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As is the case with imagery, decades of effort have been spent in try-
ing to generate and reproduce sound that is faithful to the original. The re-
sults of these efforts are sound recorders, high-fidelity systems, and sys-
tems for sensing sound. Despite all of this technology and the thousands
of engineers and experts who have been working on this endeavor, no
sound has yet been obtained that has the same sharpness and clarity as
the sound perceived by the ear. Think of the highest-quality hi-fi systems
produced by the largest company in the music industry. Even in these de-
vices, when sound is recorded some of it is lost; or when you turn on a hi-
fi you always hear a hissing sound before the music starts. However, the
sounds that are the products of the human body's technology are ex-
tremely sharp and clear. A human ear never perceives a sound accompa-
nied by a hissing sound or with atmospherics as does a hi-fi; rather, it per-
ceives sound exactly as it is, sharp and clear. This is the way it has been
since the creation of man.
So far, no man-made visual or recording apparatus has been as sen-
sitive and successful in perceiving sensory data as are the eye and the ear.
However, as far as seeing and hearing are concerned, a far greater truth
lies beyond all this.
To Whom Does the Consciousness that
Sees and Hears within the Brain Belong?
Who watches an alluring world in the brain, listens to symphonies
and the twittering of birds, and smells the rose?
The stimulations coming from a person's eyes, ears, and nose travel
to the brain as electro-chemical nerve impulses. In biology, physiology,
and biochemistry books, you can find many details about how this image
forms in the brain. However, you will never come across the most impor-
tant fact: Who perceives these electro-chemical nerve impulses as images,
sounds, odors, and sensory events in the brain? There is a consciousness
in the brain that perceives all this without feeling any need for an eye,
an ear, and a nose. To whom does this consciousness belong? Of course it
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