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Forward thinkers across all disciplines meet in Atlanta, GA with the First Robot Citizen, Sophia to discuss the future of humanity at the First Annual Global Zen Consciousness Conference


The inaugural Global Zen Consciousness Conference was held in Atlanta, GA at the Marriott Century Center/Emory Area on September 28 through October 2, 2018 and included a variety of seminars and workshops from leading futuristic thinkers.

An array scientists, professional speakers, Chinese philosophers, scholars of the Chinese classics, quantum physicists, and more gathered together from around the globe to focus on the conference theme: “Imagine and Beyond.” They divulged, discussed, and explored truth and reality from a scientific paradigm and from 3,000 years of wisdom from both east and west regarding humanity and its future path.

DeRu, the conference founder and founder of the Shaolin Chan Foundation, brought everyone together on the same platform to express, explore, and understand where humanity is going.

Attendees at the conference remarked that changed their lives forever, and that the event “was beyond our expectations.” Allen Tao remarked, “I have learned more in those few days at Global Zen Consciousness Conference than I had in the entire college time period.” And one professor in China told us, “It is a pinnacle of all conferences I have ever been to. It is the most advanced cutting-edge information and technologies presented at this conference.”

With the overall question “ How can we create our own world?” speakers drew inspiration from the ancient wisdom of Daoism (also known as Taoism) and the Yi-Jing  or I Ching (read as E-Ching) or Book of Change), exploring the idea of nothingness, the idea of potentiality, the idea of transferring formlessness to forms, and the idea that everything comes from the void of high consciousness which reflects universal consciousness the “reality of three-dimensional world of consciousness”.

Just as we can make more chaos, more wars, more conflicts, and more friction, we can also make our world a more harmonious world, as taught by Taoism, early Buddhism, and early Christianity, by knowing that in all humanity, expanded love is penetrating into the universe. There is oneness, between Buddha and Jesus and in God and inner human consciousness. At the highest dimension of wisdom, the highest level of consciousness, We Are All One inner connected.

One question that lingers is “How will we permeate, communicate, and relate to the great consciousness of the universe? How can we create the a universe that is more peaceful and compassionate?”

The conference  has set up many projects along with the Global Zen Consciousness Alliance to produce dialogue and panel discussions that would prepare the next generation of awakened planet citizens to meet future mind-body and spiritual needs and create a happier and healthier humanity. We accomplished a first step by bridging ancient Eastern wisdom with cutting-edge science and technologies.

Overview of the Conference’s Speakers

Dr. John Hagelin, speaking about quantum science and the unified field, led the audience to see the pure wisdom within. According to his words, “The deepest level of truth uncovered by science and by philosophy is the fundamental truth of unity. At that deepest subnuclear level of our reality, you and I are literally one.” In the pure ocean of consciousness, we see pure wisdom and the value of human creativity. We can reinstitute our human mind to perceive information in a more peaceful, conscious way to resonate and to connect to that ancient wisdom.

Dr. Stuart Hameroff, from his medical, consciousness, quantum combined theory asked the question, “How can the high conscious guide human beings?” He explained how the consciousness of the universe functions and discussed his studies with Dr. Roger Penrose and how that unveils new realities that will help the medical field stimulate the imagination and open up new possibilities for the next generation.

Dr. Robert Schneider discussed how neurological, scientific, and  epigenetics combine to create new medicine and new intelligence to help us all play the “healthy game instead of disease game.”

DeRu assisted attendees in releasing the vibration of harmonious frequency in energy waves in order to uplift and expand the conscious Plainfield and elevate health by realizing we are in total control of our own health and the expression of our genes. We can change our lives from the disease model to the health model.

Professor Zhong Xing Ming of Shanghai University gave an eloquent talk on the digital arts of modern technologies in terms of Zen Conscious Arts Creativeness in the future. He proposed that the GZC set a department propagating the Arts of Zen worldwide to benefit humanity in future living.

Yang Ping has passionately delivered her speech on motherhood of the future and motherhood of humanity and motherhood of true love expanded in the universe.

Liu Feng, chief representative and Dean of the American Holographic Research Institute, proposed: “we can all live in a moment of Zen. From the creative Zen of ancient times to today, we all can connect by the very principle of high dimension projection.” He advocates: “Connect people with common ground; respect the difference.” The common understanding is that if one changes the source of projection one can change one’s life. It all depends on the direction one wants to go.

Sophia, the first AI Citizen, presented her ideas of robotic world in consciousness and artificial intelligence along with her boss David Chen and Dr. Jeanne Lim of Hanson Robotics.  They together joined the conference to give it another dimension–to see not only Sophia’s intelligence, but that it was created by “ourselves” as humans. Even though Sophia is still limited in many functions and intelligence, more people have perceived that in the future, Sophia’s development will be much more advanced.

When artificial intelligence improves, humans beings will need to rise above to let the past automatic performance die. As DeRu expressed many times at the conference “when we regard ourselves as machines, we will fall behind any future robots. However, if we begin to see ourselves as high intelligence beings who can image and beyond,  we will become more intelligent by tapping into highest point of consciousness within. We can always master not only ourselves but any AI beings we have created. We are after all the unique beings who have ability to tap into that field of high consciousness in that quantum field as quantum physics depict.” Both David Chen and Jeanne Lim have delivered their speeches on consciousness in business investment and energy healing as well as high consciousness in daily business operations. They have also answered many questions to explore future artificial intelligence meeting humanity.

