First step Quote by Amit Ray

We should be exploring consciousness at the neural level and higher, where the arrow of causal analysis points up toward such principles as emergence…

— Michael Shermer

When one is true to oneself, when one is authentic, one becomes true to the evolutionary thrust for self-optimization that exists within oneself and…

— Yasuhiko Kimura

“Before an observation is made, an object exists in all possible states simultaneously. To determine which state the object is in, we have to…

— Michio Kaku

“Being the ‘Knower’ of the unfolding karmic effect will result in resolution and being the ‘enjoyer’ of the unfolding karmic effect will result in…

— Dada Bhagwan

“As an ultimate example of emergence, consider your own consciousness that is emerging from the connections of neurons in your brain.”

— Rich Jolly

“This is what is meant by the phenomenology of the science-making process: Self-observation always leads us to an existential point about the metaphysics of…

— Eugene Taylor

“observation comes first, then interpretation.”

— Eben Alexander III

“When the self is not engaged in apprehending objects it becomes aware of itself.”

— W.T. Stace

Everything begins as an internal reality and then is externalized through perception.

— Christopher Langan

“When the ego is finally aligned with the Self, we awaken from its abstract constructions and directly experience the present moment, unmediated by mental…

— Laura Patryas

For a human being, to possess a consciously experienced first-person perspective means to have acquired a very specific functional profile and distinctive level of…

— Thomas Metzinger

“The practice of self-observation mirrors the way in which a mother observes and attunes to her baby. Self-observation is a method of re-parenting ourselves.…

— Philippa Perry