Tony Nader - One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness: Simple Answers to the Big Questions in Life

To Maharishi, the guiding light and inspiration who revealed Consciousness as the ultimate reality and offered to the world practical techniques to develop higher states of consciousness and to all seekers of knowledge, scientists, philosophers, teachers, wise leaders and guides who probe into the secrets of natures functioning and endeavor to improve life on earth.

"In this landmark book, Dr. Tony Nader presents ideas that can change the world.

He proposes profound solutions to questions that have long fascinated and intrigued philosophers and scientists. What is Consciousness, do we have freedom? How to get the best out of life, fulfill wishes and create peace and harmony among peoples and nations?

He offers these solutions, based on a simple underlying paradigm, that unifies mind, body, and environment into an ocean of pure Being, Pure Consciousness.

A must read for any seeker of answers to the mysteries of life, the absolute and ultimate truth".

DAVID LYNCH

"I want everyone to know what Consciousness is and how to develop it to enjoy the full potential of individual and social life".

DR. TONY NADER

DR TONY NADER

M.D., Ph.D. is a scientist and medical doctor trained at Harvard University (Neurology), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D. in Brain and Cognitive Science), and a globally recognised Vedic scholar. As Maharishi Mahesh Yogis successor, Dr Nader is head of the international Transcendental Meditation organisations in over 100 countries. From the Americas to Asia, from Europe to Africa, Dr Nader guides the Transcendental Meditation program and its advanced practices, and the practical applications of this technology in all areas of national life education, health, business, defense, agriculture, and more. Author of many original scientific publications and books on the relationship of mind, consciousness, and physiology in particular: Human Physiology - Expression of Veda and the Vedic Literature and Ramayan in Human Physiology.

With his intellect finely honed by doctoral and post-doctoral research in neuroscience, and his intuition and feeling deeply cultivated by years of personal training with renowned Vedic scientist and sage, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Dr. Nader beautifully integrates cutting-edge science with ancient wisdom.

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One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness / Tony Nader. - 1a ed. - Ciudad Autnoma de Buenos Aires : Aguilar, 2021.

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Is there some hidden purpose to life, a secret design, a meaningful logic, a goal to reach? Why are we here? Where do we come from and where do we go after we leave? Are we each on our own path with our own concerns and our own individual and independent fate? For what should we be striving? Is it health, happiness, making money, being better than others, fulfilling the will of a divine being? Can we choose? Are we free, or slaves of destiny; governed or looked after by some force, laws of nature, or God; or living in a chaotic universe, tossed around by situations and circumstances? What is the source of evil?

As conscious beings who wish to take control of our lives, these questions are not only relevant. They are fundamental, and everyone ends up making assumptions or staunchly subscribes to beliefs about many of them, whether on a clear conscious level or not! Those beliefs or convictions become our underlying worldview influencing all that we do. They shape our life, as foundations of our thinking, feeling, and behaving.

We act as though we can make a change, we judge as if there is responsibility, we fight as if there is a purpose. Ignorance scares us. In search of meaning, in the face of calamity, when in despair, we might blame ourselves or be angry with others, bow down to an unseen supernatural power and ask for forgiveness, relief, and closure, or even plan vengeance.

For those whose universe is created by an omniscient and omnipotent God who manages every detail, life is seen as part of a perfect design requiring surrender and even readiness to fight and die to fulfill the divine will. This leads to various rules, rituals and ways of thinking, acting, worshiping, and sacrifice while fearing Gods wrath, or taking refuge in His compassion.

On the other extreme, the universe can be seen as a chaotic mess of interacting particles and physical forces that lead by trial and error to orderliness as in the evolution of plants, animals and humans. Legality, customs, traditions, and guides to proper manners emerge, but there is also competition with the survival of the fittest, the most knowledgeable, the most aware and alert. Machiavellian-like interpretations might go as far as suggesting you can do what you wish with no preset rules, no design, no law, no accountability. Steal, kill, pitilessly survive, grab, and hoard whatever you can in a ruthless jungle, among hungry sharks, as long as you do not get caught by others, by some legal system, or by a mob in a society that is bigger and stronger than you.

Among the multitude of opinions and beliefs, is there one supreme universal truth? What has the scientific approach revealed? Is there a worldview, a paradigm, a common denominator that can reconcile science with philosophy and spirituality, atheism with various kinds of monotheism and polytheism, and explain the coexistence of opposites? Is it possible that our universe has simultaneously chaos and order? Could there be a preset design and yet evolution by trial and error? Is freedom compatible with deterministic law? Could both the empiricist and the idealist be right?