The Science of Transformation

Nature of Consciousness
Beware of the stories you
read or tell: subtly, at night,
beneath the waters of
consciousness , they are
altering your world
Okri- Nigerian Poet
The entropic force of the
current dysfunctional
worldview will take the
human race down with it as
it crashes under the weight
of its own inconsistencies
and myopia
The good news is that an
integral model is emerging
and there is a shift in
consciousness taking place
Reductionist science has
valiantly tried to simplify
reality by breaking
everything down into
manageable pieces, but
the problems and the
solutions are systemic and
interrelated.
The maxim “ from me to
we” is finding literal
expression as people and
groups merge throughout
the world into
constellations of positive
creativity and problem
solving
What is Consciousness?

Consciousness is the quality of mind that

includes your on internal reality. It includes self-
awareness, your relationships to your
environment, people in your life, and your
worldview model of reality. Simply put it
determines how you experience the world
What is Consciousness?

States of Consciousness
Ordinary and non--ordinary

Your consciousness is the sky in which the

experiences take place. Your consciousness is
the context in which all of your experiences ,
perceptions, thoughts, or feelings converge.
 What is Consciousness
Transformation
Itis not simply a change in your point of
view but rather a whole different perception
of what is possible.
You will be able to hold multiple
perspectives simultaneously
There is a profound change in core values
and priorities
 What is Consciousness
Transformation
Confusing Beingness with Ego
Being vs becoming
 The ego is all about ‘my’, ‘mine’, and ‘I’ (my
car; my child; my life; I am poor, sick, and so
on). These have to do with form, structure and
contents, and after a while we begin to believe
that we are these things …..
 What is Consciousness
Transformation
 Ifthe ego is the absence of true knowledge of
who we really are, then the Presence is the
knowing of I Am. To know myself, is to Be
myself. And to be myself, I have to stop
identifying myself with the outer form and
thereby freeing myself from attachment
 What is Consciousness
Transformation
 The first is to be myself. Actually I don’t have to
do any thing to become myself, as I Am already
myself. All the goodness, success and joy are
already part of my inner Beingness. It is not a
process of ‘finding’ myself; rather a journey of
‘rediscovering’ myself
 What is Consciousness
Transformation
 The second tool is to breathe consciously. Every
time I take a conscious breath, I create a space to
be in the present moment – and that is all I have,
as the past and the future do not exist (only in my
mind).
 What is Consciousness
Transformation
 Even though humans are preoccupied with the
development of the mind, the key to unleashing
true potential lies in awakening the heart which is
central to all living. With a shift from head to
heart, it would weaken the hold of " Ego" and
have a puissant impact on the person to Live,
Love , Learn and Laugh, which is the beginning
of enlightened living
Mind, Brain re-engineering
 Mind
Pythagoras (582-500 BC) suggested that matter and mind are
mystically connected. Logic, numbers, spirit, and soul were expressions
of the same reality

Anaxagoras (500-428 BC) introduced the concept of "Nous" (mind,

reason) into Greek philosophy. Nous, the eternal mind, transforms
chaos into order and through it the material world comes into being

Plato divided the human mind into three parts: the rational part, the
will, and the appetites. Ideally the will supports the rational element,
which in turn controls the appetites. If the rational element is not
developed, the individual behaves immorally, hence immorality is a
consequence of ignorance. Furthermore, Plato distinguished between
two kinds of conscious thought: opinion and knowledge
 Mind
Aristotle (384-322 BC) equated mind with reason and thought it to be a
property of the living soul. In contrast to Plato, who believed that body
and soul are two different entities, he held that mind and body are
intertwined in all living beings and are thus inseparable.

The church father St. Augustine (354-? AD) had an interesting idea
about mind. He said that the human mind couldn't gain knowledge from
sense perception alone. He also rejected Plato's theory of ideas. Instead,
according to Augustine, knowledge is acquired on account of divine
illumination
 Mind
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) developed a mechanistic picture of the
human mind. He held that the objects of thought are bodies in motion,
which adhere to the law of cause and effect

René Descartes (1596-1650), famous for his saying, "Cogito ergo sum -
I think, therefore I am," takes a prominent position in the history of the
philosophy of mind. Descartes was convinced that knowledge must be
based on the powers of human reason alone

David Hume stated that all contents of mind are solely built from sense
experiences
 Mind
Immanuel Kant(1724-1804) -He distinguished between "a posteriori"
and "a priori" knowledge, the former being derived from perception,
hence, occurring after (post) perception, and the latter being a property
of thought, independent of experience and existing before (prior to)
experience. Knowledge is expressed in judgments, which -according to
Kant- are operations of thought that connect a subject with a predicate

William James (1842-1910). His innovative work, The Principles of

Psychology, investigates the functions of the brain, consciousness,
conception, memory, and association. James pointed out that we have a
sense of a personal consciousness, and that it is ours, not something that
we share with others. Later psychologists referred to it as the "I".
Paths and preparation of Soil
 Paths

Portal of Pain-loss, despair, hopelessness

Noetic experiences, psychic phenomenon,
intuition
William James-1902- first quality of
mystical experience is 1. Its ineffability 2.
Not just a collection of feelings & thoughts
but actual states of knowledge 3 Transient
4. Cannot be controlled
 Paths

Non-ordinary states- breathing, music,

healing arts, hypnosis, meditation
Meeting a Teacher- Ram Dass, Robrt Frager
Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary
Time in nature
 Preparing the soil

 As a gardener you don’t make plants grow- you

provide ideal conditions
 Transformative Experience- A choice point- Self-
reflexivity-metacognition
 Curiosity an Inquiry- playfulness-I-do-not-know-
mind
 Creativity- drama, sculpting, music, writing
 Introspection-silence
 Preparing the soil

 Connectedness- transpersonal
 Altruism- mirror neurons
 Wired to care
Paths and Practices
 Paths and Practices
Meditation and Devotional practices-
riding the ego, living in the moment,
purification

Intention- volition, desire, motivation

Attention- greater attention to

everyday habits, compassion
meditation and its effects

Repetition : Guidance
system ands supra systemica

Eliminate- Impulsive choice of

methods(Quick fix mentality)
Exchange- Better strategy
Energize- Nervous system and slow down
brain waves
Empathy- Understand consumer’s need
Encourage- Useful better choices- informed
decision
Esteem- Develops his esteem
Endure- Lasting products & Services
Eternal- Not violate ethics and morality and
useful for him in holistic sense
What we must do now is
increase the proportion
of humans who know
that they can cause
change….

That is where Resilience

International Inst of
Higher Learning has a
key role to play!!