The Elementary Field of Consciousness and its Manifestations

The Elementary Field of Consciousness and

its Manifestations

Monendra Grover

Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, NOIDA, Present Address: National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi -100012, email: monendra_grover@yahoo.com

Abstract

Two kinds of relations are generally proposed between consciousness and matter. Firstly matter gives rise to consciousness and secondly consciousness gives rise to matter. The second possibility is explored in the paper. The term consciousness vector has been proposed by the author earlier. In this paper the origin of space, time and matter is discussed in the terms of consciousness vector. It is proposed that every form of the matter has the potential to reach the highest level of consciousness.Other aspects such as disease in biological organisms and Consciousness vector, do the human beings have the capacity to understand the universe? , implications for fine arts, ethics, law, development, economics and politics are discussed. Thought Experiments to prove the above hypothesis are also proposed. Finally the future of the universe is discussed.

Introduction

In the last few decades science has begun a reconsideration of ancient wisdom. The general direction of the science since the seventeenth century has been towards materialism. However, science in the late twentieth century began to explore the hitherto sidelined spiritual arena. The spiritual matters are subtle if properly formulated and understood. The “new” paradigm proposes that consciousness is the basis of all being. The Consciousness has been variously termed as Spirit, God, Godhead, Ain Sof, Tao, Brahman etc. in popular religions. According to the “new” paradigm the matter, including the world of experience is the material manifestation of consciousness. This has been termed as monistic idealism. It has been proposed that field of consciousness is filed of all possibilities. According to my formalism the field of consciousness is infinite dimensional with the dimensions representing the various possibilities. I also propose that the field of consciousness is anisotropic. In some of the “regions” in the field of consciousness the field of consciousness may decohere into a region of selected dimensions.

How consciousness gives rise to matter?

The regions mentioned above have lower number of dimensions than the ultimate field of consciousness. Thus, the space-time continuum with four dimensions is created out of the field of consciousness which has infinite dimensions. When four dimensions of space-time continuum interact with selected dimensions of consciousness, matter is created. The different types of matter (such as different types of elementary particles) have different dimensions from the set of dimensions of elementary consciousness, hence the variability in properties of matter.

The matter can be represented by consciousness vector. The magnitude of the consciousness vector can be defined by the Hamiltonian L in the equation describing the Quantum Hopfield networks (Behrman et al. 2006), assuming that all matter can be represented by Quantum Hopfield Networks.

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In this equation L function for the QHN is the integral of the Hamiltonian over the imaginary time loop, divided by β. The inverse temperature β is defined as the total length of the path the qubit has to travel, from its initial point out into the world and then back. ζ is the tunneling term which is described by the expression by the expression ζ = -1/2[tanh(βK/n]. The variable t represents the inverse temperature ranging from 0 to β, which is a discrete variable, ranging from 0 to n-1. The functions {Sj} refer to the instantaneous values assumed by each of the qubits j (total N qubits) i.e., the eigenvalues of the operators σz(t) for each of the j qubits. The σz(t) describes all possible paths for each of the j qubits. α is the Coulombic interaction between all the pairs of qubits in an array. The QHN starts out at some initial state after assuming an initial dipole value to each qubit. The output of each neuron is updated according to its weighted inputs. The updating procedure of the network converges to a stable state achieving a local minimum. This final state is the output of the network. The above equation by Behrman et al. assumes the qubits as charged particles, however the qubits may not always be charged, accordingly the term α may be replaced by other terms representing non coulombic interactions in real situations. It has also been assumed by Behrman et al. that the qubits are arranged in the form of hexagonal lattice. Again the real situations may be different and may require the modification of the equation. The cardinality of the consciousness vector would be by definition the number of dimensions it has.

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Teilhard’s law of consciousness and the consciousness vector

As is well known the Teilhard’s law states that the universe is evolving towards highest levels of complexity and consciousness. How can this law be represented in terms of consciousness vector? We propose that with the increase in levels of consciousness the L first increases to maximal value and then decreases to 0. The cardinality of the consciousness vector increase till it becomes infinite. Thus in the highest levels of consciousness the L is zero (as there is no matter) and the cardinality is infinite. (Fig.1 and Fig.2)

Fig. 1 The increase in value of L with increase in levels of consciousness. The y axis represents the value of L and x-axis represents levels of consciousness

Fig.2 The increase in cardinality of consciousness vector with the increase in levels of consciousness .The y-axis represents the cardinality of consciousness vector and x-axis represents the consciousness levels

