logging in or signing up BEYOND ADVAITA ramesam Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 5472 Category: Spiritual/ Ins.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (3) Dislike it (0) Added: February 08, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description A scientific presentation of the ancient process of "self inquiry" to understand "Who Am I?" and "What is this World around?" Brings out the difference in approach in answering the fundamental questions in religion and science and also presents the knowledge-base as obtained from latest research findings. Whereas the ancients deflected the queries to amelioration of affliction, science has been trying to find solutions for mass-application. Comments Posting comment... By: ramesam (24 month(s) ago) Thanks for viewing. Full Transcript of the PPt slides can be sent by the author as an e-mail attachment (word doc) on request . Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript “ Ko ham kathamidam jAtam....” Aparoksha. 12 : “ Ko ham kathamidam jAtam....” Aparoksha. 12 Self Inquiry: Any Sensible Individual Asks Who Am I ? What is this World ? How did it come about? 1 When Questioned about LHC : When Questioned about LHC "Ultimately, we address the questions of how we got here and what we're made of." -- Dr. L. M. Krauss, Sept 2008. 2 Dawn Satellite (Artist’s Concept) : Dawn Satellite (Artist’s Concept) 3 (Credit: W.K. Hartman, UCLA, Sci Amer, Feb 2009) Scheme of Presentation : Scheme of Presentation A Quick Intro. To: Scientific Approach in an Inquiry Approach in Advaita Some Major Findings A Provocative Question 4 Motivation : Motivation Curiosity / Exploration “Because It is There” - E. Hillary Relativity Theory - A. Einstein Cybernetics - N. Weiner QED - R. Feynman Redemption of Sorrow Individual’s Happiness; Harmonious Society Highest Human Goal: Eradication of Grief - B.S.B. I – i - 4 Dukha in Buddhism; Viveka chudamani - 36 - 41 5 Difference in Methodology : Difference in Methodology 6 Observational Hazards : Observational Hazards Postulation of Null Hypothesis Experimental / Observational Errors Sampling Error Observer Error Instrumental Error Lab. Error Time Drift False Positives / Spurious Correlations 7 Pitfalls in Interpretation : Pitfalls in Interpretation Endowment Effect I own the Best, (Aversion to trade) Confirmation Bias Confirming my Preconceptions Bandwagon Effect So many Others Say So Framing Problem Present Data ‘Leading‘ to a Conclusion 8 Slide 9: (Source: Based on WMAP Data ScienceNews Feb 2010) Theory of Universe : Theory of Universe R. Penrose TOU TOE + TOM 10 You don’t Belong Here! : You don’t Belong Here! Chemical Elements in Your Body come from star dust. Prebiotic Organic Molecules from Interstellar space. 11 LUCA to Man – A Mass of Survival Info. : LUCA to Man – A Mass of Survival Info. (After Hameroff, 1998) 12 Lucy – 3.2 Million Year Old Ancestor : Lucy – 3.2 Million Year Old Ancestor Australopithecus fossil from Ethiopia found in 1974 Human Migration : Human Migration (After G. Stix, 2008) DNA Based 14 A Kluge : A Kluge Evolutionarily a Layered Contraption made up of the same primitive components (G. Marcus, 2008) We are not necessarily more intelligent! (P. Patton, 2008) Language, Decisions, Higher Cognition etc. Vision, Hearing reflexes Respiration, Alertness etc. 600 m. yrs. old 15 Real Human Brain : Real Human Brain Jill Bolte Taylor Talk at TED (Feb 2008) 16 ‘kITako bhramaram dhyAyan bhramaratvAya kalpate’ - Viveka. - 358 : ‘kITako bhramaram dhyAyan bhramaratvAya kalpate’ - Viveka. - 358 “The capacity of interneurons to remodel is not predetermined by genetic lineage.” (E. Nedivi et al, 2008) "We may be less perfected in our genetic evolution, but our flexible neural wiring may allow us to undergo behavioral evolution at a very rapid rate." (Lichtman, 2009) 17 Thought Process : Thought Process Thinking is not a monopoly of Man Chimps, Birds other animals also ‘think’ Abstract Thought Difficult to date the origin Marean (2007) : 164,000 Yrs old Cave Paintings : 80,000 Yrs old Ritual Worship : 70,000 Yrs old Ivory Figurine : 35,000 Yrs old 18 Relics of Snake Worship (?) : Relics of Snake Worship (?) 