2006-08-08 12:37:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
It's all a state of mind. There is no universal consciousness. Consciousness is purely, 100% found in individual brains. Sometimes people in meditation or under the influence of certain mind-altering substances can feel like they are flying, or leaving their body, or becoming connected with their surroundings. This is fairly well documented in the lab, but a feeling--an emotion--is all that it is. Just your neurons firing in a different way, that's all!
2006-08-08 14:10:44 · answer #1 · answered by R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was just talking about this with a friend who is into yoga, how funny!
"It is possible to experience yourself as pure energy and consciousness. You can enter a period of deep meditation and temporarily put aside the limitations of body, mind, and emotions to transcend regular human limitations into infinite or universal consciousness.
Certainly, this is one of the marvelous aspects of higher consciousness. Free of the mind’s chatter or any negative emotion, your consciousness soars beyond mortality for a period of cosmic consciousness, as it is often called."
I hope this helps.
Raylene♥
2006-08-08 12:53:47 · answer #2 · answered by Raylene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