The Brain as a Receiver: A Shift in Perspective

29 Jan, 2026

The brain is a receiver.
We are constantly receiving information stimuli, emotions, energy.
What if the brain was also the receiver of our consciousness?
This isn’t just a belief within many yogic systems.
It’s also an emerging theory in modern science.
So let’s shift our perspective for a moment.
Shift what we’ve been told.
What if we are just the constant observer?
This life playing before our eyes like a movie.
Our thoughts?
Our desires?
A product of the mind separate from the conscious self, the atma, the soul.

"You, also, are the One! Why don’t you understand? You’re the unchanging Self, the same within everyone. You’re truly illimitable; you’re the all-pervading Light. For you, how can there be any distinction between the day and the night?" — Avadhuta Gita

We are consciousness the one, all-pervading state of being.
The Brahman, Shiva, the universe experiencing itself.
If this is true, then ultimately, we are all the same self.
The divisions we create?
Only temporary.
For in this life, everything changes.
Ultimately, we return back to the greater whole. So take a moment.
Breathe that in.
Let it go.
If we are all expressions of the same divine consciousness, then you and I are different expressions of the greater whole.
With this knowledge, wouldn’t it make sense to treat each other as expressions of divinity?

“O Yogi, die; die to the world. Such death is sweet. Die in the manner of Goraksa who died and then saw the Invisible.

Speak not in haste, walk not in haste. Take slow, cautious steps. Let not pride overtake you. Lead a simple life, says Goraksanath.

Goraksha says: Listen, O Avadhuta, this is how you should lead your life in this world. See with your eyes, hear with your ears, but never speak. Just be a dispassionate witness to the happenings around you. Do not react." — Guru Gorakhnath