The Cosmic Mind and the Submanifest Order of Being

In this lecture, Deepak Chopra discusses the connection between the brain and the mind, and the controversy over what that connection is. He reflects on the fact that he was programmed to believe that the brain is the source of thought, but that it's becoming evident that that's not the case.

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In this lecture, Deepak Chopra discusses the connection between the brain and the mind, and the controversy over what that connection is. Dr Chopra reflects on the fact that, as a physician, he was programmed to believe that the brain is the source of thought, but that it's becoming more and more evident, that that's not the case. Rather, the brain can be thought of as the hardware that the consciousness uses. But where is the software? It's coming from the archetypal information that plays a role in the background of our daily waking life as well as during our sleep. Beyond this personal and collective submanifest domain is a more universal domain that contains just about everything that has ever existed or that ever will exist. Chopra makes the point that consciousness is the ultimate reality, and it manifests both as the soul and universal spirit, which then slowly gives rise to both individual and cosmic intelligence. The intent of the soul is to just remember three things: to know; to keep manifesting as physical existence; and to experience love, or unity consciousness.