I am not Enlightened…butWe are!

Paul CaswellWeaveThePeople.com@paulcaswell

I am Paul Caswell

Born 43 years ago in England

Started writing code 30 years ago

Danced at the Haçienda 20 years ago

Moved to Chicago 14 years ago

Founded WeaveThePeople 5 years ago

Wants to talk about Enlightenment tonight

☒ And I am Not Enlightened

? Why am I talking about about this then ?

What is Enlightenment?

Enlightenment

Wisdom of Emptiness

Satori

The End of Suffering

aka Nirvana

What is Enlightenment?

Philosophy

Quantum Physics

Neurobiology

The Age of Enlightenment

Rene Descartes

• What can one know as true without any doubt

1600s

1700s

Isaac Newton

•Use our own rational powers to achieve perfection(in this life!)

Immanuel Kant

• 1782 - “What is Enlightenment”

• Freedom to use one’s own intelligence

1800s

Dare To

Know

1800s

1900s

Now

Subject & Object Deterministic & Mechanical

The Age of Quantum Physics

1800s

1900s

Now

Form

is

Emptiness

Emptiness

is

Form

The Mindful Brain

Dan

Siegel

Harvard MD

Mirror Neurons

Mindfullness

Dan

Siegel

Jack

Kornfield

So What Do I

Really Know?

Thank YouPaul Caswell

WeaveThePeople.com@paulcaswell

Dare To Know

Know We Cannot Know

Experience Directly…We are Enlightened!