Chapter 1 - Quantum Yoga

Question 1

Quantum

Answer 1

Smallest amount of energy that can be exchanged between two bodies

Question 2

Quantum yoga

Answer 2

Integration of quantum message into new worldview that unites science and spirituality

Question 3

Objectivity

Answer 3

Reality independent of us, so our free will do not make a difference in affairs of the world

Question 4

Material monism & reductionism

Answer 4

All things are reducible to matter and it’s elementary particles and their interactions

Question 5

Causal determinism

Answer 5

If movements and change of things causally determined there is no room for divine purpose

Question 6

Continuity

Answer 6

All movement and change is continuous

Question 7

Locality

Answer 7

All causes and effects are local, mediated by interactions or signals that travel through space in a finite amount of time

Question 8

Epiphenominalism

Answer 8

All subjective phenomena such as consciousness and self are secondary phenomena of matter. They’re merely ornamental, having no causal efficacy of their own

Question 9

Material realism, physical realism, scientific realism

Answer 9

Only matter us real (energy and force fields), all else is epiphenominal

Question 10

Rene Descartes

Answer 10

Divided reality into mind and matter

Question 11

Modernism

Answer 11

Descartes, the prerogative of being human is to predict and control nature with the help of science and technology

Question 12

Postmodernism

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Monistic idealism

Answer 13

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”

Question 14

Perennial philosophy

Answer 14

Western monistic philosophy

Misinterprets transcendence dualistically, as consciousness separate from material reality

Question 15

Eastern dualism

Answer 15

God and the world are separate, give us devotional practices

Question 16

Quanta

Answer 16

Discrete quantity of energy and other attributes of matter such as angular momentum

Question 17

Quantum physics

Answer 17

Calculates possible event for electrons and probability of each of these possible events, but can’t predict actual event that particular measurement precipitates

Question 18

Visionary window

Answer 18

Reconciles science and spirituality

Agency that transforms (collapses) possibility into actuality is consciousness

Question 19

Thesis

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

Science within consciousness or idealist science

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Ontology

Answer 21

the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such.

Question 22

Esoteric ontology

Answer 22

Consciousness as the ground of all being

Question 23

Anthromorphic principle

Answer 23

Universe evolves toward manifestation of life and sentience

Universe is a play of consciousness, evolves toward sentience because it’s meaning is us

Question 24

Creativity

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Christian cosmology

Answer 25

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.

Question 26

Jewish cosmology

Answer 26

Same a Christianity, but there will be a messiah at the end of time Jo will redeem humanity to perfection