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Presenter: Richard Clarke Service Associate: Carol Johnson We all know consciousness; it pervades us, and we experience it every moment. But what is consciousness? Physicists these days talk about “The hard problem of consciousness.” Maybe the physicist’s problem comes from their assumption that consciousness emerges from matter. Richard Clarke talks about this from the ancient … Continue reading The Relationship Between Mind and Consciousness
In India, and the west, religion followed similar paths, first with a version in which the priests had all the power, then, after a thousand years or so, a revolt, saying that people can know directly, without priests. In Europe, this was the Reformation, started by Martin Luther and which led to the UU idea … Continue reading An Easy Way to Know Yourself
Thousands of years ago, Indians defined four different spiritual paths, different approaches to getting closer to a higher power. These paths are action, devotion, meditation, and knowledge. These same paths are found in religions all around the world. They are found within UU, too. In fact, they were a major influence on Unitarian transcendentalists, like … Continue reading The Four Yogas – A Unified Theory of Religion
We have all heard, “It is better to give than to receive.” This service will show just how true this is, and in how many ways, in terms of biology, in the neurochemistry of your brain, in evolution and care for the planet and in terms of powerful personal expression and spiritual growth. Richard Clarke … Continue reading Giving: Sharing Your Gifts
How do you know what you feel? Interoception is how; it’s the process of feeling your internal feelings. There is much scientific interest now in this now, in how improving interoception can improve your life, your relationships, and your health. And there are easy ways to improve your interoception.
Consciousness narrows as we age. As we know more we see less. This is the transition from lantern to spotlight consciousness. It does not have to be this way, though. We can learn ‘Beginner’s Mind’ and bring a new, more open awareness to our everyday life. Richard Clarke will talk about how to do this. … Continue reading Spotlight Consciousness and Lantern Consciousness
Around the world there are two major threads of religion faith and experience; faith like a Christian’s belief in God and experience as in Buddhist meditation. There is a third way, knowledge. Not intellectual knowledge, but direct knowledge, like you know you exist. Richard Clarke and Carol Johnson have studied and practiced this for the … Continue reading Nonduality: The Third Way of Religion
