![]() “This scale includes items such as unity, peace, intuition, positivity, awareness of emotions, and connection to one’s inner Self, sometimes expressed as soul, inner being, or atman” (p. Previous research into the IM method, also known as Arka Dhyana, undertaken by Tina Lindhard for her doctoral thesis and later described in two articles, showed that participants who attended a five session introductory IM course began a transformational inner journey which was marked by a highly significant shift (at the p = 0.001 level) towards a more feeling based consciousness as measured by the Feeling consciousness scale (FCS) she developed for the study. ![]() This suggests an overlap between the PFC and Mind-Consciousness of Arka, involving our later development as intellectual beings. In his theory, Arka associates M (Mind)–Consciousness, with the “surface of the cerebral region (which) becomes sharpened by the cultivation of learning, evolves into a faculty called intellect” (p. This area reaches full maturity late and from the evolutionary perspective of Fuster involves the adaptation of the organism to its environment and its relation to other cortices. When starting the exploration into the nature of one’s consciousness, the person starts where they are now and that usually involves the area of the brain involved with behavior, speech, and reasoning associated with the prefrontal cortex. Arka further maintains that practitioners will have individually unique experiences within each level. ![]() The main levels he identifies are: (1) M (Mind)–Consciousness, (2) SM (Subliminal-Mind)–Consciousness, (3) F (Feeling-Mind)–Consciousness, (4) H (Emotional-Heart)–Consciousness, (5) HS (Heart-Soul)–Consciousness and (6) PS (Pure-Self)–Consciousness. Based on his own exploration into the nature of his own consciousness and that of his pupils using the Intuitive Meditation) method he developed, the yogi and philosopher Arka proposes people will experience six main levels of consciousness when undertaking this inner journey, which has given rise to the Theory of the Six Main Levels of Consciousness. This method involves rewinding our surface consciousness to reverse everything that has happened to us “to experience the very essence of our being, the Self” (Arka, 2006, p. The purpose of the study is to further our understanding of human consciousness through the study of people exploring the nature of their own consciousness using a method of meditation known as Arka Dhyana or Intuitive Meditation (IM). This preliminary study needs to be repeated using a bigger sample size and further research on more advanced IM practitioners is required. Increased focus, stilling of the mind, and calming of emotions also seem to be health benefit by-products of Intuitive Meditation (IM), but further research on more advanced practitioners is needed. Qualitative statements involving feeling also point to increases in well-being, indicating changes in levels and individual transformative experiences as predicted by the Theory of the Six Main Levels of Consciousness. ![]() Considering the results from the HeartMath Coherence Model viewpoint, it seems this intended shift leads to cardiovascular phase synchronicity and interconnection of various bodily subsystems, which is also comprehensible based on our bodily development during embryogenesis. During the course, which was offered to an international audience via Zoom technology, participants intended to connect with their deeper self, being, or essence, by bringing their I-ego-awareness from the thinking mind, often associated with the frontal part of the brain, to 19 energetic stations in the body including the heart centre. In an experimental evaluation of an introductory Arka Dhyana (Intuitive Meditation) course, HeartMath (HM) Inner Balance or emWave2 electronic technology showed highly significant increases in both coherence and achievement in six participants who learned how to change their level of consciousness as proposed by the Theory of the Six Main Levels of Consciousness.
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