6 m / 2 m rock with other artifacts indicative of Python Worship 70,000 years ago in Botswana. (After S. Coulson, 2006) 19 “self” : “self” “self” provides ‘Id’ for Survival Continuity Coherence Ownership Doership 20 Perception – Reality Disconnect : Perception – Reality Disconnect “Self is not the monolithic entity it believes itself to be…… The notion of one unitary self may well be an illusion.” - V.S. Ramachandran, 2009. “It is a fact of neuroscience that everything we experience is actually a figment of our imagination.” - S.L. Macknik and S. Martinez-Conde, 2008. “Our [cognitive] system does not seem to have developed for an accurate and objective replica of the world, but rather to provide task-relevant information when needed.” - Patricia Churchland, in E.G. Slingerland, 2008 21 What is really “Out-there?” : What is really “Out-there?” “Whether we experience the feeling of “redness,” the appearance of “squareness,” or emotions such as love and hate, these are the results of the electrical activity of neurons in our brain.” -- S.L. Macknik and S. Martinez-Conde, 2008 It’s all in your brain, Not Out-there!! 22 ‘Manah eva manushyANAm kAraNam bandhamokshayoh’ - Maitri Up. VI-34-11 : ‘Manah eva manushyANAm kAraNam bandhamokshayoh’ - Maitri Up. VI-34-11 In order to grasp any thing, Mind Reifies (e.g. Mind) Deifies ( e.g. Maya) Flows from ‘survival instinct’ of brain -- Control or Be Controlled (in a sense same as fight or flight) Is there a Third way? 23 Putting Old Machinery to New Use : Putting Old Machinery to New Use “We invent all kinds of complex abstract ideas, but we have to do it with old hardware: machinery that evolved for moving around, eating, and mating, not for playing chess, composing symphonies, inventing particle colliders, or engaging in epistemology for that matter.” -- L. Boroditsky (2009) 24 A MODEL FOR NIRVANA ?Four Outcomes : A MODEL FOR NIRVANA ?Four Outcomes MIND ALERT BODY AT REST (II) MIND AT REST BODY AT REST (III) MIND ALERT BODY ALERT (I) MIND AT REST BODY ALERT (IV) 25 ‘prajnanam Brahma’ - Aita. Up. V - iii : ‘prajnanam Brahma’ - Aita. Up. V - iii 26 Aham asmi (I am) Brahmaiva brahma vit (Knower of Brahman is Brahman) The Thermometer MetaphorFor Consciousness : The Thermometer MetaphorFor Consciousness Step I: Home on to the Probe’s ‘That’ quality of sensing (i.e. Awareness) Not its body, Not ornamentation etc. Step II: Inflate Bulb’s that sense of “Awareness” to occupy All space. 27 The Temp Measured is Always in the ‘NOW’ Amelioration of Afflictionand Advaita : Amelioration of Afflictionand Advaita After Enlightenment: You are not your body! A Shift from “self” to “Universal Self” Does NOT Relieve Physical Misery Not Transmittable; Not Inherable Individualistic solution 28 Advantage Advaita : Advantage Advaita Origin of the Universe: Not Evolution, Not Creation but Illusion! Laws of Nature: Beyond Mind, hence inexpressible. Transmitter-cum–Receiver: 2 in 1 Metaphor (Antenna + Screen) Always with Winning Party: Invariant, unborn, alone, never die. Mind - Matter Continuity: Influence of one over other Free Will: Absent Life Strategies: Developed Excellent Manuals (particularly suitable for insecure uncertain Environs of the past) 29 Why to look beyond Advaita? - I : Why to look beyond Advaita? - I Edifice built on Gross vs. Subtle Duality and Dream – Sleep analysis. What happens if the premise is incorrect? Couldn’t conquer Death, Disease or Decay (ageing). Who is Truly Free and independent? Dependencies exist (for Food, O2 etc.) even after ‘Liberation’ 30 Why to look beyond Advaita? - II : Why to look beyond Advaita? - II Accepts ‘Niyati ’ as given Inexorable Law of Nature; Indefatigable; Inescapable; Truth has to be Simple, Universal, Not Private, Mystical, Secretive, Inaccessible Chit –> Chetya No clear explanation Probability of Success <1 in 10^9 S. Sobottka (2008) 31 ‘tameva viditva atimrityumeti’ - Sv. Up. 3.8; 6-15 : ‘tameva viditva atimrityumeti’ - Sv. Up. 3.8; 6-15 The collapse of a separate sense of ‘self’ (Enlightement) ends the ‘sufferer’ and not the suffering per se. Is it then A Coping Mechanism ? A Survival Tactic ? An Escape ? Political Turncoatism? (ditch your body and be with Brahman) 32 : THANK YOU FOR THE KIND ATTENTION ‘Na mumukshur na vai muktah ityeshA paramArthatA ’ - Mand. Up. Karika, II – 32 33 You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
