On Consciousness

[Swada]

My Father has alzheimers. Started off slowly now he's getting worse and worse. Apart from being sad, If his consciousness was a manifestation of beyond the physical it wouldn't deteriorate with his physical brain.

Perennial wisdom suggest its the seat of consciousness itself (aka I AM or our pure awareness) that isn't physical.  The nervous system and thinking consciousnesses certainly is physical explaining why they are prone to decay and disease.

From a scientific viewpoint it may be hard to prove that our seat of consciousness isn't physical but from personal viewpoint, we can experience nothing by pure awareness in deep states of meditation. Opening the door to higher states of consciousness (144,000)

My sympathies for your Father.