Explained in a simple way,
behind matter there is mind.
The mind has many layers.
The outer layer is conditioned
or programmed, and beyond
the conditioned mind is the
pure mind. Behind the pure
mind is consciousness.
Behind consciousness is the
field of potentiality and
behind that is the sphere of
the Absolute.
identification and conditioning. This is achieved through
the process of retracing the path of descent taken at the
time of creation.
We use the mind as the vehicle for this journey back home.
Our will is the impelling force that powers this vehicle. As
we traverse the realm of material manifestation into the
realm of the quantum field of the mind, we realize that
both matter and mind emanate or co-emerge from the field
of consciousness.
Explained in a simple way, behind matter there is mind.
The mind has many layers. The outer layer is conditioned
or programmed, and beyond the conditioned mind is the
pure mind. Behind the pure mind is consciousness. Behind
consciousness is the field of potentiality and behind that
is the sphere of the Absolute.
It is not possible to understand consciousness in its entirety
through the instrument of the mind, as consciousness
extends beyond the shores of thought. What is required is
a purified perception or direct perception. So it is possible
that there is no direct correlate of consciousness in the
human brain. Hence consciousness may never reveal itself
to science as long as science remains confined to the realm
of matter.
Consciousness itself has many layers and becomes more
and more subtle as it approaches the Absolute. It pervades
everything in creation, animate and inanimate. In matter,
which is energy in a frozen state, it exists in a dormant
state. It is what animates the mind and all its constituents
such as the ego, the intellect and the thinking faculty. In
a sense it holds the code for the whole of creation. It is
the repository of the blueprint for everything that is manifest
and unmanifest in creation. Consciousness is part of our
everyday life. We interact with it every moment. It animates
our senses. It is what enables the eye to see and the ear
to hear. It is what makes us self-aware. It is what helps us
focus our attention.
So why is consciousness relevant in our human existence?
It is now widely accepted that the human being is the most
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