Elisabeth Sathouris

At the Sages and Scientists Conference earlier this year, Dr. Marilyn Schlitz urged us to 1) recognize that we have biases/assumptions, 2) work to cultivate healthy skepticism (even as we "prove" our own theories), 3) recognize that consciousness "matters," but that it isn't "matter."

Humanity must now solve Global Crises by collaboration and cooperation: how can it do so without becoming a Monoculture, instead preserving the very diversity that spawns creativity? To answer this question, we need to gain a clear and practical understanding of the inevitability and necessity of unproven assumptions in both science and society, among individuals and groups. In this workshop, which will prepare the participants to understand my presentation more deeply, we will address questions such as: Have I uncovered my own definition of and assumptions about consciousness, what it is, how it relates to others’ consciousness, how it can be studied? What is the relationship between consciousness and nonduality? Can “I” (“my” consciousness) exist in nonduality? Why is the scientific view of consciousness important to the human future? What are my own fundamental assumptions about the world and how it can change? How can understanding my own assumptions and those of others change both their lives and mine, if not the whole world?