Bliss-Tech

Understanding & Controlling the Chemistry of Consciousness with the Mind Itself

This portion of the KnowSys skeleton is adapted from a manuscript of a book entitled BLISS-TECH by Michael Heumann. The outline that follows and the text at the end of these hyper-links is an exploration of the biology of positive emotional states and some approaches to cultivating positive emotion.

• INTRODUCTION
• PART 1 UNDERSTANDING THE BIOLOGY OF PLEASURE
• CHAPTER 1: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SURVIVAL MACHINE
• CHAPTER 2: NATURE'S BEHAVIOR GUIDANCE SYSTEM
• CHAPTER 3: THE MOLECULES OF EMOTION
• THE PLEASURE CENTERS IN THE BRAIN
• THE HEDONIC FALLACY & THE RELEVANCE OF BLISS
• FREE WILL & THE TRIUNE BRAIN
• SELF-ADMINISTERING ENDOGENIUS NEUROJUICES
• THE WORLD PROCESSOR
• SHARING THE REINS WITH THE SELFISH GENE
• THE WITNESS
• THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF RELATIVITY
• LEARNING TO SEE PERFECTION
• THE ART OF SAVORING
• THE SPIRIT OF PLAY
• OVERCOMING THE OBSTACLES TO BLISS
• ANGER, FEAR, & THWART
• MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE SUB-CONSCIOUS
• MAGIC & THE REENCHANTMENT OF THE WORLD
• VISIONS OF THE POSSIBLE