Amit Goswami

The author writes for New Scientist magazine and is a good presenter of scientific information to a non-specialist audience. In this book, he shows this same skill of explaining some surprising (and under-reported) experimental results from the sciences of physics, neurobiology, and experimental psychology. He does a little less good a job explaining philosophical arguments which start with the ancient Greeks up through modern times. For someone who has not previously studied these things, show more this might be a bit overwhelming. Much of this book is a review of science and philosophy so the author can build his groundwork in order to present his case. To add to his encyclopedic knowledge of western science and philosophy, the author is also knowledgeable about Buddhist and Hindu beliefs which I enjoyed learning about. The author's own scientific background is a quantum physics and his penchant for precision results in a rather dense text which many readers, particularly those who are unaccustomed to technical or philosophical texts, will find difficult to follow. As for the author's principle theory, that consciousness precedes reality (is the true ground of being). This conclusion is interesting, provocative, and has some agreement with other modern writers, but I find the evidence that he presents in this book, is less than convincing. The author suggests, as did Nikola Tesla, that at some point, for science to progress, it needs to unify its objective study of the external world with what now is considered by most as the subjective spiritual, internal world. The author points out that his theory accounts for all of the phenomena that current Western science ignores (e.g. Out-of-Body Experiences, Telepathy, Remote Viewing) because it does not fit their current paradigm. He points out, and I agree, that a truly "Objective" scientist cannot ignore data that does not fit his theory. When this has happened before in history, it necessitated a paradigm shift. For example, to understand atomic spectra required the development of quantum theory. The reader who will most enjoy this book is one who is interested in the nature of consciousness and especially in the concept promoted by Carl Jung of the universal unconsciousness. Put in another way, it has been said that the total number of consciousnesses in the universe is One! That every person's soul is a Spark of the Creator / Source / God. That we are eternal souls occupying a temporary body experiencing life so God can better know himself and enjoy his creation. If this does not sound crazy to you, I suggest you read the "Law of One" books, a channeled work from highly evolved E.T.'s who explain try to explain the nature of reality, as best they can, given the limits of human language and experience. Spoiler Alert, the Law of One is largely consistent with Amit Goswami's view as expressed in this book. show less

O que é mais real - este livro ou a consciência que você tem dele? Amit Goswami responde, sem hesitar, que é a consciência que você tem dele. O livro não existe totalmente enquanto você não tem essa consciência.

Absurdo? Amit Goswami é capaz de provar isso como nenhum outro físico. Educado na sagrada tradição hindu, Goswami revela brilhantemente como a nova ciência comprova aquilo que os místicos sempre souberam - que é a consciência, e não a matéria, a base fundamental do show more ser.

Quase brincando, citando Einstein a Forrest Gump, Goswami integra o nosso coração espiritual à nossa mente científica. Valendo-se da psicologia cognitiva, da filosofia oriental e da física quântica, ele defende um novo paradigma científico, no qual os valores humanos vêm em primeiro lugar. Em seguida, como experiente clareza, demonstra como os princípios da nova ciência podem nos ajudar a despertar a nossa criatividade interior, aprofundar nossa espiritualidade e viver como seres realmente livres. show less

How Quantum Activism Can Save Civilization
A Few People Can Change Human Evolution
by Amit Goswami, Ph.D.

Reviewing this 283 page book was like riding on a well planned roller coaster, the highs were amazing the lows earth shaking and all the fun was in the journey. With examples of Quantum Physics at its finest and blessed smatterings of spiritual influence I felt lifted up and gently and lovingly placed on my head, just long enough for things to make sense. There were some great exercises show more that helped to bring me out of the box I got into socially and become a lot more open minded. I would recommend this unique motivator to anyone looking for innovative ways to awaken and awaken the world. Thanks Amit, for bringing your enlightened perspective to the rest of us.

Love & Light,

Riki Frahmann show less

There is so much good information in this book but it is not always easy to digest and I had to take time to reflect after each chapter. There is a lot of information about quantum physics and how this can relate to many religious ideas and ultimately how it can help us transcend past traditional religion into a more enlightened mind. It is difficult to follow at times though