Notes from Brain Education and Consciousness

I am learning and experiencing so much here in Korea and at UBE that I want to share about. What's exciting for me is seeing the connection between ideas I've read or heard about and things I've practised with greater ideas about education and the development of human potential. Here are some of the notes I've taken over the first few weeks of our Brain Education and Consciousness class:

- The philosophy behind Brain Education is "Learning by doing and learning by practising".

- Education is for physical, emotional and cognitive development and integrates our inner and outer consciousness.

- In the observable world, 1+1=2, but in the unobservable world 1+1=10 is possible.

- Instead of cause and effect being predetermined, we have a "database" of reactions to choose from.

- Traditional way of seeing the brain--as part of the body. New perspective--Brain as an instrument that we use.

- Two types of knowledge:
1. Intuition
2. Logic (must be evidence)

- Ego (our thoughts, emotions, ideas) is not really me. (These come and go and are just information).
- True self (our pure thoughts--no emotions).

- Meditation is a way of connecting with our inner consciousness.

- The kind of information we choose is very important. See the book, "Messages in Water" for the effects of words and thoughts.

- Modernism (division of mind/body) vs. postmodernism (mind/body complimentary)

- Recovery of our innate inability for health, emotional well-being, and peacefulness.