spiritual wisdom of Buddhism with quantum theory's frontier understanding of reality through observation and consciousness and discussing consciousness's place within this nexus. By doing so, the study endeavours to enhance our comprehension of the subjective 'self' in relation to the temporality of the objective 'reality' as portrayed in both spiritual and scientific discourses. This intersectionality offers new insights and perspectives on the nature of consciousness and reality, potentially stimulating further research in physics and philosophy.
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Editorial " Western Science is approaching a paradigm shift of unprecedented proportions, one that will change our concepts of reality and of human nature, bridge the gap between ancient wisdom and modern science, and reconcile the differences between Eastern spirituality and Western pragmatism. " Stan Grof from 'Beyond the Brain' The idea about this special issue came from a paper published as an updated and upridged version of an older memorial lecture given by Brian D. Josephson and Michael Conrad at the Gujarat Vidyapith University in Ahmedabad, India on March 2, 1984. The title of this paper was " Uniting Eastern Philosophy and Western Science " (1992). We thought that this topic deserves to be revisited after 25 years to demonstrate to the scientific community which new insights and achievements were attained in this fairly broad field during this period. It is not the first time that such comparative East-West studies are being carried out. From Leibniz to Nietzsche to modern times, such reviews are documented on a regular base. It is well known that prominent physicists like Einstein, Bohm and Pauli were in touch with Indian philosophers like Tagore and Krishnamurti, and the 14th Dalai Lama is having regular meetings with scientists around the world (1991, 2012). Denis Noble, one of the editors of this journal, has also reported interesting advances in the field (2009, 2010, 2015).
International Journal of Medical Sciences and Technology (IJMST) ISSN:0974-5343
The Human Perspective resulting from Analysis of the New Consciousness model which scientifically converges Science and SpiritualityAltered states of consciousness (ASC) induced by meditation, psychedelic drugs, or impending death are quite a fascinating but challenging field of investigation. By proposing an original model for hallucinations as a breakthrough, we develop a whole new theoretical framework centered on perception to interpret ASC. At the meantime, we discover the correlation between Buddhism and ASC. Thereupon we introduce time dimension and reveal the science behind Buddhism. Our study starts from summarizing four essential phenomena (hallucinations, mystical experiences, enhanced awareness and paranormal phenomena) in ASC. Firstly, we develop a unique model to interpret hallucinations which are extremely miraculous and perplexing in ASC: When false internal stimulations and external objective stimulations affect perception together, the changes in their relative strength will result in the consistence, breakdown and re-consistence of the five senses, leading to three basic states of hallucinations (one can distinguish reality from illusion, one cannot distinguish reality from illusion, and reality and illusion are totally reversed). As an inference of this model, the inconsistence of the five senses can explain various marvelous hallucinations in ASC in combination with the amplifying function of enhanced awareness discussed later. Moreover, it can also explain the mechanisms of out-of-body experiences (resulting from the inconsistence of vision and touching) and synesthesia (resulting from the mismatch of the two pairs of five senses) well. Secondly, we point out that mystical experiences occur in Samadhi. From a psychological perspective, we argue that the essence of Samadhi is perception shutting down to activate a new mode of apperceiving, one totally different from the usual five sense mode of perception. That’s why one feels that everything in daily life disappears and he and the universe assimilate each other in Samadhi. Hallucinations also disappear in Samadhi because perception shuts down. Thirdly, enhanced awareness is emphasized in ASC and explained by a perception-filtering hypothesis: In ordinary conditions, perception has a natural threshold for its sensitivity for the purpose of biological survival; but in ASC, awareness becomes more sensitive because the perception-filtering function gets weakened to allow the influx of more details, resulting in various unusual capabilities, one of which is Vipassana. That is to say, enhanced awareness makes contemplating the five skandhas possible, just like watching a slow-motion film. This would lead to the insight that no Self could be found in each skandha, which is also known as enlightenment in Buddhism. That there is a fixed entity underlying all skandhas is just an illusion resulting from that all these happen so quickly in ordinary conditions. Fourthly, the existence of paranormal phenomena is always controversial. As an implication of above model for hallucinations, the third state of hallucinations suggests a novel hypothesis to interpret extrasensory perception: When one is in deep hallucinations, false internal stimulations are mistaken as external objective stimulations which enter through sensory organs, while real external objective stimulations are mistaken as perceptions which do not result from sensory organs. It indicates that paranormal phenomena are delusions that happen along with deep hallucinations. On the basis of above analysis, we argue that the nature of ASC is a story about perception. Finally, we introduce time dimension to figure out the relationship among these essential phenomena in ASC, bringing the long-standing mystery of Buddhist tranquility and insight to light: Enhanced awareness after Samadhi is the path to attain enlightenment.
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