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The basic conceptual structure of Prof Ashok Sharma's "Science of Consciousness" can be summarized as a set of the following propositions:
In Summary
The element of consciousness (Chetan Tatva) is the fundamental entity,
which is non-physical, inactive, placid, indescribable and non-associative,
but endowed with autonomous will power (Swasankalpa Shakti) to create,
retain and annihilate all concepts of knowledge of self and the universe, which
can be represented by the symbol 
. The
concept of consciousness is, essentially, analogous to the vacuum states of
the relativistic quantum field theory, except for its autonomous will power.
The phenomena of existence of the world are, essentially, the existence of the
concepts of knowledge of the phenomenal world in the unified field of consciousness.
In view of the non-physical nature of the consciousness, the concept of the
unified field of consciousness must be clearly distinguished from the unified
field of the physical fields.
The stimulus-response function of the conscious system of human personality
is due to the association of consciousness, with physiological brain, so as
to provide the operation of mind, 'Ideation Body' or Karan Sharir. In
the normal state of consciousness 
,
an individual is ignorant about his full potentialities and depends on the knowledge
gained through the sensory perception for the expansion of the field of consciousness
of knowledge. Since, in the normal state of consciousness, an individual has
the capacity of the cognition of a limited set I of the concepts of knowledge,
it can be defined as Soul, 'Ideation Body', Atma or Karan Sharir,
represented by, 
.
The field of consciousness can be expanded by the development of the capability
of non-sensory intuitive cognition of knowledge through the techniques of Yoga
and meditation, so as to attain the super-conscious state, in which an individual
has direct intuitive revelation of knowledge. The final state of Yogic attainment
is to have the consciousness of the infinite set of knowledge of the universe,
i.e., 
, which
can be interpreted as the realization of God, Allah, Paramatma or Brahma.
The
Future of Science!
Prof Sharma, who now lives in New Delhi, is currently working on the conceptual
development of the Science of Consciousness, Social System Science and Social
Engineering. He hopes that the heritage of the Vedic system of knowledge should
be viewed as the future extension of the present non-conscious science, as the
science of consciousness.
Need
of the Hour
"There is an urgent need to reinterpret the Vedic texts in modern terms
— a task which is now possible with the availability of computers and the
recent developments in the fields of cognitive sciences, artificial intelligence
and theories of knowledge representation", says Prof Sharma, adding, "However,
such an effort requires a concerted effort of the enlightened community of Indians."
