This account is named after the Sanskrit word bhuman (भूमन्) that carries several meanings including as a synonym to Brahman, the divine reality that pervades the universe. Bhuman refers to the Supreme Self who is superior to Prana, which means life force.

My personal experience has increasingly been consciousness as some type of field. If not consciousness itself, since that isn’t clearly defined and could be something else, some kind of force that can be felt and followed.

6. Consciousness and the Universe
Penrose speculates that consciousness might be a fundamental property of the universe, linked to the geometry of spacetime itself.

This aligns with philosophical ideas that consciousness is not an emergent phenomenon but a core aspect of reality.

5 Criticisms and Debates
Many neuroscientists and physicists criticize the Orch-OR theory for lacking empirical evidence, particularly regarding the role of quantum processes in warm, wet biological systems like the brain. Will explore the evidence part in a bit

4. Implications of Orch-OR
Consciousness is non-local and potentially universal, tied to quantum processes that transcend the material brain. It suggests that the brain is not simply a classical machine but a quantum computational system.

3c The Orch-OR process links the brain’s activity to the fundamental structure of the universe, implying that consciousness is rooted in the fabric of reality.

3b. Orchestrated Reduction: Consciousness arises when quantum superpositions in the brain’s microtubules collapse in a specific, orchestrated manner.

3. Orch-OR Theory of Consciousness - Objective Reduction: Penrose theorizes that quantum superpositions (where particles exist in multiple states at once) collapse not due to observation, but due to a physical process tied to spacetime geometry.

2. The Role of Quantum Mechanics
Penrose believes that quantum mechanics plays a crucial role in consciousness, specifically in the brain’s microtubules. Microtubules are tiny structures in the cytoskeleton of neurons. Penrose proposed the Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch-OR) theory.

1b. Penrose critiques the idea that the brain functions like a classical computer, suggesting instead that consciousness arises from processes that go beyond traditional physics and computation.

A couple of points on Penrose's theory related to consciousness...
1. The Need for a Non-Algorithmic Explanation: Penrose argues that human consciousness, particularly understanding and insight, cannot be explained solely by computational or algorithmic processes.

Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose, a renowned physicist and mathematician, proposed a groundbreaking theory of consciousness that bridges quantum mechanics and neuroscience. His ideas are particularly detailed in his books like The Emperor’s New Mind and Shadows of the Mind

Experts across many disciplines have established studies and experiences related to this topic that seem to be converging to the same answer

We live with an inherent contradiction of being alive and making choices in how to live before understanding why we are here.