BEYOND ADVAITA ramesam Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 5472 Category: Spiritual/ Ins.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (3) Dislike it (0) Added: February 08, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description A scientific presentation of the ancient process of "self inquiry" to understand "Who Am I?" and "What is this World around?" Brings out the difference in approach in answering the fundamental questions in religion and science and also presents the knowledge-base as obtained from latest research findings. Whereas the ancients deflected the queries to amelioration of affliction, science has been trying to find solutions for mass-application. Comments Posting comment... By: ramesam (24 month(s) ago) Thanks for viewing. Full Transcript of the PPt slides can be sent by the author as an e-mail attachment (word doc) on request . Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript “ Ko ham kathamidam jAtam....” Aparoksha. 12 : “ Ko ham kathamidam jAtam....” Aparoksha. 12 Self Inquiry: Any Sensible Individual Asks Who Am I ? What is this World ? How did it come about? 1 When Questioned about LHC : When Questioned about LHC "Ultimately, we address the questions of how we got here and what we're made of." -- Dr. L. M. Krauss, Sept 2008. 2 Dawn Satellite (Artist’s Concept) : Dawn Satellite (Artist’s Concept) 3 (Credit: W.K. Hartman, UCLA, Sci Amer, Feb 2009) Scheme of Presentation : Scheme of Presentation A Quick Intro. To: Scientific Approach in an Inquiry Approach in Advaita Some Major Findings A Provocative Question 4 Motivation : Motivation Curiosity / Exploration “Because It is There” - E. Hillary Relativity Theory - A. Einstein Cybernetics - N. Weiner QED - R. Feynman Redemption of Sorrow Individual’s Happiness; Harmonious Society Highest Human Goal: Eradication of Grief - B.S.B. I – i - 4 Dukha in Buddhism; Viveka chudamani - 36 - 41 5 Difference in Methodology : Difference in Methodology 6 Observational Hazards : Observational Hazards Postulation of Null Hypothesis Experimental / Observational Errors Sampling Error Observer Error Instrumental Error Lab. Error Time Drift False Positives / Spurious Correlations 7 Pitfalls in Interpretation : Pitfalls in Interpretation Endowment Effect I own the Best, (Aversion to trade) Confirmation Bias Confirming my Preconceptions Bandwagon Effect So many Others Say So Framing Problem Present Data ‘Leading‘ to a Conclusion 8 Slide 9: (Source: Based on WMAP Data ScienceNews Feb 2010) Theory of Universe : Theory of Universe R. Penrose TOU TOE + TOM 10 You don’t Belong Here! : You don’t Belong Here! Chemical Elements in Your Body come from star dust. Prebiotic Organic Molecules from Interstellar space. 11 LUCA to Man – A Mass of Survival Info. : LUCA to Man – A Mass of Survival Info. (After Hameroff, 1998) 12 Lucy – 3.2 Million Year Old Ancestor : Lucy – 3.2 Million Year Old Ancestor Australopithecus fossil from Ethiopia found in 1974 Human Migration : Human Migration (After G. Stix, 2008) DNA Based 14 A Kluge : A Kluge Evolutionarily a Layered Contraption made up of the same primitive components (G. Marcus, 2008) We are not necessarily more intelligent! (P. Patton, 2008) Language, Decisions, Higher Cognition etc. Vision, Hearing reflexes Respiration, Alertness etc. 600 m. yrs. old 15 Real Human Brain : Real Human Brain Jill Bolte Taylor Talk at TED (Feb 2008) 16 ‘kITako bhramaram dhyAyan bhramaratvAya kalpate’ - Viveka. - 358 : ‘kITako bhramaram dhyAyan bhramaratvAya kalpate’ - Viveka. - 358 “The capacity of interneurons to remodel is not predetermined by genetic lineage.” (E. Nedivi et al, 2008) "We may be less perfected in our genetic evolution, but our flexible neural wiring may allow us to undergo behavioral evolution at a very rapid rate." (Lichtman, 2009) 17 Thought Process : Thought Process Thinking is not a monopoly of Man Chimps, Birds other animals also ‘think’ Abstract Thought Difficult to date the origin Marean (2007) : 164,000 Yrs old Cave Paintings : 80,000 Yrs old Ritual Worship : 70,000 Yrs old Ivory Figurine : 35,000 Yrs old 18 Relics of Snake Worship (?) : Relics of Snake Worship (?) 