Federico Faggin, known for designing the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004, had a "First Vision" type mystical experience in 1990, which inspired him to study consciousness.
Tag: mind
Matthew 16:13-20, BHT: “Upon this Rock”
A new addition to the Bryce Haymond Translation (BHT). I had already translated it once before, but I added a new translation that suggests other interpretations. There is no one "right" translation. The scriptures are endlessly translatable, because the mystical is essentially ineffable, transcending all words, and so there are perhaps infinite layers of meaning [...]
Was Jesus’ First Instruction to “Repent”? A Contemplative Interpretation of the Greek
What was Jesus' first recorded teaching? It may not be what we think.
Is God Personal? A Mystical View
Many think God is a personal God, even a person. I suggest there is truth in that, but perhaps not as we usually think.
The Duality of Consciousness Remains Nondual: Jesus’ Intercessory Prayer, John 17 (BHT)
The duality of the world is nested within the nonduality or oneness of Ultimate Reality. Sages have been teaching and praying this for millennia, that we are this One, despite our apparent duality.
Is Bliss a State of Mind? The Knowing of Opposites, and Gnosing of the Whole
The recent film Bliss depicts a core philosophy in mysticism, which is the unity of opposites, and the knowability of those opposites.
Solving E=mc² for Spacetime, and its Mystical Implications
Where does spacetime come from? Might our mind generate it as a kind of illusion in consciousness? How might we transcend this illusion in contemplation?
Is our Brain the Source of our Life? Is Matter the Source of Mind/Spirit? A Contemplative Mysticism View
Many people want to reduce our life and consciousness to the physical brain today, but I think we can go much deeper to the Source of our Life and all things.
What is God? What is Sin? A Mystical View
How are God and sin related? How can we conceptualize these words in mysticism, going beyond the traditional religious definitions and descriptions?
When New Thoughts Conflict with Old Thoughts
Some thoughts about our thoughts, about their relative nature, their complementary nature, and how even seemingly contradictory thoughts may both be valid in a transcendent sense.