Vibration in the Practices of Kashmir Shaivism, Dyczkowski) In this presentation it is proposed that the standing wave itself acts as the binding agent in consciousness; for everything from the 40HZ (Crick, Koch, Llinas) activity of the thalamus to the heart-aorta pulsation in the circulatory system, (Bentov) to the bi-directional signal fl ow of information between the unconscious and conscious attention centers of the brain, (Lamme (2003) have been described as a standing wave. T e standing wave can be seen as the basic template of the Universe for atoms, galax- ies, solar systems, and musical notes have all been depicted as types of standing waves. Johannes Kepler used the standing wave to describe even the soul itself. “T e soul has the structure of a point in actuality...., and the fi gure of a circle in potentiality.” Harmonices Mundi, 1619 A.D.


E Pluribus Unum, M. Renée Orth <reneeorth@gmail.com> (J.D., Boalt Hall) A primary dualism in Western thought is that of the individual and the collective. T e contrast between these two


perceived opposites is deepened by modern capitalism in which each must negotiate and prove his/her value on the open market. T e anxiety and insecurity that arises from this commodifi cation demands a solution, but for most the only available treatment is the temporary hypnosis of consumerism and popular culture. We achieve pseudo tran- scendence by joining the throngs voting for the next American Idol winner, buying the latest fashions, or sharing the rage of cable T.V. pundits. We are molded by our economic system and the culture that has evolved to serve it. T e primary challenge of humanity is how we can harness the amazing power of capitalism and make it serve us,


rather than us serving it. If we can solve this challenge – as I believe we can – then solutions to our other seemingly intractable problems – global warming, abject poverty, environmental degradation, and nuclear proliferation – will become clear. T e key to creating a more evolved form of capitalism is our communication technology. T e interest of the individual in attaining self-actualization has historically been subordinated to the need for order, which required centralized direction and thus predictable and controllable constituents (i.e., properly aligned cogs, and properly shaped pegs). However, we now have the power to coordinate and cooperate – to create spontaneous order – without intermediary top-down centralized institutions. T e Internet and the person-to-person networks it enables opens a vast and beautiful potential future for humanity in which the need of the individual for authentic self-expression and the need of the collective for order and effi ciency are aligned – this primary Western duality is transcended: T e energy of our most powerful collective system, capitalism, illuminates the eternal truth of our oneness.


Advaita, Mathematics and Financial Modelling, Rick Shaw (Mathematician/actuary, Scratch Art Space) Reliance on complex fi nancial models was an important contributor to the recent global economic crisis. T ese models facilitated the market for investment portfolios made up of U.S. residential mortgages and related fi nancial instruments such as credit default swaps. T e pseudo-objectivity of the models and the cupidity of the model users eventually led to bankruptcies and trillion dollar government bailouts. Such models and attitudes are part of the enlightenment project which puts faith in rational analysis and is sceptical about more intuitive approaches. Recent mathematical developments show the limitations of rational analysis and modelling. Gödel’s Incompleteness T eorems prove that any non-trivial axiomatic system is either incomplete or inconsistent. Chaos and fractal theory indicate that the complexity inherent in natural systems cannot be fully refl ected in any model. T ese developments in mathematics involve self-referentiality and other concepts which are consistent with an Advaita perspective. T is presentation and the associated paper will contrast the dualistic underpinnings of modern fi nancial theory with recent non-dualistic mathematical theory, interweaving a personal story about getting lost in materialistic dualism and describe how twelve step programmes derived from Jungian precepts set out a practical Advaita path.


Perfect Chaos: Introduction To T e Planetary Age, Philip Benton Brattain (OpenPerfection), Audrone Wippich (Author) Based on their forthcoming book, Awaken Perfection: T e Journey of Conscious Revelation (May 2010, Motiva-


tional Press, San Diego www.awakenperfection.com), Phil and Audrone will open up the audience to a transformed historical context for fl ourishing in geopolitical chaos. Czech President, Vaclav Havel, has maintained that the Modern Age is dead. T e New Age movement and the French Post-Modernists have probed the implications of a sea change that has swept away the old order. We have moved through the equivalent of the High Middle Ages to the High Renaissance in a single generation. Out of force of habit, we reference the Modern Age to our peril, as the values, priorities, sensibilities and rules have all dramatically shifted. Just as in the Renaissance, the perception of reality has dramatically shifted. Earlier, it was a shift from a geo- centric to heliocentric perspective. Today, it is a shift from the world out there played out deterministically with billiard balls, to the world in here within the context of our own ultimate Being. Just as we will see the marriage of heaven and earth, as citizens of the Universe, we will see the marriage of science and religion. An awakening to the


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