Consciousness, a perplexing scientific mystery acknowledged since ancient times in both Eastern and Western cultures, continues to elude modern science. We are all familiar with the subjective experience of consciousness but where does it originate? What creates consciousness? The prevailing assumption in modern neuroscience is that every aspect of consciousness emerges entirely from neural interactions within the brain. This materialistic worldview that consciousness is an emergent property of …
Read moreConsciousness, a perplexing scientific mystery acknowledged since ancient times in both Eastern and Western cultures, continues to elude modern science. We are all familiar with the subjective experience of consciousness but where does it originate? What creates consciousness? The prevailing assumption in modern neuroscience is that every aspect of consciousness emerges entirely from neural interactions within the brain. This materialistic worldview that consciousness is an emergent property of the brain is inadequate in explaining the subjective experience of consciousness. The reason and process behind this phenomenon remain poorly understood. If consciousness is more than the complex neural interactions, we need to explore new ways of thinking. This study endeavours to address the enigma of consciousness—its origin—by integrating insights from Madhyasth Darshan (MD) to bridge the gap in our current understanding of reality. Lastly, the author concludes that MD’s view on Consciousness, that it is a fundamental property of a constitutionally complete evolved atom, which is yet to be discovered experimentally is more promising as it may solve the conundrum “what is or what creates consciousness” and also explains some of the mysterious phenomena of consciousness.
