Is Consciousness the Unified Field?, John Hagelin

Progress in theoretical physics during the past decade has led to a progressively more unified understanding of the laws of nature, culminating in the recent discovery of completely unified field theories based on the superstring. These theories identify a single universal, unified field at the basis of all forms and phenomena in the universe.

At the same time, cutting-edge research in the field of neuroscience has revealed the existence of a 'unified field of consciousness'—a fourth major state of human consciousness, which is physiologically and subjectively distinct from waking, dreaming and deep sleep. In this meditative state, a.k.a. Samadhi, the threefold structure of waking experience—the observer, the observed and the process of observation—are united in one indivisible wholeness of pure consciousness.

These parallel discoveries of a unified field of physics and a unified field of consciousness raise fundamental questions concerning the relationship between the two. We present compelling theoretical and experimental evidence that the unified field of physics and the unified field of consciousness are identical—i.e., that during the meditative state, human awareness directly experiences the unified field at the foundation of the universe.

We show that the proposed identity between pure consciousness and the unified field may be required to account for experimentally observed 'field effects of consciousness.' We present the published results of a National Demonstration Project—in which 4,000 advanced meditators markedly reduced violent crime in Washington, DC. We briefly discuss mechanisms from quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, and superstring theory that could explain the proposed link between human neurphysiology and the unified field of physics.

[methemoglobin]

John hagelin is one of the most 'clear-minded' physicist of our times. Sadly the destiny of all great men is that they are never recognised widely in their own time, but generations after. So many people have developed their ego, with their entire lives and careers based on a strictly materialist interpretation. 
Can we expect them to suddenly let go of their lives work? No more funding, no more reputation, nothing remains once we recognise how paradigm shifting this new (old as per vedantas) understanding really is.
Science progresses from funeral to funeral! because there is just too much at stake for the people strongly holding to those materialist ideas.

[ericgamble]

none of this explains why my wife thinks as she does.

[SainteMichele]

I love everything about John Hagelin and indeed consciousness = the unified field = god\dess = love. ☺

[MANHATTANBEEFMAN]

A brilliant lecture on unified field theory. The best I have seen.

[angussstudio]

I keep listening to this. this man is absolutely amazing.

[theterribletwo]

This is the beginning of NeoScience. The bringing together of matter and mystic sciences. Thank you deeply Mr. Hagelin.

[theknifestsharp]

You know what's wrong with the science community?  The fact that they laugh someone like John Hagelin out of the room like a bunch of playground bullies.  Hagelin paid his dues in understanding their language.  The least they could do is have an open mind to understand his.  He deserves respect and has only received disrespect since he's put forth his own understanding.  He's going to soldier on, no matter what.  

Consciousness is responsible for the entire universe.  It is infinitely creative, infinitely aware, and, every single possibility is contained within it waiting to be expressed at all times in all spaces.  

Modern mainstream science has nothing meaningful to say about consciousness because consciousness is metaphysical.  There is practically nothing physical about consciousness.  Therefore, the material reductionist has no idea of it's nature.

[dragontypetrainerlevi]

essentially what he's saying is that at the most basic level we are the universe experiencing itself thus I am you and you are me we are all and all we are as above so below as with in so with out

[Megahieron]

Consciousness is your spirit. It is you yourself. You came here with it, you will live your life and make choices and when you die your spirit will leave your body and go on to other realms. It's as simple as that.

[AstralHobo]

I had this amazing experience several months ago that I will share as I feel it can be relevant to this presentation. There was a good bit more to what happened that I can share but here is what I felt was most relevant to what Mr. Hagelin is talking about.

My awareness felt much larger, as in, instead of the feeling of being confined inside my physical body, I felt large, as if my awareness was about the size of the entire area I was sitting in. Very shortly after that is where it really kicked in, I had the experience of what I can best describe as the "Tao", Everything and Nothing all at the same time. I knew without a doubt, as if I had known all along, that every conscious thing was all one, that I am everything and everyone and everything and everyone is me. As I stayed in this state it continued to progress to a point where everything I knew of "me" was completely gone and all that was there was the knowing of everything and nothing, and the feeling of pure blissfulness love and peacefulness, all at the same time. Also note, this all (and more) took place in a matter of a few minutes.

[qiqqaqwerty]

What is "pure existence", stated clearly? (I saw this question bellow and decided to give my point of view!

Stay with til the end I will be using an analogy to pass my point across!

Imagine a [drop of water] falling in a [cup of water]!

Think now about the [drop of water] inside of the glass and start to mixing with the ["other" pure water] already in the glass, until they are indistinguishable one from another!

(Would help to think or mentally view the experience if first you try it with a [glass of pure water] and a [drop of colored water]! After when you became comfortable with the sequence, repeat it now with both the [drop] and the [cup of water] without any coloring, and try with you mental eye "to see" the drop mixing with the [cup of water] until the water is totally mixed!)

Now put yourself in the role of the [drop of water] and repeat the whole experiment, but this time try to imagine "what the [drop] feels" as the experiment goes on, in special when it is totally mixed with the "other water"! (note that I meant not to mention the glass here! The glass has nothing to do with the experiment!!!)

Last and final part! While you are the [drop] totally mixed with the "other water", reverse the time until you became again a separated [drop of water], BUT KEEP THE SENSATION OF "mixed with the other water"!

WHAT THE DROP FEELS IS THE SENSATION OF PURE EXISTENCE!!!

P.S.: In your day to day actives imagine your a [drop of water] mixing/unmixing with "other persons", "other objects", "other animals", etc... BUT REMEMBER! ALWAYS KEEP THE SENSATION OF TOTALLY MIXED WITH THE "OTHER WATER"! You know the drill!!! ;)

[leonardopadron-hermes]

The most comprehensive explanation of consciousness. Everyone shall have access to this information, in fact, the world is the way it is because they lack of knowledge

[PhillipYewTree]

Unfortunately, the richness of the ocean analogies has left me all at sea.

[CosmicJonas]

wow...this man is an absolute genius who also embodies awakened consciousness

[davidzemke]

10:20 The spider on the screen is intresting on the screen. Looks like it comes out of the flowers. looks like... Ironic what changing the focal point does to changing what ones sees. I think their is a reason for this idea to pop into your mind. Yes i am communicating with you the reader of this.

I know wow.

[bethbartlett]

What amazing positive potentials exist - what a professional - well articulated presentation.
BRAVO!

Now we only need to police the evil doers and - in that arena - (there will always be - the neg's )

Now I have scratched the surface of knew levels of knowledge - anxious to be a student again and dedicate some Consciousness to this gift of knowledge :-)!

[jairoacosta]

mind blowing! and we must not forget that the ego in its own self interest will naturally seek to reject this type of information

[neerajk_]

Being an Indian, I feel we're missing so much. Not just missing but also ridiculing this ancient science in the same land that it originated from

[ramrao]

LOVE IS WHEN THE "i" IS IS WHEN THE OTHER IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE "i"...LOVE IS ABSOLUTE IN THAT STATE THERE IS RIGHT ACTION...

[KimmoKari]

Amazing video ! I have approached this topic via Jung's theories and M-theory. It lead to similar path :-)