AI and Consciousness: A Silent Revolution

Varun Gehlot
Nov 20, 2025
4 min read

Updated: Mar 15

The Primordial Memory of Bliss

Deep within us, there exists a primordial memory of being in the womb. In that state, life was blissful and free from effort. Every need was met without asking. There was no hunger or danger. Warmth, nourishment, security, and safety flowed automatically. Our bodies grew in perfect rhythm and harmony. After birth, humanity yearns for a similar state of being. This desire for efficiency in survival stems from that very remembrance. Our heightened self-awareness allows us to recall this subtle memory.

Over time, we have built tools and systems to recreate this state of existence. We aim for a life where survival requires little effort or thought. This hope allows us to dedicate our time and energy to explore beyond mere survival.

The Evolution of Tools

We began with simple tools like knives, which extended our cutting abilities. The wheel made movement faster and easier. After the industrial revolution, we created machines that replicated and even exceeded human functions. Cranes provided arm strength, while robot arms and assembly lines offered precision. Cars, trains, and conveyor belts replaced walking and running. These machines do not just mimic human effort; they scale it exponentially. What once required a hundred people can now be accomplished by a single machine. We marveled at our creations and celebrated our newfound freedom from hard labor.

As time progressed, we witnessed the digital and information revolutions, followed by the AI revolution. Each of these advancements replicated and exceeded mental functions, memory, logic, decision-making, and creativity. These developments have drastically improved our survival and enhanced our lifestyles. Today, many people live lives far more comfortable than kings and queens of the past could have imagined. This achievement is significant.

However, beneath this optimism lies a deeper question: how are these developments affecting human consciousness?

The Consequences of Progress

The industrial revolution weakened our bodies. We relied less on physical labor, leading to deterioration and increased susceptibility to illnesses. The information and digital revolutions dulled our memory, logic, and creativity. Similarly, AI may further weaken our mental faculties, making us more vulnerable to mental illnesses. Physical ailments were often localized, but mental illnesses can spread rapidly, leading to mass psychosis and a collective downfall.

As time passes, we become more impatient, compulsive, and hyperactive physically. Simultaneously, we are becoming passive, dull, and numb mentally. Despite building beautiful infrastructure and efficient systems, our minds are deteriorating. Computers and AI outpace us at every turn, yet they exist only because of human ingenuity. We take pride in our creations, but they are not built by all of us. A few energetic, creative, and intelligent individuals drive innovation, while many of us remain passive consumers, often unaware of our own decline.

The Potential of Individual Intelligence

Every human life is born with the potential for genius and the highest form of intelligence. However, only a few reach their full potential due to various factors. These individuals have influenced the world, creating efficiency and convenience. As these advancements become commonplace, we should appreciate them as assistance rather than a crutch. Most of us need to work towards realizing our individual intelligence instead of allowing it to deteriorate.

The fruition of individual intelligence is essential for spiritual inspiration and the drive to achieve the bliss we have longed for since birth. Unfortunately, due to ignorance and lack of awareness, we often substitute our longing for bliss with cheap thrills and instant gratification. This postpones our true fulfillment and further deteriorates our minds.

Awakening Individual Intelligence

Awakening individual intelligence requires releasing and working through the unused potential energies suppressed by modern lifestyles. Over time, we have allowed this suppression to occur because we lacked self-awareness. The few active minds developing technology serve profit-driven businesses rather than focusing on human well-being. This situation calls for a silent revolution.

Technological advancements offer conveniences like toilet paper and microwave ovens. However, they also provide tools for creativity, such as notebooks for writing and electric guitars for music. The internet allows binge-watching, making us passive, but it also offers access to courses, ideas, and mentors that can inspire us. Food delivery apps may make us lazy, but they can also connect us to healthy meal plans and nutrition tracking. AI assistants simplify tasks, but they can also help us create and learn new skills faster than ever.

Now, it is up to us to use our discretion. The tools and activities we choose will determine the quality of our lives and our karma. We can either become passive consumers, living in numb comfort, or active creators, exploring the heights of human consciousness. The choice is ours.

The Role of AI in Our Lives

In the end, AI and technological advancements are merely tools. They can serve businesses driven by profit or enhance our state of being. They can help us remember our primordial longing for bliss and awaken our individual intelligence. However, if we allow ourselves to be carried away by convenience without awareness, we risk a deeper downfall of humanity itself.

Only through self-awareness, responsibility, and creative use of our energies can we hope to honor these tools. We must avoid becoming weak, passive, and numb victims of our own creations.