Consciousness in the Cosmos

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The beyond-the-brain consciousness is not a material entity in the manifest world. It is an intrinsic element in the Akasha, the deep dimension of the cosmos.

A Miracle in Scientific American

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In the latest issue of Scientific American, Michael Shermer describes an amazing and beautiful synchronicity that happened the day of his wedding,That this spontaneous and numinous experience happened to one of the world’s most prominent debunkers of such experiences may, like the dot of yin in the fullness of yang, portend a fundamental transition.

The Reality of Faith

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At any given moment I can find a good reason to believe that this world is dominated by hate and evil and unaccountable violence. I have learned that in order to survive, I must cultivate my faith in the existence of unique, personal, and unconditional love and support available for every individual to personally experience at any time.

Magic Mushrooms and Brain Activity Revisited

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Under materialism, consciousness is brain activity. When one finds substantially more consciousness correlating consistently with substantially less brain activity, one is forced to contemplate the possibility that the brain is somehow associated with filtering, constraining, or localizing consciousness, instead of generating it.

Five Ways Materialists Beg the Question

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In this essay, I want to summarize some of the common ways in which materialists beg the question: that is, the ways in which they argue for the validity of materialism by assuming materialism in the argument. The circularity of their reasoning becomes clear once it’s pointed out, but it is astonishing how often educated, intelligent materialists fall for it.

Reality as Metaphor

There is no literal truth. The meaning of it all cannot be communicated directly. There are no secret answers spelled out in words in some rare old book. The metaphor is the answer.

Top 10 Materialist Fallacies

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Here are the top ten materialist fallacies, and the reasons they are all wrong. Check out the video and have fun…

Overcoming Cynicism

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We twenty-first-century humans
block most possibilities for psychospiritual growth, but faith is not frivolous. The Dalai Lama doesn't have a
puerile, delusional intelligence, nor does a monk feeding the poor in
Algeria, or a nun in Colombia. These are mature, sophisticated beings with a
measured sense of who they are and what the universe is.

Undoing the Dogmas of Science: A Talk with Rupert Sheldrake

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Dr.
Rupert Sheldrake challenges the mechanistic dogma of contemporary
mainstream science.  He has recently released a new book, Science Set
Free:10 Paths to New Discovery, which addresses the ideas that have
become dogmas in modern scientific thought, exposes their weaknesses,
and offers intriguing solutions for a way forward.

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