Nonsymbolic – Center for the Study of Non-Symbolic Consciousness

Non-symbolic Consciousness includes these ways of experiencing life, and hundreds of related others…

  • Nondual awareness
  • Plateau experiences
  • Unity consciousness
  • Deautomatization
  • Enlightenment
  • Samadhi
  • Transcendental experiences
  • Flow experience
  • Mystical experiences
  • Satori
  • Cosmic Consciousness
  • The peace of God
  • Self-transcendence
  • Silence beyond sound
  • Numinous experiences
  • The peace that passeth understanding

Academically we refer to these forms of experience as Persistent or Ongoing forms of Non-Symbolic Experience. Publicly we use the term "Fundamental Wellbeing". Over the years this website has become widely used by the public as an authoritative source of information on this topic, so we mostly use the phrase Fundamental Wellbeing on it.

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About Us

Our work in the area of Fundamental Wellbeing (i.e.: persistent awakening, nonduality, enlightenment, the peace that passeth understanding, and so on) is widely recognized. It's been presented for over a decade at leading scientific conferences and prominent academic institutions, well known and highly regarded public events, featured in countless video segments, articles, and interviews, mentioned in leading books, and much more.

Referenced by Leading Experts

Our work has been referenced in popular books such as Ken Wilber's "The Religion of Tomorrow", Deepak Chopra's "Meta Human", and Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal's "Stealing Fire".