Building a Science of Consciousness

Grounding QRI in First Principles (Part I): Bridging Computation and Philosophy

Join us for an in-depth discussion that bridges computational and implementation perspectives on the mind, grounding the Qualia Research Institute (QRI) from first princi

Guided Meditation: Don't Pay Attention

Normally in meditation we are focused on what IS in experience, but to be able to notice the absence of phenomena is key as well! Where there once were qualia, now there

Guided Meditation: A Clap of Thunder

In this guided meditation, our invited facilitator, Wystan, leads participants through meticulous body scanning techniques designed to cultivate an acute consciousness of

Guided Meditation: Metta - Fabric Soften for Your Consciousness

Metta is a Pali word that can be translated as benevolence, friendliness, or good will. It is a key state of mind for meditative practice; it has the capacity to heal, in

Guided Meditation: Goldilocks Zone of Oneness

In this guided meditation, we delve into the phenomenology of various conceptions of personal identity. Specifically, we observe the experiential nuances of believing tha

Guided Meditation: Self Organizing Principles

There are many spiritual and yogic practices that utilize “elemental” objects of meditation. For example, the guided meditation by Michael Taft called “Five Elements Medi

Guided Meditation: Deeply Letting Go

It is often said that one of the most important meditative skills that one can cultivate is the practice of letting go. This means letting go of attachments, of cravings,

Guided Meditation: Absorption Into Platonic Objects

This meditation explores the phenomenology of absorption into Platonic objects. We delve into what it feels like to imagine, embody, and generate the sense of knowing of

Guided Meditation: Co-Arising Expansion and Contraction

Expansion and contraction are the subtlest distinguishing features of experience. This meditation on expansion and contraction, given by Roger Thisdell, is a guide for fi

Guided Mediation: Waves of Ever Becoming

In this meditation, Roger Thisdell guides us in a meditation of somatic scanning up and down the body using concurrent waves of awareness that pass through one another. W

Electromagnetic Field Topology as a Solution to the Boundary Problem of Consciousness

Paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2023.1233119/full The boundary problem is related to the binding problem, part of a family of puzzles and phenom

Guided Meditation: The Thermodynamics of Consciousness and the Ecosystem of Agents

In this guided meditation, Andrés will take you through QRI's recent work, focusing on two key aspects:The Thermodynamics of Consciousness: This part of the meditation wi

Guided Meditation: Divine Qualia - Open Sourcing God

Without making any ontological, philosophical, or metaphysical assertions or assumptions, we acknowledge that the experience of the divine and the concept of "God" can ha

Guided Meditation: Harmonic Meditation - Calibration Exercises

In this guided meditation, Andrés will lead you through a series of exercises that illustrate harmonic resonance in the energy body. Subsequently, excess energy will be c

Guided Meditation: High-Valence Calisthenics - Exploring the Heaven Worlds

In this guided meditation, Andrés will lead you through a diverse array of potential high-valence states of consciousness, often referred to as phenomenal "heaven worlds.

Guided Meditation: Local Binding and the PageRank of Attention

In this guided meditation, Andrés will assist you in exploring how attention constructs local binding connections between phenomenal features, and how the flow of attenti

Guided Meditation: Playing with the Energy Parameter

In this guided meditation, Andrés will walk you through various methods to modulate the "energy parameter" of experience, which serves as a fundamental component of the N

Guided Meditation: Textures of Valence - Consonance, Dissonance, and Noise

In this guided meditation, Andrés will lead you through a transformative journey that includes the following elements:A factorization of experience into three main channe

Guided Meditation: The Phenomenology of Ontology

In this guided meditation, Andrés will take you on a journey to explore the different ways of believing in various ontologies.Without making any definitive claims about t

Guided Meditation - The Varieties of Attention

This is a guided meditation provided by Andrés in order to enrich one's conception of the nature of "attention". Attention is typically thought of as a fuzzy "spotlight"