Thrive in Life by Demystifying Death through Neuroscience, Modern Biology, Upanishaths, Yogic Sciences

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Thriving in Life
By Demystifying Demise
through
Neuroscience, Modern Biology, Upanishads, Yogic Sciences
By Vishu Hegde
Partner, PM Power Consulting
www.pm-powerconsulting.com
Presented at
Eagleton, Bangalore
5 May 2019
Email: VishuHegde1@gmail.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/vishweshwar-hegde/8/50a/7

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Observe ThoughtsObserve Thoughts

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Self IntroSelf Intro
IISc ADA

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SamarpaneSamarpane
Sri M
Suresh
Ramaswamy

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Thriving in LifeThriving in Life
What is Thriving?
Are we Thriving in our lives?

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HappinessHappiness
How does our Happiness graph look like? …
Happiness
Time
… as a child
Something has
to happen to
make us
unhappy
Happiness Time
… as an adult
Something has
to happen to
make us happy

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Why are we wasting our life
not being Happy,
while all we are doing in life
is to be Happy?

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Why are we not Happy all the time?Why are we not Happy all the time?
Expectation
Fear

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Happiness & Fear – Neuroscience perspectiveHappiness & Fear – Neuroscience perspective
Neurotransmitters:
Dopamine (anti-depressant)
Oxytocin (love & pleasantness)
Serotonin (self-esteem & confidence)
Opiates (pain killer)
… Amygdala
Survival brain
Fight/flight instinct
 Fear, anxiety
Neocortex
 Awareness brain

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Mind-Body response to threatMind-Body response to threat
Mind perceives threat
Amygdala, Sympathetic
Nervous system:
Triggers Fight or Flight
Adrenalin increases
to prepare the body
Heart beat increases to
supply more food & oxygen
to body parts
Blood pressure
increases
Breathing becomes
fast & shallow
Metabolism
increases
Stomach readies for
processing more food
Acidity* increases
Overloaded Excretory Systems
to clear the toxin
Imbalanced Endocrine Systems
the chemical factories of
hormones, enzymes
Imbalanced Emotions
Fear, Anxiety, Anger, Depression*…
Panic

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Root Cause of Fear?Root Cause of Fear?
What is Death?
Death – Fear of losing who we think we are

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First, the BirthFirst, the Birth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKyljukBE70
From conception to birth visualization by NASA
Observe the starting of Heart Beat at around 40 days
Sperm+Egg Soul
Person
40 to 45 days
Body
(DNA)
Life force

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Root Cause for Fear of Death – Wrong IdentityRoot Cause for Fear of Death – Wrong Identity
Who are we?

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Root Cause of Fear – Wrong PerceptionRoot Cause of Fear – Wrong Perception
Filtered & Interpreted view of Existence
Thinking
CPU
Memory
(Data, Software)
Filter
WORLD

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A Neuroscientist’s experience of BrainA Neuroscientist’s experience of Brain
Jill Bolte Taylor:
https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_in
sight?language=en

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TED Talk – Jill Bolte TaylorTED Talk – Jill Bolte Taylor

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Human System – Pancha bhutasHuman System – Pancha bhutas
Musculo-skeletal system – solid body
Circulatory System carries physical objects
like food, water, oxygen,…
Respiratory System carries air
Nervous System carries electrical signals
Energy Centers & Channels carry Energy
(like electromagnetism, which does not
require a medium to propagate)
Called Chakras & Nadis in Indian systems
like Ayurveda & Yoga
7 major Chakras and 72,000 Nadis
GrossSubtle
EffectCause

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Human system – Pancha koshasHuman system – Pancha koshas
Self (I)
Consciousness
World
PhysicalBody
()
EnergyBody
()
MentalBody
()
EthericBody
()
BlissBody
()
Gross Body
()
Subtle Body
()
Causal Body
()
What is Death? – Losing the Gross Body

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Mandukya Upanishad – Who are we?Mandukya Upanishad – Who are we?
Turiya – Observing all the 3 states - Consciousness

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Advaita VedantaAdvaita Vedanta
Nirvana Shatakam
Mano Buddhi Ahankara Chittani Naaham ……
Chidanda Rupam Shivoham Shivoham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hms-0JfkHjg
Drig Drishya Viveka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=8gowrWV2STw&t=902s
Adi Shankara
Witness
(Consciousness)
Interpretation
Red Light
White Light
Electrical
Signal

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Perspective on Death by Modern BiologyPerspective on Death by Modern Biology
Says Death is an illusion

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Perspective on Death by NeuroscientistsPerspective on Death by Neuroscientists

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Dying to be Me – Anita Moorjani – TED TalkDying to be Me – Anita Moorjani – TED Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhcJNJbRJ6U

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Dying to be Me – Anita MoorjaniDying to be Me – Anita Moorjani

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Karma yoga
Using Body
Bhakti yoga
U
sing
Em
otions
Jnaana
yoga
Using
Intellect
Kriya yogaUsing Energy
Goal
Paths to Realize we are beyond Body & Mind - YogaPaths to Realize we are beyond Body & Mind - Yoga
Sadhana
Seva
Satsang
Doing all these with Awareness – that I am not the body and mind; but I am the Witness
Samadhi
Dhyaana
Pratyahara
Dharana
Pranayama
Asana
Niyama
Yama

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Breath Watch
Sit relaxed with your back and head straight.
Follow the instructions.

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Breath WatchBreath Watch

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Just BeJust Be
Chapter 15: “An incredible opportunity called Dying”
https://sureshramaswamy.org/

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Birthless, DeathlessBirthless, Deathless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWX3EN5Z0Ck
Swami Sarvapriyananda
Ramakrishna Ashram
New York

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Thank YouThank You
Realize that we are beyondRealize that we are beyond
Body & MindBody & Mind
andand
Thrive in LifeThrive in Life
withwith
no fear of Demiseno fear of Demise