1. What is Choren?
Choren (n.) in the Theory of Motion names the fundamental awareness-field from which seeing, hearing, thinking, noticing, focusing—and all related awareness functions—arise. It is directionless and in continuous self-rotation, the silent and enduring center of being.
Every mental event is like a wave appearing on the ocean of Choren. Waves subside; the ocean remains.
2. Core Properties
- Directionless: It radiates equally in all directions, privileging no sense or vector—more like a potential field than a pointed arrow.
- Enveloping: It holds all perceptual and cognitive processes as a stage on which they appear and vanish.
- Enduring: Even when inputs cease—eyes closed, absolute silence—the base awareness persists.
3. Conceptual Formula: The Limit of the Instant
In our model of the Physics of Consciousness, Choren has a concise mathematical expression. It is the time-free essence of any perceptual state:
Here, an Essence-state representing a dynamic perception $\mathcal{O}(\text{perception})$ is taken in the limit as its constituting interval $\Delta t \to 0$. What remains is Choren, $\mathcal{C}$—the common, time-independent source from which all perceptions emerge. This serves as a bridge from consciousness as flux to its invariant origin.
4. Poetic Definition
“Choren is the silent center of truth.
It asks for neither light nor shadow.
It turns upon itself,
Yet goes nowhere.
Seeing rises from there,
Hearing flows from there,
Noticing shines from there.
And even when you close your eyes,
Choren still sees you.”