Tag Archives: consciousness

The Secret You

Posted on March 17, 2012 by namarose | No comments

While the thoughts that make us feel as though we know ourselves are easy to experience, they are notoriously difficult to explain. So, in order to find out where they come from, Marcus subjects himself to a series of probing experiments. He learns at what age our self-awareness emerges and...

Peter Russell: The Primacy of Consciousness (lecture)

Posted on March 17, 2012 by namarose | No comments

Fair warning, this lecture is not for beginners. But you’re interested in pushing your understanding of consciousness, you’ll really enjoy this one. Russell builds upon fundamental knowledge to show us the amazing elements of consciousness and matter and just how weird they are. Tweet...

Meditation and Training Your Attention by Eknath Easwaren

Posted on March 15, 2012 by namarose | No comments

Eknath Easwaren has written many books on Indian Spirituality. He has the wonderful ability of explaining Indian Spirituality to western minds. If you’re looking for a place to start with Hinduism, “The Bhagavad Gita” translation by Eknath Easwaren with his chapter by chapter explanations of what you’re reading is very...

The Secret Lives of the Brain

Posted on February 29, 2012 by namarose | No comments

“There’s someone in my head, but it’s not me” – Pink Floyd In his lecture at the 2012 South by Southwest (SXSW), David Eagleman goes into great detail about the inner-workings of the brain, and dives into heavy considerations of it’s relationship to our consciousness and free-will. His verbal illustrations...