Tom Campbell: Steps to an OOBE and Exploring Consciousness

A question was asked at one of our MBT Immersive events: How can I explore consciousness, what are the steps to an OOBE state?

Tom gives an answer that resonated well with the attendees and we thought we would share it with you.

My Big TOE began with consciousness and soon derived physics, by which he then unified quantum mechanics and relativity.
No small task, but a logical one under the concept of virtual reality.

MBT supports the virtual reality concept which dictates that consciousness is fundamental. This is how Tom's unique qualifications as both a physicist and consciousness researcher led him to writing My Big TOE. "Big" referring to a more comprehensive TOE than one that just explaining the physics of our reality, and "My" referring to the fact that MBT is based on Tom’s own subjective experience as well as his objective understanding of physics.

The physics experiments Tom has designed have multiple purposes: explaining the mysterious “why” of quantum mechanics, establishing that we live in a virtual reality, and bringing us closer to a better more cooperative world where it is understood that Love is the key to the positive evolution of humankind.

When the physicists understand through the evidence of physical experiments that we live in a virtual reality, then the path to a better world can unfold within mainstream humanity. It is experiments such as these that will launch us into a new paradigm. We will no longer be burdened with a materialistic/deterministic dead-end mechanical viewpoint, but one that recognizes purpose, and allows humanity to move forward in a more positive direction.
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[fionacrowe]

I love what Tom teaches. I’ve often thought about becoming a monastic.... because certainly the relationships in daily life are really challenging, but as he says that’s where the growth is !

[brianlockwood]

I stumbled onto a technique for going oob before I even really knew what oobe was. Find a radio show or video on youtube, or whatever platform you’d prefer, about a topic your very interested in and will keep your attention for a while (probably at least 2 hours). Lay back, get realxed on a couch, bed or whatever, and just focus on whatever it is your listening to. This will take a while and you may fall asleep, at least the first few times you try it. But if you can hold your focus long enough paralysis will eventual kick in. After you get over the “oh shit” feeling and get comfortable with not being able to physically move it’s all about intent from there. This worked like a charm for me for a few years. I eventually got to where the raido show was not necessary. Probably won’t work for everybody but it’s just another technique have.

[erak]

This "method" is just a natural part of spiritual growth. A noble thing, but most people want a technique.

[utubesutube]

I find Tom's voice so soothing that I can hear him for hours and hours and till the eternity. :D

[sandraellis]

Just brilliant advice for day to day life too 👌Our relationships give us opportunities to become more conscious and deal with our fears. Thank you Tom

[colin]

I really appreciate his perspective on these things...I think the realm of spirituality really need him.

[Agerskiold]

We have done 'this' since the dawn of time - But, we have been distracted by material things and what follows in its wake - It's primal to 'paleo-cultures', now and through time - that medicine-men, shamans, etc. have the ability to be in this reality and in an altered state at the same time. We can and should do the same thing, but in our way.

[captmorgan]

"The steps are mostly what we have been doing." I would love to know what you guys have been doing.

[matrixmatico]

We are living at a time like when people started accepting the earth was round even though they didn't quite understand how people hang upside down and probably many died believing it was flat...And some already knew there was no earth at all.

[richyrich]

This sound advice from Tom + application + time = success. Like Tom's comments about significant other and working/living with difficult people.  The "secret" of meditation revealed in chapter 23 of book 1.

[cosmicsoul]

Enjoyed. It took me awhile to understand. This video helped. Thank you.

[halfacanuck]

With regard to asceticism, which I have been practicing in a monastery-like environment for nearly a decade: believe me, the LCS steps up to provide sufficient challenges! You can do spiritual development in a cave, you can do it in the "normal world". Is the latter faster? To me that's equivalent to asking whether one's spouse and children and boss can provide more appropriate and useful challenges than the LCS can itself, directly, to an ascetic; and thus my answer is "obviously not", which is why asceticism has been the choice for those seeking turbo-charged spiritual development for countless millennia.

[joshc]

The steps on how to OOBE starts at 12:57 for anyone wondering

[aphysique]

In that your Hypothesis being correct Tom, Where or how does Real Magic fit in with you're equation? Also a Shameless plug for Dr Radin's new Lecture's & or new book, "Real Magic"! Real interesting thesis that he's laying out!

[Diane-xhvl]

When I was in my early 20s I had an obe but just before I closed my eyes 👀 my last thought was a fear of death, and found myself above myself looking down at my own body just long enough that when I seen myself I freaked out and was back. My question??? Is if you are to let go of fear/ego then how was I able to experience my obe? By the way it was 1980 when this happened 😁

[juggalocpirate]

he's saying to daydream. just close your eyes and be in your imagination. thats the being level

[pawelkapica]

But this explenation makes it almost sound like "enlightenment" is the pre-requisite for an OBE. In your first BIG Toe book, you said you merely did TM for a bit and were then able to have OBE. Also people who enter OBE from sleep paralysis don't seem to have all these pre-requisites. The process you describe makes complete sense, I just hoped it wouldn't be so difficult.

[sngscratcher]

Hey, Tom. You say that whenever people get upset/angry, that's your ego. Even if you get upset/sad about all the suffering people are subject to in this often brutal VR? Is that ego, too? I wish I could just ignore it, or even "explain it away, " like some do, thinking that this is just a dream so people aren't REALLY being hurt and are suffering so much. If these feelings are actually just ego, maybe I can somehow use that information to help me get past this. Thanks, Tom.

[joeturner]

I am not afraid of death. I am just not ready to go yet. Still having too much fun.

[Neumannen]

so its like playing a game on your computer while having spotify open for music, a voice chat program for your friends and a guide for the game on an ipad by the side, managing attention to have the best experience? to make an analogy.