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Chris Niebauer, Ph.D.
United States
Приєднався 29 чер 2009
What does it mean to be conscious?
What is the thinking mind?
What is the connection between neuroscience and spirituality?
Author of
"The Neurotics Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment"
The No Self Wisdom Series (two books)
"No Self No Problem: How Neuropsychology is Catching Up to Buddhism"
The No Self, No Problem Workbook: Exercises & Practices from Neuropsychology and Buddhism to Help You Lose Your Mind
To order
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BT7TC4DV
The next book is on how thinking and abstractions have become central to human existence and have replaced direct conscious experiences of reality. This is the source of suffering...
Expected release Fall 2024
Please send me an email about... whatever? I'm "slow" to respond but I do get to each email.
chrisniebauer3@gmail.com
What is the thinking mind?
What is the connection between neuroscience and spirituality?
Author of
"The Neurotics Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment"
The No Self Wisdom Series (two books)
"No Self No Problem: How Neuropsychology is Catching Up to Buddhism"
The No Self, No Problem Workbook: Exercises & Practices from Neuropsychology and Buddhism to Help You Lose Your Mind
To order
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BT7TC4DV
The next book is on how thinking and abstractions have become central to human existence and have replaced direct conscious experiences of reality. This is the source of suffering...
Expected release Fall 2024
Please send me an email about... whatever? I'm "slow" to respond but I do get to each email.
chrisniebauer3@gmail.com
The bumpy road to No-Self...
Enlightenment (experiencing the self-illusion) has often been described as a "all at once experience." In this video I describe it as a process of "ups" and "downs." Rather the "turning off the mind with a switch" it can be more like rocking a vending machine back and forth till it falls over.
#mind #enlightenment #noself
#mind #enlightenment #noself
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Відео
Aliens and Abstractions
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In this video I explore the possibility that aliens and other species may have no clue what our made-up words mean. The line "I can use words without being fooled by them" is from 'Simply Not Two' but I can't find the original source or author. Will look into that. #abstractionism #consciousness #illusion #language
The Thinking Illusion: Abstractions are Fiction
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In this video I explain why abstractions are fiction. Please leave a comment if a class on "all of this" would be interesting. #consciousness #abstraction #language #reality
Government and the Self Illusion
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This video explains the similarities between the self-illusion and the government illusion. #abstraction #government #illusion #self
Our fascination with apocalyptic movies? What if the abstract world disappeared?
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In this video I discuss the possibility that our fascination with apocalyptic movies and TV shows is related to us considering what would happen if the abstract world suddenly disappeared. #consciousness #apocalypse #abstraction
Who is happier? Blue Collar or White Collar?
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In this video I take a look at "Blue Collar" and "White Collar" jobs and ask who is happier? It is a complex question and there isn't a simple answer but perhaps the classic movie "Office Space" has a suggestion. #consciousness #happiness #bluecollar #whitecollar #officespace
Are you sure numbers are real?
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In this video I suggest that numbers are not real, they are part of the abstract world that cannot be made conscious. #consciousness #reality #happiness #numbers #abstraction
The Thought-Matrix
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Do we live in a simulation? Yes, but it isn't a computer generated one, it is a simulation of thoughts and thinking. #consciousness #thinking #illusion #thematrix
Who Cares If It's Real???
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In this video I pick up where the last video left off. Do we care about reality? Has the thinking mind become so powerful that we are lost in a collective thought rather than being in the real world? BTW, at the very end my use of the word mindfulness was in the literal, to be full of mind. #consciousness #reality #mindfulness #perception #bias #thematrix
They "Saw" a Debate....
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In this video I explore the notion of biased perception in terms of the left brain's tendency for create categories. I start with a paper published in the 1950s and end with the recent presidential debate. I will do the next video this "weekend" on What is Real and Why? #consciousness #thinkingmind #presidentialdebate #leftbrain
Happiness or Joy?
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In this video I explain the slight but important difference between happiness and joy. #happiness #joy #consciousness
Do Humans Make Up Words and Believe in Them?
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The short answer is yes! #consciousness #language #depression #anxeity
Staying Grounded....
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In this video I show why staying grounded in the real world may be the secret to a joyful life.
Language and the Rabbit Hole of Meaninglessness
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In this video I show how only words that refer back to reality are meaningful. Most of us use words that do not and are meaningless. This could explain why we suffer a lack of meaning. #thinking #consciousness #language #abstraction
The Paradox of Tolerance.
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In this video I explore the weakness of this interesting paradox. I should have titled this "The paradox of the paradox of intolerance." #thinking #consciousness #pardox
Has Thinking Ever Really Solved a Problem?
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Has Thinking Ever Really Solved a Problem?
What is Reality? Consciousness? Thinking? Abstractions?
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What is Reality? Consciousness? Thinking? Abstractions?
Exercise for the "No Self" experience.
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Exercise for the "No Self" experience.
Strange, weird things about our existence that seem normal.
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Strange, weird things about our existence that seem normal.
How Postmodernism makes us anxious and depressed
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How Postmodernism makes us anxious and depressed
Free Will, Determinism and Thinking???
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Free Will, Determinism and Thinking???