6 m / 2 m rock with other artifacts indicative of Python Worship 70,000 years ago in Botswana. (After S. Coulson, 2006) 19 “self” : “self” “self” provides ‘Id’ for Survival Continuity Coherence Ownership Doership 20 Perception – Reality Disconnect : Perception – Reality Disconnect “Self is not the monolithic entity it believes itself to be…… The notion of one unitary self may well be an illusion.” - V.S. Ramachandran, 2009. “It is a fact of neuroscience that everything we experience is actually a figment of our imagination.” - S.L. Macknik and S. Martinez-Conde, 2008. “Our [cognitive] system does not seem to have developed for an accurate and objective replica of the world, but rather to provide task-relevant information when needed.” - Patricia Churchland, in E.G. Slingerland, 2008 21 What is really “Out-there?” : What is really “Out-there?” “Whether we experience the feeling of “redness,” the appearance of “squareness,” or emotions such as love and hate, these are the results of the electrical activity of neurons in our brain.” -- S.L. Macknik and S. Martinez-Conde, 2008 It’s all in your brain, Not Out-there!! 22 ‘Manah eva manushyANAm kAraNam bandhamokshayoh’ - Maitri Up. VI-34-11 : ‘Manah eva manushyANAm kAraNam bandhamokshayoh’ - Maitri Up. VI-34-11 In order to grasp any thing, Mind Reifies (e.g. Mind) Deifies ( e.g. Maya) Flows from ‘survival instinct’ of brain -- Control or Be Controlled (in a sense same as fight or flight) Is there a Third way? 23 Putting Old Machinery to New Use : Putting Old Machinery to New Use “We invent all kinds of complex abstract ideas, but we have to do it with old hardware: machinery that evolved for moving around, eating, and mating, not for playing chess, composing symphonies, inventing particle colliders, or engaging in epistemology for that matter.” -- L. Boroditsky (2009) 24 A MODEL FOR NIRVANA ?Four Outcomes : A MODEL FOR NIRVANA ?Four Outcomes MIND ALERT BODY AT REST (II) MIND AT REST BODY AT REST (III) MIND ALERT BODY ALERT (I) MIND AT REST BODY ALERT (IV) 25 ‘prajnanam Brahma’ - Aita. Up. V - iii : ‘prajnanam Brahma’ - Aita. Up. V - iii 26 Aham asmi (I am) Brahmaiva brahma vit (Knower of Brahman is Brahman) The Thermometer MetaphorFor Consciousness : The Thermometer MetaphorFor Consciousness Step I: Home on to the Probe’s ‘That’ quality of sensing (i.e. Awareness) Not its body, Not ornamentation etc. Step II: Inflate Bulb’s that sense of “Awareness” to occupy All space. 27 The Temp Measured is Always in the ‘NOW’ Amelioration of Afflictionand Advaita : Amelioration of Afflictionand Advaita After Enlightenment: You are not your body! A Shift from “self” to “Universal Self” Does NOT Relieve Physical Misery Not Transmittable; Not Inherable Individualistic solution 28 Advantage Advaita : Advantage Advaita Origin of the Universe: Not Evolution, Not Creation but Illusion! Laws of Nature: Beyond Mind, hence inexpressible. Transmitter-cum–Receiver: 2 in 1 Metaphor (Antenna + Screen) Always with Winning Party: Invariant, unborn, alone, never die. Mind - Matter Continuity: Influence of one over other Free Will: Absent Life Strategies: Developed Excellent Manuals (particularly suitable for insecure uncertain Environs of the past) 29 Why to look beyond Advaita? - I : Why to look beyond Advaita? - I Edifice built on Gross vs. Subtle Duality and Dream – Sleep analysis. What happens if the premise is incorrect? Couldn’t conquer Death, Disease or Decay (ageing). Who is Truly Free and independent? Dependencies exist (for Food, O2 etc.) even after ‘Liberation’ 30 Why to look beyond Advaita? - II : Why to look beyond Advaita? - II Accepts ‘Niyati ’ as given Inexorable Law of Nature; Indefatigable; Inescapable; Truth has to be Simple, Universal, Not Private, Mystical, Secretive, Inaccessible Chit –> Chetya No clear explanation Probability of Success <1 in 10^9 S. Sobottka (2008) 31 ‘tameva viditva atimrityumeti’ - Sv. Up. 3.8; 6-15 : ‘tameva viditva atimrityumeti’ - Sv. Up. 3.8; 6-15 The collapse of a separate sense of ‘self’ (Enlightement) ends the ‘sufferer’ and not the suffering per se. Is it then A Coping Mechanism ? A Survival Tactic ? An Escape ? Political Turncoatism? (ditch your body and be with Brahman) 32 : THANK YOU FOR THE KIND ATTENTION ‘Na mumukshur na vai muktah ityeshA paramArthatA ’ - Mand. Up. Karika, II – 32 33