Quantum & Conscious

"Can Consciousness be explained by Quantum Physics? ..."

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Thus begins with a news article.

First of all let us see if Physics is very clear about what it means by "Consciousness", or for that matter, by "consciousness".

The root of both the words is the word :

"Conscious".

The above word "Conscious" though refers to a state of the mind of any of the living creatures.

Grammer-wise, "consciousness" is an abstract noun, and the one, who has "consciousness", is a man or animal, who is conscious of such an object or some-thing else that is perceived in the "consciousness".

There are a myriad objects that are there out of the attention of such a "Conscious" being, but the one who has this "consciousness" is by its own evidence, a unique principle, and not at all any object whatsoever. 

The "Conscious" entity is thus the foundation and criteria upon which the whole variety could be or is explained. Quantum (matter / energy) is but one prominent amongst all those the rest and many objects.

How could the objects could possibly explain the criteria? Isn't the question is upside-down or  ill-formed?

This will never happen because the fundamental premise itself is an erroneous notion.

But they (Physicists and Mathematicians) are prone to such jumbling up of the words.

It is interesting to note how without examining the validity of the question, modern scientists have discovered a new approach to keep them busy in the intellectual labyrinth.

All this is happening, because though they see how Vedanta candidly answers all their valid and essential questions about the Reality, - which is the sole and unique principle, their conditioned mind can't ever accept the same in their wildest dreams.

It is fear on one hand, on the other it is empty pride alone, because then they will have to accept defeat before what they think is an end to their own individual and also collective way of 'scientific" thinking.

Consciousness is the only Prime Principle,  all else is secondary, rooted in, stays, abides and finally returns to the same. Physical Time and Space is but objective reality perceived in this fundamental  Consciousness Principle. 

Associating this Consciousness with organism makes the organism "conscious", and the same "consciousness" is at once split into the object and the subject.

If this be the truth, do we need God?

Vedanta and Samkhya-Darshana neither deny nor assert God. They find the question of God irrelevant, superficial and superfluous as well. 

Isn't God an assumption only? 

Still Vedanta and Samkhya-Darshana accept the (existence of) such a God as an adjunct only. 

The trinity of this God, the soul and their world is but one single whole reality, because no one of the three can exist in the absence of the other two.

This explains unmistakably and beyond doubt, that these three apparent realities are totally, utterly, completely interdependent upon one another.

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That is what they mean by Brahman (ब्रह्म).

The same Brahman is indescribable because in the description, there is division inherent.

The object / one that is described, 

The subject that describes this object and,

The description / the narrative

They say Brahman is devoid of all distinctions.

Again, this Very Brahman is Consciousness.

This Consciousness is verily Intelligence.

This very Consciousness is Atman.

Who is the there other than this, that could be its evidence? 

Isn't one, one's own only and unique evidence?

This truth of Self (Atman), Brahman (ब्रह्मन्) or Consciousness is the Self-Radiant Reality.

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