Philosophy Consciousness

Have you ever felt like there’s more to life than what you perceive through your five senses? Are you curious about the deeper dimensions of awareness that ancient spiritual masters have explored for centuries? If you’re ready to transcend ordinary consciousness and access the state of Turiya, the realm beyond waking, dreaming, and deep sleep, this audiobook is your guide.

This audiobook’s content and entertaining style will appeal equally to science-fiction enthusiasts and scholars, including cognitive and neuroscientists, as well as philosophers of mind. It is a refreshing romp through the science and science fiction of consciousness.

Nagomi represents a state of being where both 'bad' and 'good' things live in harmonious and beneficial co-existence. Every life will have joys and sorrows, opportunities and misfortunes. Understanding and accepting this is important, but nagomi takes it one step further by showing you how to balance all of these experiences, both positive and negative. Best-selling and internationally celebrated author Ken Mogi delves into Japan's history, into its traditions, its society and also into neuroscience to adapt the concept of nagomi for a Western audience.

This is Story Waters' most advanced course on 'how reality works.' It is recommended that you are familiar with his other recordings before listening (such as The Book of Introduction) as a foundation in his concepts is required for you to get the most out of this mind-bending reality-expanding recordings. The course was delivered across ten days and eight live broadcasts.

Why is life worth living? What makes actions right or wrong? What is reality and how do we know it? The Brain and the Meaning of Life draws on research in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience to answer some of the most pressing questions about life's nature and value.

These lectures were delivered in New York in 1921. The purpose was to present the testimony of science as to the relation of matter and of consciousness; to observe the identical manifestation of these relations and of certain basic laws in successively higher states of being, and thus to bring to them a realization of the universality of the evolutionary process and its actuality; and to deal somewhat with the nature of the expanded states of consciousness and the enlarged life toward which all mankind is traveling.

One of the greatest self-improvement books ever written and now available here in audio format. For anyone who wants an enriched life and an existence with meaning this is a must listen manuscript. Allen’s teachings make absolute sense: ‘A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts’.

In "Quantum Consciousness: How the Principles of Quantum Mechanics Explain the Mysteries of Human Experience," readers are taken on a journey to explore the exciting and controversial field of quantum consciousness. This book introduces the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and explores how they may help explain the enigmatic nature of human consciousness. Through a combination of scientific research, philosophical inquiry, and personal anecdotes, the author examines the potential implications of a quantum model of consciousness on our understanding of the universe, the mind-body ...

This audiobook looks at meditation as a way to calm the mind and attain a sense of inner peace, and it is the only effective long-term method that has proven to have real benefits and to be able to free your mind from the worries and mental stress and anguish that the challenges you have in your life may bring. The Stoic life like that is completely attainable, and it is among the many reasons why people all over the world have turned to Stoic meditation for the betterment of their health and well-being, mind, body, and soul.

The mind-body connection refers to the relationship between the thoughts and feelings of an individual and their physical health. It is a complex interplay between psychological, neurological, and physiological processes that affects health and well-being. In order to achieve optimal health and happiness, it is important to recognize the connection between mind and body, and is a critical aspect of the topic.

Lewis Gordon, one of the leading scholars of Black existentialism, has spent decades nurturing intellectual reflection as a vital component of ongoing activism for racial justice around the world. In this boldly original book, he delves into history, art, politics and popular culture to show how the process of racialization - and its absence - affects not only how individuals and society perceive Black people but also how Black people perceive themselves.

This new book from Zen teacher, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and critical favorite, Barry Magid, inspires us to outgrow the impossible pursuit of happiness, and instead make peace with the perfection of the way things are. Including ourselves! Using wryly gentle prose, Magid invites readers to consider the notion that our certainty that we are broken may be turning our pursuit of happiness into a source of more suffering.

A New Year hails a new beginning for most of us. Some may resolve to quit smoking, lose weight, get a new job or get our finances in order. By February, some of our resolve has vanished, mainly because we couldn’t get over ourselves. We’re our own worst enemies when it comes to change. What most of us need is a plan that we can understand and stick to, through all of the hurdles, temptations, and stress that enter our lives.

Delving deeply into each of these major focuses, Consciousness Reality & Purpose sets the listener upon a journey into themselves, the reality around them, and towards a fulfilling sense of purpose in the lives we each have to experience.

The Forest and the Phantom: Reflecting on the Illusions of Self and Reality invites readers to explore one of life’s most profound truths: the self, as we know it, is an illusion. Drawing on timeless wisdom and philosophical insight, this essay delves into the Buddhist teaching of mental imputation and conceptual designation, revealing how the mind fabricates layers of reality at every level. The narrative begins with a captivating thought experiment: What if you could exchange your body and mind for those of a perfect, immortal being? Would you remain yourself, or would you vanish ...

The Delicate War: Knowing in oneself the angel from the beast through the films of Dario Argento is the story of inner balance, the extinguishment of violence and growth of worldview using an introspective artist-mystic life approach, told through film analysis. It is structured on psychological, mythological and mystical interpretations of the works of Dario Argento and others in order to take a penetrating look at ourselves, to identify ways we go wrong in life, and to point to solutions through consciousness practices, psychology-based introspection, philosophical understanding, etc. as ...

I know something about you. You are a worrier! You worry about big things, little things, and everything. You wish you could just stop worrying and find peace. I wrote this book for you. I've learned and practiced everything in this book to bring peace into my own life. Imagine what you could accomplish by redirecting the mental and physical energy you spend worrying toward creating the life you want! I wrote this book to help you do that. I wrote this book because I love you!

Positive thinking is one of the fundamental attributes which can have an effect on both our mental and physical well-being. With it we can overcome serious obstacle in life, learn to life with chronic conditions, or improve our work and personal lives. Without it we run the risk of failing at every turn and never realizing our full potential. This book will go in depth into the optimal ways of changing your thought patterns that will help you develop your positivity, optimism, and happiness.

In But Are You Alive?, entrepreneur and teacher Eloise Skinner explores lessons learned from a decade spent pursuing depth, purpose and meaning, including from her training in a monastic community and in the field of existential therapy. Working through practical exercises, principles and tools, Eloise shares wisdom and actionable advice from a variety of traditions and perspectives, all with the intention of helping listeners find a sense of deeper 'aliveness' in daily life.

"Consciousness matters. Arguably it matters more than anything. The purpose of this book is to build towards an explanation of just what the matter is."

Nicholas Humphrey begins this compelling exploration of the biggest of big questions with a challenge to the reader, and himself. What's involved in "seeing red"? What is it like for us to see someone else seeing something red? Seeing a red screen tells us a fact about something in the world. But it also creates a new fact - a sensation in each of our minds, the feeling of redness.