Every form of the matter has the potential to reach the highest form of consciousness

I propose that every form of matter by increasing its complexity and coherence has the potential to reach the highest form of consciousness. It is easier for a human being to achieve highest state of consciousness (the elementary consciousness) than ordinary inanimate matter because the human body has higher state of consciousness than the inanimate matter

Disease in biological organisms and Consciousness vector

I have proposed earlier that the disease in the living organisms decrease the consciousness vector of the human body (Grover, 2011 a and b). What does it mean in the terms of consciousness vector? This could mean either of the following two things, firstly the “L” term is reduced due to decrease in complexity and coherence, or secondly the cardinality of consciousness vector of the diseased person/organ/system system/tissue/cell/molecule is reduced.

Do the human beings have the capacity to understand the universe?

It has been debated whether the human beings have the capacity to understand the universe. I posit that we can understand the universe completely in all aspects since every part of our body has the potential to reach the elementary consciousness, which is the source of all knowledge.

Implications for fine arts

This theory has important implications for fine arts viz. music, arts, literature etc. All the music, arts, literature created by human beings should increase the consciousness vector of the human beings, both the creator and the person for whom the work is meant. It should not only increase the consciousness vector of the human beings but should also increase the consciousness vector of the universe. The consciousness vector of the universe would be influenced by the actions that such work produces.

Implications for ethics, law, development, economics and politics

The code for the ethics and law and the direction that development, economics and politics should be such that it increases the consciousness vector of the living organisms and even inanimate matter, ultimately leading to the increase in consciousness vector of the universe.

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Implication for sports

Different sports utilize different parts of the body. Sports such as shooting and cricket may require hand eye co-ordination besides other things. Other specialized sports may require activity of special muscles. For peak

performance the consciousness vectors of the tissues/organs involved should be maximumpossible.

Thought Experiments to prove the above hypothesis

In the equation by Behrman et al. qubits are arranged in the form of a hexagonal lattice. However the geometry of real world molecules and inanimate and animate matter are very different from that of the hexagonal lattice. It is very difficult to model even the simple biological molecules to the level of elementary particles, let alone whole cells/tissues/organisms. In future when the technology is advanced enough one can model the molecules and other forms of matter to the particle level and then calculate L according to equation 1. If my hypothesis is correct the studies should show that value of L and cardinality of consciousness vector of the proteins/DNA/RNA involved in disease is less than that of the proteins not involved in disease. Similar results should be found if the cells, tissues and organs can be modeled in future to subatomic levels.

I have proposed earlier (Grover, 2011 a) that universe may have several levels of consciousness. If in future the

technology advances to such a level that the entire universe can be modeled to the subatomic level then my predictions about the levels of consciousness of the universe can be tested using the equations above.

The Future of the Universe

As mentioned earlier it has been proposed by Teilhard that the universe is evolving in the direction of increasing consciousness. In the context of my hypothesis I propose that the anisotropic field of consciousness is evolving towards the isotropicity. Thus ultimately the number of dimensions associated with space-time and matter would become infinite and space-time and matter would disappear .What would remain is the isotropic world of consciousness of highest level.

It has been proposed that there are some similarities between human mind and the universe (Zizzi, 2006 ). I propose that since everything in the universe has the potential to reach highest forms of consciousness so “in potentia” everything in the universe is similar to each other. Thus the universe has been proposed to undergo

cycles (for review Grover and Grover, 2012)like (as it has been proposed in many traditions) human beings

undergo cycles of birth and death. Like human beings the universe would achieve salvation when it is freed from the cycles of birth and death and become one with the elementary form of consciousness.

Conclusions

It is apparent from the paper that the big questions from the point of view of human beings can be answered by assuming that consciousness gave rise to matter. However definitive experimentation is required to prove the above. Possibly, a science which methodically uses external experimentation and inner experience is required.

References

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[2] Grover, M. (2011a)The Quantum Computing Conscious Universe and the Extended Deep Ecology Hypothesis: Implications for Medicine,Agriculture and Technology, International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology 3(2):813-815

[3] Grover, M. (2011b)The proposed quantum computational basis of deep ecology: its implications for agriculture.International Journal of Computer Science and Engineering, 3 (2):797-799

[4] Zizzi, P. (2006) Consciousness and Logic in a Quantum-Computing Universe. In The Emerging Physics of Consciousness, Tuszynski, J.A. (Ed.) ,Springer

[5] Grover, M. and Grover, R. (2012) Quantum Computation and Consciousnessin Cyclic and Mythological Models of Universe,

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