Ocean of Self: An ocean diver explores the nature of consciousness

by Mark Spencer

Overview

Mark Spencer explores the nature of consciousness and spirituality from the point of view of an ocean diver who regularly experiences the silent realms of his own awareness through the practice of meditation. Ocean and diving themes provide metaphors for exploring the notion of a universal ocean of consciousness which underlies and gives rise to our individual waves of consciousness. Part autobiography, part science and part philosophy, this is an uplifting book that conveys the major themes of unity and empowerment. Becoming a diver in our own ocean of consciousness has significant benefits for our physical and mental health and our spiritual development. The book also offers a practical solution to world peace and harmony.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940154016299
Publisher:	Mark Spencer
Publication date:	02/12/2017
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

A dental surgeon by profession, Mark has been an avid ocean diver and underwater photographer since 1975. In that time, Mark has been published in many major journals, including National Geographic, Australian Geographic, and BBC Wildlife magazine. His assignment to photograph manta rays for a major feature on that animal won him Australian Geographic’s “Best Photographer” award for 2002. In 1997, he was elected a Fellow International of the Explorers Club in New York. This honour mainly reflected his efforts to document various diving projects with respected journals such as Sportdiving magazine and Australian Geographic. His subject material covered shipwreck exploration, marine wildlife and cave diving. In 2007, Mark was honoured by his peers in the diving community at an Australian Diving Technologies Conference with an “Outstanding Achievement Award” for his “Outstanding contribution, commitment & success in underwater photography and in cave & wreck exploration”. In 1981 Mark learned the Transcendental Meditation technique and in 1985, the TM-Sidhis advanced meditation technique. The incorporation of meditation into his daily routine allowed him to experience the peaceful silent depths of consciousness not normally entertained at the superficial levels of wakefulness. He quickly recognized the qualities of consciousness experienced in meditation reflected those qualities he experienced in his deep-sea diving. The correlations deserved their own exploration and after years of research, the book Ocean of Self examines the nature of consciousness using the ocean as a metaphor.