This is all quite well discussed in Scientology, a subject so controversial that people rarely make the effort to dig deeper than the understanding of the subje

This is all quite well discussed in Scientology, a subject so controversial that people rarely make the effort to dig deeper than the understanding of the subject offered by tabloid article editors and people interested in destroying the organization, while ignoring the subject. You are a spiritual being, aware of being aware. Consciousness is the state of being aware of being aware. It can be attenuated, and it can be enhanced, by the unit of spirit itself, represented in Scientology by the mathematical symbol: theta, which is used because it represents infinity. Anyone wanting to know more can study the subject without getting into too much controversy - all it takes is to read the books about the subject made available in any library. This is the very thing that the subject is intended to explore and define, and it is a very thorough investigation indeed - covering everything from the most basic axioms of life all the way to applying the properties of theta in the modern, present time world. But of course, the hubris and hysteria about the organization and its activities precludes an honest look at the real, very well defined, details of the subject. Get past the hysteria, and you will find a perfectly workable, perfectly acceptable definition of consciousness. However, that's not as easy as it sounds, alas, in this modern hubristic world..