Chapter 1 - Quantum Yoga Flashcards
Quantum
Smallest amount of energy that can be exchanged between two bodies
Quantum yoga
Integration of quantum message into new worldview that unites science and spirituality
Objectivity
Reality independent of us, so our free will do not make a difference in affairs of the world
Material monism & reductionism
All things are reducible to matter and it’s elementary particles and their interactions
Causal determinism
If movements and change of things causally determined there is no room for divine purpose
Continuity
All movement and change is continuous
Locality
All causes and effects are local, mediated by interactions or signals that travel through space in a finite amount of time
Epiphenominalism
All subjective phenomena such as consciousness and self are secondary phenomena of matter. They’re merely ornamental, having no causal efficacy of their own
Material realism, physical realism, scientific realism
Only matter us real (energy and force fields), all else is epiphenominal
Rene Descartes
Divided reality into mind and matter
Modernism
Descartes, the prerogative of being human is to predict and control nature with the help of science and technology
Postmodernism
Existence regarded as preceding essence or god and the notion of spiritual good and order and any metaphysics that gave value to these notions was deconstructed
Monistic idealism
Consciousness is both inside and outside the material, space-time reality.
Outside is pure consciousness
Inside it appears split, which is epiphenomenal
Maya in Hindu
Vedanta in India
Tao in China
Consciousness can be known directly because “we are That”
Perennial philosophy
Western monistic philosophy
Misinterprets transcendence dualistically, as consciousness separate from material reality
Eastern dualism
God and the world are separate, give us devotional practices
Quanta
Discrete quantity of energy and other attributes of matter such as angular momentum
Quantum physics
Calculates possible event for electrons and probability of each of these possible events, but can’t predict actual event that particular measurement precipitates
Visionary window
Reconciles science and spirituality
Agency that transforms (collapses) possibility into actuality is consciousness
Thesis
When we introduce consciousness as the ground of being, as transcendent, as one, as self referent, then the quantum debate can be settled and paradoxes resolved.
Science within consciousness or idealist science
Matter has causal efficacy but only to point of determining possibilities and probabilities
Consciousness creates reality because choice Of what is actualized is up to consciousness
The world is only seemingly continuous, but in reality is discontinuous, quantum and conscious
Focus on cosmology - how the world of phenomena comes about. Can include subjectivity and objectivity
Ontology
the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such.
Esoteric ontology
Consciousness as the ground of all being
Anthromorphic principle
Universe evolves toward manifestation of life and sentience
Universe is a play of consciousness, evolves toward sentience because it’s meaning is us
Creativity
Important aspect left out of spiritual and scientific traditions
Reveals both have used same scientific method (try it and see for yourself) after all
Non rational and discontinuous
Science is result of creative investigation in outer arena and spirituality is result of creative investigation in inner arena
Christian cosmology
Eve ate apple and persuaded Adam to do the same, humanity knew separation and fell from perfection of Eden. Jesus is only door back to Eden.
Jewish cosmology
Same a Christianity, but there will be a messiah at the end of time Jo will redeem humanity to perfection
