TEDxCambridge - Jeff Lieberman on science and spirituality

Jeff Lieberman, an MIT-trained artist, scientist and engineer, makes a scientific argument for mystical experience. He asks us to challenge our perception of what we are, our relationship to the universe, and our relationship to one another. Our minds are "thought-generating machines." What we would happen if we could turn off the machine? If we could transcend our individual experience of the world?

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[StephenWms]

I wish that he had given the other side of all of those "I think"s and "maybe"s, and as his closing, added: "...or maybe not."

[markitymark90]

energy=proof of unified consciousness field

[RolandOnTheRoad]

Well then I may as well commit suicide.

[barbiegirlnow]

Thank you Jeff. I don't know if you have read Papaji or Gangaji, but they speak directly to not following thoughts. As you say, we may not be able to stop the thought generating machine, but we don't have to follow any thought. Just let it return to it source, let it go, and see what is here, now. Consciousness fulfilled in itself. Cannot be thought, but can be directly experienced. What a wonderous paradox.

[alphaidotnet]

Jeff does a really good job introducing people to the 'space between' where choice occurs.

[FunkyBukkyo]

Too many minds... No mind...

無心の心

[OmgPanda1]

Good stuff here, if anyone would like to learn about more of what Jeff is talking about read "The Power of Now", one of the best books I have ever read. Really gets to you and makes you realize that the present moment is all there is.

[GoToZor]

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for sending this to me. Your thoughts and conclusions are totally supported in my book Zor; Philosophy, Spirituality, and Science. Please check it out at Amazon and let me know what you think. You can reach me at GoToZor@yahoo.com Namaste.

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[melporter3]

Well done, Jeff. I truly appreciate your path and your seeking of a deeper understanding of enlightenment. Meditation, meditation, meditation. Enlightenment is possible with the dedication to a sincere, daily practice of meditation. It heals the heart and cures the troubled mind.

[dnluce]

Wonderful hypothesis. It's a shame Mr. Lieberman doesn't propose any test of his hypothesis by scientific method. Until then, it's hopeful conjecture strung together by "what if's" and "maybe's".