R. Michael Lotto : We only ever see what was useful to see in the past . But when seeing , we must be aware of one reality and an opposite reality , he says . Lotto : To literally ` ` ' yourself see '' is the principal act of consciousness . Indeed , to literally `` see yourself see '' is in my view the principal act of consciousness , which has the power to transform one 's view of the world and of oneself . Let 's talk first of weekly series on CNN.com : Ted Talk ##s .
R. Michael Lotto : We only ever see what was useful to see in the past . But when seeing , we must be aware of one reality and an opposite reality , he says . Lotto : To literally ` ` ' yourself see '' is the principal act of consciousness . Let 's talk first of weekly series on CNN.com : Ted Talk ##s .