{"id":3268,"date":"2019-02-15T16:13:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T16:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\/?p=3268"},"modified":"2019-02-15T16:13:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T16:13:39","slug":"are-you-conscious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\/are-you-conscious\/","title":{"rendered":"#32 Are You Conscious?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header><div class=\"contained\"><div><div><\/div><div class=\"content\"><h1>#32 Are You Conscious?<\/h1><a href=\"#recoveryModal\" class=\"btn submit\" data-toggle=\"modal\">Reach out now, we can help<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header><div id=\"crumbs\" class=\"contained\" data-is-podcasts=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\">Home<\/a>  \/  <\/div><h3 class='article-title'>#32 Are You Conscious?<\/h3><div class='info'><span>15 February, 2019<\/span><span>Podcasts, News<\/span><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/575889987&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p><p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are You Conscious? What&nbsp; is&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Power_of_Now\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">consciousness<\/a>&nbsp; and&nbsp; what&nbsp; is&nbsp; spirituality&nbsp; and&nbsp; how&nbsp; do&nbsp; we&nbsp; explain&nbsp; these&nbsp; concepts&nbsp; so&nbsp; that&nbsp; they&nbsp; make&nbsp; sense&nbsp; to&nbsp; us?&nbsp; How&nbsp; can&nbsp; coming&nbsp; to&nbsp; our&nbsp; own&nbsp; understanding&nbsp; of&nbsp; these&nbsp; concepts&nbsp; help&nbsp; us&nbsp; overcome&nbsp; periods&nbsp; of&nbsp; adversity&nbsp; in&nbsp; our &nbsp;lives ? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br> <\/strong>Is&nbsp; consciousness&nbsp; the&nbsp; result&nbsp; of&nbsp; chemical&nbsp; interactions&nbsp; in&nbsp; our&nbsp; brains&nbsp; or&nbsp; is&nbsp; it&nbsp; the&nbsp; what&nbsp; religious&nbsp; people&nbsp; refer&nbsp; to&nbsp; as&nbsp; a&nbsp; soul ? Are&nbsp; my&nbsp; choices&nbsp; in&nbsp; life&nbsp; programmed&nbsp; by&nbsp; my&nbsp; genes? Are&nbsp; machines&nbsp; capable&nbsp; of&nbsp; consciousness? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Persuing&nbsp; knowledge&nbsp; around&nbsp;\nthese&nbsp; concepts&nbsp; can&nbsp;\nbetter&nbsp; prepare&nbsp; us&nbsp;\nto&nbsp; build&nbsp; resilience&nbsp;\nand&nbsp; help&nbsp; us&nbsp;\nto&nbsp; access&nbsp; the&nbsp;\ninner&nbsp; resources&nbsp; required&nbsp;\nto&nbsp; push&nbsp; through&nbsp;\nadversity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just&nbsp; as&nbsp; our&nbsp;\nunderstanding&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp;\nuniverse&nbsp; has&nbsp; changed&nbsp;\nover&nbsp; millennia, so&nbsp; the&nbsp;\ndebates&nbsp; around&nbsp; what&nbsp;\nconsciousness&nbsp; is,&nbsp; have&nbsp;\nchanged, as&nbsp; scientists&nbsp; and&nbsp;\nphilosophers&nbsp; gain&nbsp; more information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This&nbsp; podcast&nbsp; explores&nbsp; some&nbsp; of&nbsp; the&nbsp;above questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I enjoyed the\ndiscussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This podcast was recorded as a series of lectures given to\npeople in 12 step <a href=\"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\/types-of-addiction\/drug-addiction\/\">addiction<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\/the-program\/\">recovery<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\/contact\/\">treatment<\/a>.\nThe purpose of these talks was to teach and motivate individuals to search for\ntheir own spiritual solution to their addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please feel free to contact me directly or go to our site\nfor more information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:dominic@crrc.co.za\">dominic@crrc.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\">www.crossroadsrecovery.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>+27&nbsp;012&nbsp;345 1186 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pretoria\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pretoria<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>+27&nbsp;010&nbsp;597 7784 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johannesburg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Johannesburg<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#32 Are You Conscious? 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What&nbsp; is&nbsp; consciousness&nbsp; and&nbsp; what&nbsp; is&nbsp; spirituality&nbsp; and&nbsp; how&nbsp; do&nbsp; we&nbsp; explain&nbsp; these&nbsp; concepts&nbsp; so&nbsp; that&nbsp; they&nbsp; make&nbsp; sense&nbsp; to&nbsp; us?&nbsp; How&nbsp; can&nbsp; coming&nbsp; to&nbsp; our&nbsp; own&nbsp; understanding&nbsp; of&nbsp; these&nbsp; concepts&nbsp; help&nbsp; us&nbsp; overcome&nbsp; periods&nbsp; of&nbsp; adversity&nbsp; in&nbsp; our &nbsp;lives ? Is&nbsp; consciousness&nbsp; the&nbsp; result&nbsp; of&nbsp; chemical&nbsp; interactions&nbsp; in&nbsp; our&nbsp; brains&nbsp; or&nbsp; is&nbsp; it&nbsp; the&nbsp; what&nbsp; religious&nbsp; people&nbsp; refer&nbsp; to&nbsp; as&nbsp; a&nbsp; soul ? Are&nbsp; my&nbsp; choices&nbsp; in&nbsp; life&nbsp; programmed&nbsp; by&nbsp; my&nbsp; genes? Are&nbsp; machines&nbsp; capable&nbsp; of&nbsp; consciousness? 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