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Originally Posted by cadmar  For example, since the brain connects the neural patterns with the sound/labels. This makes me, from my "inner ear" listens to the patterns. Of course, I have the options to use any sound/label to any patterns. Otherwise, we would all have the same word for "tree", down through the ages and across cultures.
In this sense, the "reading" of the brain patterns, is the "inner ear". |
Right. Verbalised thought. In more technical terms, phonological expression of an associated semantic meaning.
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Originally Posted by cadmar At Ted.com, listen to Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor who gave a talk on how she survived a stroke: the left and right side of the brain. When she thought she was talking, only garble words came out. This connection to the sound/label was temporary disconnected. It's quite an interesting video!! |
Yup I've seen it. Fascinating stuff! The broad term for that sort of symptom is aphasia. Some kinds prevent you knowing what specific word to use to refer to something, even though you know what that thing is. Another stops you from understanding words or saying them unprompted, but still allow you to
repeat words back to someone!
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Originally Posted by cadmar Conscipousness, to me, is the inner ear. And, no "knower" is required as the sound/labels bring up sufficient information to explain what the patterns are. All my thoughts, ideas, have some physical element, connection to it. It makes sense, ie. it fits into other experiences. |
I agree, though as I've mentioned before, thought is not limited to the verbal form. Likewise the "inner ear" is not just an ear, but an eye, nose, tongue, etc. Even an introspective sense which is not linked to any external sense.
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Originally Posted by cadmar What adds the energy to the patterns of neurons? I call it chemical release. |
True, though you also have to consider why those chemicals caused the release. And at what point the chemical release becomes an electrical signal. And what form does the signal take. And what happens to the chemicals afterwards.
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Originally Posted by cadmar Too much chemical release we call it desires/wants. |
Could you explain? I don't think desires/wants can be summarised as "too much chemical release".
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Originally Posted by cadmar Learning to read, is based on an action that requires wants/desires, therefore, chemcial release. Feedback loops are required for this operation. |
This is an oversimplification which reduces to "chemical release requires more chemical release which requires chemical release." It doesn't explain anything.
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Originally Posted by cadmar What do you think on this? I gave you a lot to look at?? |
Back at you
Something else to consider. The topic of this thread is "beyond consciousness". While that's a relatively esoteric and vaguely defined concept, it is possible to approach it from a less purely spiritual perspective. "
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience" is a good place to start. It describes a process of honing one's mental activity to the point where one can predictably and reliably create the experiences which often evoke the kind of contemplations Maharaj expresses, but it does so in a much more pragmatic and accessible way. YMMV
