Book Title: Elusive Consciousness
Author(s): Narendra Bhandari, Surendrasingh Pokharana, Jitendra B Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
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According to Herbert, consciousness is a property which pervades all nature, a basic force of the universe. Herbert reaches this conclusion after analyzing the probability principle, the existence of matter (objects are formed nly when they are observed) and interconnection (entanglement). These three principles are directly linked to the fundamental characteristics of consciousness: free will, ambiguity and interconnection. Existence of such an entity is similar to the idea of consciousness in Jainism.
James Culbertson: psycho-space
According to Culbertson, memory which is at the basis of consciousness, is a consequence of the change of state of matter in time. In other words, memory is equivalent to different modifications in states of matter in time. From this point of view memory is not formed by data stored in the brain, but by links between different states of space-time, and consciousness would therefore be located outside the brain, in space-time coordinates. In order to describe this concept Culbertson coined the term psycho-space. All objects of nature change their state in time. Therefore, all objects of nature could be endowed with consciousness which is against Jainism}.
Karl Pribram: Holonomic model of mind
Karl Pribram suggested a holographic hypothesis of memory and mind. A hologram is a 3D Photography produced with the use of laser. In order to produce a hologram, the object is first illuminated with a laser light, then a second laser light creates interference pattern with the first one and the interference pattern is stored on the photographic film. When the film is developed only the interference pattern is revealed, but when this pattern is illuminated with a laser light, the original 3D object appears. When the holographic film is split in half and then Illuminated with a laser light, each part shows the original 3D image. Even when the film is divided in minuscule fragments, each fragment will contain the original 3D image. Differently from classical photography, each part of a holographic film contains all the information. According to Pribram, memory is not stored in a specific location of the brain, but works as a hologram. Only the interference among waves is stored. According to this view each information is transformed by the brain in a wave, and all the waves interfere giving place to holograms.
Appendix 2. Implicate Order of Quantum mechanics and Jain concept of Keval Jnana:
