1. Pure Consciousness
1.1. Exists in Non-Material Functioning of Brain
1.1.1. sun
1.1.1.1. PC
1.1.2. reflector
1.1.2.1. physiology
1.1.3. reflection
1.1.3.1. experience
2. Making Meaning of Experiences
2.1. Paradigms
2.1.1. Materialism
2.1.1.1. old model
2.1.1.2. brain creates Consciousness
2.1.2. Maharishi Vedic Science
2.1.2.1. new model
2.1.2.2. Consciousness is primary
3. Brain
3.1. Inner Intelligence Shapes Brain Connections
3.1.1. grey matter
3.1.1.1. dendrites (input)
3.1.1.2. cell body (processing)
3.1.1.3. axon (output)
3.1.1.4. connections increase w/ age
3.1.2. white matter
3.1.2.1. astrocytes (structure)
3.1.2.2. myelin (speeds action potential)
3.1.2.2.1. increases from birth in three stages
3.1.3. 0-3 yrs neural exuberance
3.1.3.1. sensory-motor sys. are myelinated
3.1.4. 3-7 yrs all possibilities
3.1.5. 7-10 yrs corpus callosum is myelinated
3.1.5.1. allows abstract thinking
3.1.6. 10 yrs neural pruning
3.1.6.1. loss of dendritic spines not in use
3.1.7. 10-25 yrs emotional wholeness
3.1.7.1. frontal cortex is myelinated
3.2. Experience Changes the Brain
3.2.1. What you put Your Attention on Grows
3.2.1.1. reinforce old habits or create new ones
3.2.1.2. experiences imprinted in structure and functioning of brain
4. The State of Sleeping
4.1. Prepares the Body for the Next Day
4.1.1. two-process model
4.1.1.1. sleep pressure
4.1.1.1.1. grows each hour
4.1.1.2. circadian rhythms
4.1.1.2.1. 24 hr cycle
4.1.2. more delta EEG during sleep in the areas of the brain used in waking state
4.1.2.1. decreased blood flow
4.1.3. neural houskeeping
4.1.3.1. sleep dirt is removed,
4.1.3.2. energy molecules are restored
5. Perception
5.1. We Create our own Reality
5.1.1. active process of taking apart what we see and putting back as what we expect to see
5.1.2. physiology of the eye influences what we see
5.1.3. lateral inhibition, mach bands, neural recovery, and binocular convergence create illusions
5.1.4. where we put our attention (flow of consciousness going out) determines what we see (sensory info coming in)
5.1.5. cognitive orientation
5.1.5.1. TM creates the perception of more positive experiences
6. Meditation Practices
6.1. Have Varying Degrees of Benefit
6.1.1. TM
6.1.1.1. subjective experience
6.1.1.1.1. quiet settled mind
6.1.1.2. objective experience
6.1.1.2.1. EEG coherence in alpha and beta1
6.1.1.2.2. increased frontal power and coherence
6.1.1.2.3. decrease in heart rate
6.1.1.3. transcends emotion, perception, and intellect w/ no restriction of mind
6.1.1.4. resets healthy functioning of Autonomic Nervous System
6.1.2. Focused Attention
6.1.2.1. restricts mind
6.1.2.2. gamma EEG
6.1.3. Open Monitoring
6.1.3.1. non-reaction
6.1.3.2. theta 2 freq band
6.1.4. Automatic Self Transcending
6.1.4.1. transcends the steps of the practice
6.1.4.2. leads to PC
6.1.4.3. alpha1
7. Decision Making
7.1. Low Road Responses
7.1.1. Operant Conditioning
7.1.1.1. voluntary behavior shaped by consequences
7.1.2. Classical Conditioning
7.1.2.1. reflexive responses tied to other stimulus events
8. Physiology is the Expression of Veda and Vedic Literature
8.1. Every State of Consciousness has a Corresponding State of Physiology
8.1.1. Veda
8.1.1.1. knowledge of self-referral consciousness knowing itself
8.1.1.2. knowing it is a three in one structure
8.1.2. Samhita
8.1.2.1. Eternal silence
8.1.2.2. eternal interaction between Rishi, Devata, and Chhandas
8.1.2.2.1. creates eternal hum of Veda
8.1.3. 8 in the brain
8.1.3.1. Rishi is input
8.1.3.2. Devata is processing
8.1.3.3. Chhandas is output
8.1.4. Natural Law
8.1.4.1. reverberations within the Unified Field creating patterns as Veda eternally expresses itself
8.1.4.1.1. our physiology and the entire universe are based on these patterns
8.1.5. Experience
8.1.5.1. 'A' collapses onto its point value 'K' during observation
8.1.5.2. coming together of Rik and AK
8.1.5.3. when the impulse is observed the object is perceived
8.1.6. Dynamics of the Gap
8.1.6.1. mantra dissolves into silence then into the next sound eternally
8.1.6.2. Pradhwamsa - Prag- Atyanta - Anyonya
8.1.6.3. the space of pure potentiality
8.1.7. Dynamics of the Synapse
8.1.7.1. space of all probabilities
9. The State of Dreaming
9.1. Supports Auto-Activation
9.1.1. REM
9.1.2. brain patterns mimic waking
9.1.3. low-voltage mixed frequency
9.1.4. increase in slow theta activity 4-6hz
9.1.5. activates structured forgetting
10. Transcendental Consciousness
10.1. The 4th state
10.1.1. physiologically different from waking, dreaming, and sleeping
10.1.2. increased sense of Self
10.1.3. apneustic breathing
10.1.4. no thought but awareness of Self
10.1.5. state of consciousness with no external mental content
10.1.6. self-awareness is the subject and object of experience
11. Cosmic Consciousness
11.1. Continuous Presence of TC During Sleeping, Dreaming, and Waking States
11.1.1. witnessing sleep
11.1.1.1. inner awareness during sleep
11.1.2. higher alpha 1 activity w/ Delta
11.1.3. grows from 1st meditation
11.1.4. innate in brain physiology
11.1.5. two parts of the functioning of the nervous system co-existing
12. Motivation
12.1. The Fundamental Desire to Grow and Expand
12.1.1. Action - Impression - Desire Cycle
12.1.1.1. ties us to the past
12.1.2. Autonomy - Mastery - Purpose
12.1.2.1. expands happiness