What are Qualia? Ask Deepak Chopra!

Qualia is qualities of awareness.

Description: Deepak Chopra explores and explains ways of describing our subjective experiences - our thoughts, feelings, sensations, and emotions.* Qualia is a term used to describe these subjective experiences, how can we use these qualitative units to describe experience? And what is the relationship between consciousness and experience? Deepak addresses these and other facets of experience.

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[TwinbeeUK]

Qualia is at that bridge between physics and metaphysics. It's not 'crack-pot' enough for science to ignore, but it's not 'measurable' enough for scientists to fully accept.

[ElanSunStarPhotographyHawaii]

Thank you Deepak This term Qualia is so critical to understand the subjective reality and the real essence of consciousness not random particles ...Thanks for being the scout and spokesperson for sane reality building.

[pompair]

I think this video explains qualia rather accurately. Philosophy is truly fascinating,

[racheljournal]

Now, for me to remember this more often and be less reactive. I have become less reactive as perception for everyone is very different. Thank you. Qualia: very good at helping me understand and remain in control of the reactive thoughts and actions.

[chantek]

Quaila is not just species specify, it is individual specific too.

[AddictsPalato]

I get those a lot. Just one of those things that are provable by mental thought but not by science and experimentation.

[AALavdas]

Why would you ask Deepak Chopra and not a neuroscientist or a psychologist?

[absolutXXX]

finally u realized that there are multiple universes. subatomic particles like neutrinos which trajectory can`t be predicted yet. quanta to qualia (qualified) can be moved if you agree that there is a spirit mind observer located amongst you and that you are not alone anymore. you never were.

[teresa]

For uneducated person like me, very very interesting. THANKS

[MrSark]

Also, I would like to hear you on your view on morality.Is morality relative or absolute??

[absolutXXX]

i am ready and done! >>>^.^<<<

Beautifully explained. Thank you so much, Dr Chopra.

It depends what You are thinking of :P

[Random_dudebro]

Typically I am opposed to Deepak Chopra and his line of thinking (if you can call it that), but something about 'Qualia' and the 'hard problems of consciousness' has be frazzled.

The impossibility of nailing down the subjective quality of consciousness to the material brain and the need for consciousness in order to fully comprehend the universe around you is interesting.
David Chalmers argument about the blind scientist who knows everything about the wavelength of colours of light and the neurological reactions that occur when each colour is seen still does not know what each colour looks like.

[WakeRunSleep]

Just letting you know Deepak (as usual) does not know what he is talking about. If you want to know about qualia, read Philosophy of Mind by John Searle.

[absolutXXX]

ok. i`ll move when my paycheck is gonna be in my hands :)

[spectralv]

He got the basic gist of what Qualia is with some dodgy wording here and there. Considering Chopra's affinity for vague, unfamiliar jargon, I think he did a relatively good job here.

[MrSark]

Why does a yogi need science to undersand how the universe works. If its all consciousness all the way down, why is he not able to understand the universe and see his own brain? Why rely on science? Is experience of nothingness and insights into thoughts the only knowledge possible by meditative practices?

[WakeRunSleep]

first 20 seconds is completely false. Qualia are not descriptions. Go read a real philosopher.

[WakeRunSleep]

This isn't philosophy. This is why pseudo philosophers shouldn't be talking like they know something about philosophy.