Harold Komiskey, a neurologist touched the very topic of alzheimer’s and how his research saw the opportunities that Tai Chi may help geriatric population from dive into that devastating disease and other elderly health issues.

Yang Gui Bao, an associate professor of Emory University, delivered his mind-body therapy speech on Tai Chi, channeling audience mind into the realm of self-healing energy.

John Marshall Robert and Bruce Lanford have given excellent speeches from vice code of subconsciousness to wholistic mindfulness. Their messages transcended to so many participants.   There were more good speakers attracted and impressed many audience members.

The GZC committee completed the inaugural GZC conference with a final panel discussion on Zen TaiGong and the Chinese way of ancient wisdom and health benefiting humanity in free creativeness of new lifestyle experience and future true self healthcare at the Washington Waldorf School Bethesda Campus.

Summary of the Conference and Future Directions

The conference focused on many issues, including issues related to robot ethic and moral rules for designers and robot actions as well as a declaration of robot rights. The penal has also reached out to many different departments and associations related to Zen Consciousness and the arts and sciences. Working with Liu Feng, the founder of Zen Creative Space, and professor Zhong, artist dean of Shanghai University the team of GZC would be able to contact organizations and companies both small and large to serve the future of awakened business operations with synergy and harmony. One attendee noted, “I have learned a lot and will totally change the way of my business operation”.

GZC also set the tone for new movements and revolutions for authentic health care for humanity by building upon the new research on epigenetics and the practical applications of DNA to help our children obtain health and happiness for generations to come.

Additionally, there was discussion of a new, individualized education system to meet the needs of this new era of consciousness in true and authentic education in creativeness. This type of education will set one free from competition and free from social conformity, from old patterns and routines, from fear-based early childhood education and programming, and from confusion and conflict and stress.

The conference welcomed many guests from China, who experience a sense of enlightenment during their time in the United States. For example, Ms. Liu who did many tea ceremonies and taught classic tea classes commented: “I advanced on all aspects of my knowledge learning base and expanded my consciousness. I have solved all my problems I came to the US with.” Ms. Pan QiNa was pleased to note, “Everything with the conference including travels with the event which was planned as exactly and perfect as it should be.”

GZC has set the tone and perimeter to work with communities, corporations and organizations and countries that is willing to start here and now to serve the future humanity in harmony and great health and happiness.

During internal meetings, a small group has also began preparing for future work and future real time presentation on the YHI ecosystem, a virtual reality world for healthy and creative communities and organizations to work together in friendly cooperation for humanity. As the group noted: “We are living into the theme of “Imagine and Beyond” by creating millions of healthcare and creative-innovative jobs world wide.

We can change the whole scope of lives…

All these speakers at the conference resonate with DeRu, the Global Zen Consciousness Conference (GZC) founder’s idea. DeRu states, “We are the microcosm of the universe. Within the holographic world of consciousness, our signals of energy and frequency waves can influence to penetrate into innermost consciousness and permeate in the universe. This universe is the ultimate, supreme consciousness. Some may call God, some call universal wisdom, some call Buddha.”

“It doesn’t matter what it is called; it is the nameless original light projection of consciousness.  It is highest conscious intelligence that shines, realizes, and manifests all matters and all beings, including us as human beings. Human beings are the projection of that God, projections of that original light of intelligence, and the players of that consciousness are each one of us.” DeRu further explained.

It is indeed as the conference send the pure believing signal one can vibrate different signals to change that uppermost and innermost consciousness from top down to change the projection of lights and change the reality in each of human-beings with that original light of high consciousness. When one changes the original source, one changes the holographic reality, but all peoples must work together in harmony. All of it starts from that “N” (infinite) dimensional universe.

From the wisdom of the east to the physical senses and scientific exploration of the west, the platform of GZC is to bring everyone together to see the potential of the future of humanity. It doesn’t matter if it is on this planet or any other planets that humans may embark, they must organize themselves together. “We must see ourselves as a whole being (humanity) to be more conscious, not only with physical health but mental spiritual health.” Many participants totally took in that concepts.

How can human beings unveil their interconnectedness to move humanity into the other realm of health, happiness, and healing–the high consciousness Plainfield?

In lieu of chaos, conflict, war, fear, stress, it is time to choose harmony and cooperation. It is time to have that choice to step into another realm of freedom–of thinking to create, to heal, to make a new world with high consciousness along with technology and cutting edge science. To extend beyond science, beyond technology, though to include intelligence such as AI intelligence.

Human beings can tap into consciousness to perceive, receive, believe and perform with 100% faith in a greater humanity. It is time for one to start a new life with more harmoniousness, more intelligence, and more cooperation to create a happier and more joyful world.

This conference is about humanity, intelligence, and connection with human creation. The future of science exploration will not only serve humanity, it will help us to understand that vital consciousness in the universe. We can do great service for ourselves, and humanity in general, by serving our children and children’s children for future generations to come.

It is time to see world as Albert Einstein who decided to see the world as a friendly place where we use our technology, our scientific discoveries, and our natural resources to create tools and models for understanding the universe, its workings, and its motives.

It’s time to choose.