I do not Think, Therefore I Exist. A Challenge for Good New Science

Abstract

I do not think, therefore I am. The adverb “No” in the title of this writing highlights a process that dates back five centuries. It is a “No” that dissolves the Cartesian dual mindset for the sake of achieving a full mind, a “mindfulness” that opens the way to Consciousness. The bridge between science and consciousness is discussed at the international level as the great challenge of our time, given the destabilizing situation that we see increasing daily in our societies. Science and technology have indisputably changed the face of the world. They have established fundamental means of communication that help us realize we are actually a planet. They have generated progress, although at the cost of a worrying ecological deficit. Science has been able to modify the material outer world, but it crashes on the rocks of complexity, of uncertainty, and of the chaos that “governs” the mind and consciousness. While these may be obstacles to science, they nevertheless open the way to that inner realm that allows access to the Being. The deterministic sciences are being challenged by new scientific paradigms that propose a science to be approached with consciousness. Eastern cultures as well as new philosophies and psychologies lend contributions that overcome Laplace’s iron grip and augur eminent perspectives toward possible “salvation”. The Eastern world and María Teresa have been knocking on the door for some time. These lines expound on some of the ways that we can build together a wonderful bridge full of promise for psychology, philosophy and medicine, as well as other fields. What is more, we are grateful for a teacher whose academic rigor enabled her to overcome the pitfalls of an academy that is somewhat reluctant to open up.