Guest guest Posted May 10, 2001 Report Share Posted May 10, 2001 >"Vivekananda Centre" >The way I interpret this is: There is only Super consciousness around. Due >to our (very understandable) limitations we see it as:- 'Consciousness' >'sub-consciousness' un-consciousness' etc. Spirituality involves discarding >this perversion we impose on Super-consciousness. What a grand thought! > >>jay Jay Consciousness is unquilifed. To differentiate consciousness associted with upaadhi's one talks as though it is conditioned consciousness or reflected consciousness in relation to unquilified or pure consciousness - pratibinba-binba relationship. Use of the term Super etc is to differentiate the pure consciouseness from the apparent conditioned consciousness. Hari Om! Sadananda _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2001 Report Share Posted May 12, 2001 advaitin, "Vivekananda Centre" <vivekananda@b...> wrote: > Studying the teachings of Swami Ashokanandaji I came across > something quite extraordinary. > > He said something like:- > > Consciousness is always "Super consciousness" . > It is the ego that produces the other states. > (Consciousness is always Super consciousness! > Our problem is that we see it as consciousness.... > What a grand explanation...) > > The way I interpret this is: > There is only Super consciousness around. > Due to our (very understandable) limitations we see it as:- > 'Consciousness' 'sub-consciousness' un-consciousness' etc. > Spirituality involves discarding this perversion we impose on > Super-consciousness. What a grand thought! Jay, what Ashokananda is saying is that we are all the Self, in this moment, eternally. It's always on, it just appears to be absent to most. The mind renders an idea of "me", and we become blind to the understanding that this "me" doesn't exist. "We" see ourselves as real as individuals, having become identified with the idea of "me". This identification isn't a "perversion" imposed by some "we," it's just a virtue of the fact that we appear to have bodies. --jody. [snip] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.