A New Interpretation of Quantum Theory Based in the Holism of Veda

A New Interpretation of Quantum Theory Based in the Holism of Veda

Aug 20, 2014 | Conference, Paper, WAVES Conference

Draft of Paper Presentation, Waves Conference, Fairfield Iowa 2014

Abstract
One of the most significant implications of quantum theory is that consciousness needs to be included in a scientific account of the physical world. Although the major interpretations of quantum theory each make a useful contribution, even after 100 years there is little consensus about what quantum theory means. This paper proposes that a richer ontological model of levels of nature is needed. The holistic Vedic 3-in-1 model, such as enumerated in Sankhya and Ayurveda, provides the foundation for a coherent interpretation of quantum theory that addresses long-standing dilemmas about the matter-mind-consciousness relationship.

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Vedic Principles of Therapy

Jan 31, 2012 | Explore, Paper

EXPLORE January/February 2012, Vol. 8, No. 1
This paper introduces Vedic principles of therapy as a holistic integration of healing and human development. The most integrative aspect is a “consciousness-based” approach in which the bottom line of the mind is consciousness itself, accessed by transcending mental activity to its simplest ground state. This directly contrasts with “unconscious-based” approaches that hold the basis of conscious mind is the unconscious, such as analytic, humanistic, and cognitive-behavioral approaches. Although not presented as a specific therapeutic approach, interventions associated with this Vedic approach have extensive support in the applied research literature. A brief review of experimental research toward a general model of mind—and cutting-edge developments in quantum physics toward nonlocal mind—shows a convergence on the ancient Vedic model of mind. Comparisons with contemporary therapies further show that the simplicity, subtlety, and holistic nature of the Vedic approach represent a significant advance over approaches which have overlooked the fundamental ground state of the mind.

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A New Interpretation of Quantum Theory Based in the Holism of Veda

The Big Condensation – Not the Big Bang

Jul 22, 2007 | Conference, Paper

Consciousness Research Abstracts, Quantum Mind Conference, Salzberg Austria, July 2007

Abstract
According to the consensus cosmological theory of the inflationary ‘Big Bang,’ the universe originated, presumably instantaneously from nothing, as an inherently dynamic, randomly fluctuating, quantum particle-force field that eventually congealed into stars, planets, and organisms such as humans complex enough to generate consciousness. This fragmented, reductive materialistic view is associated with a bottom-up mattermind-consciousness ontology, in which the whole is created from combining the parts. In this view, consciousness is an emergent property of random bits of energy/matter that somehow bind into unitary biological organisms mysteriously developing control over their parts. On the other hand, the holistic perspective in Vedic science is a top-down consciousness-mind-matter ontology, in which the parts manifest from the whole. In that perspective, the origin of the universe is better characterized as the ‘Big Condensation’ rather than ‘Big Bang.’ Phenomenal existence remains within the unified field and manifests, limits itself, or condenses into levels of subjective mind and objective matter.
The holistic perspective of ultimate unity and its sequential unfoldment is contained in the structure of Rik Veda.1 Vedanta is from the experiential perspective of unity, and the sequential unfoldment of phenomenal levels within unity is articulated, for example, in Sankhya and Ayurveda. The holistic perspective is more consistent with developing understanding in unified field theories, spontaneous symmetry breaking, quantum decoherence, the ‘arrow of time,’ and the 2nd law of thermodynamics, which imply the universe originated from a lowest entropy, super-symmetric, even perfectly orderly, super-unified state. The holistic perspective in Vedic science provides means for resolving fundamental paradoxes in the reductive materialistic, bottom-up ontology ― including the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness, order emerging from fundamental random disorder, life emerging from non-life, free will, and everything emerging from nothing.

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The Whole Creates the Parts: Debunking Modern Science of Reductive Materialism

Jul 8, 2006 | Conference, Paper

Proceedings of The Annual Conference of the World Association for Vedic Studies

July 8-10, 2006
Abstract
In the reductive materialistic paradigm still common in modern science, consciousness is theorized to be an emergent property of quantized parts or bits of matter/energy that somehow randomly bind into a unitary biological organism, which then mysteriously develops causal control over its parts. This fragmented perspective of the whole emerging from combining the parts─a bottom up, matter-mind-consciousness ontology─is backwards and leads to paradoxes it cannot solve, such as the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness; it is characteristic of reasoning and consensual validation based only on experience in the ordinary waking state of consciousness.
Practically the entire empirical enterprise of modern science is a product of ordinary waking state experiences. There is virtually no recognition of this state-dependent limitation of modern science and how it results in fragmented knowledge and experience of nature. On the other hand, one only need investigate the holistic approach of Vedic science─the ultimate unity of nature in Vedanta and the sequential emergence of levels of nature within the ultimate unity in Sankhya─for a clear articulation of how the parts emerge from the whole. This top down, consciousness-mind-matter ontology is consistent with the fundamentally unified perspective in unified field theory, spontaneous symmetry breaking, quantum decoherence, the ‘arrow of time,’ and the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
The application of holistic Vedic science in Yoga provides systematic means to develop a completely unified experience of nature. This unified field-based Vedic perspective has profound implications for understanding universal order in nature, and for systematic technologies to fulfill the theme of this conference of global harmony and peace.

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