The "Mechanics of Delusion"

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The "Mechanics of Delusion"

Awareness > Perception > Conception > Deception

Out of Awareness arises Perception, out of Perception arises

Conception, out of Conception arises Deception........

Definitions.........

Awareness:

Is defined as the life energy that pre-exists the universe. The

universe is a manifestation of Awareness. Awareness is defined

throughout the various cultures

as "God", "Brahman", "Atman", "Buddha Nature", "The Tao", "Pure

Being", "Pure ConsciousnessPure Awareness" etc. Awareness is the

animative principle (animus) that gives life to all, the "Being" in

Human Being.

Awareness shining through its own manifestations animates and gives

life to its forms.

Perception:

Awareness shines through the senses of the forms, animating them,

and allowing them to perceive the world in which they live. At this

stage there are no thought processes so the sense of division has

not yet arisen, no "me" and no "other". A sense of "flow" or "one-

ness" pervades the entire manifestation, when the senses operate

this is known as "Savikalpa Samadhi". When the Awareness is not

functioning through the senses then the "state" is then

called "Nirvikalpa Samadhi".

Conception:

The continuous flow that is the hallmark of Perception is shattered

at this next stage where we conceive of what we perceive, or in

other words think about the sensory experiences. At the moment

Conception arises the universe is split into two, into the "Me" and

the "Not Me". This happens by default and is either explicit (by

focusing directly on the feeling of "Me") or implicit (by focussing

on things with an implied "Me" being the subject of that focus) e.g.

looking at the "tree" implies that "I" am looking at it. Conception

removes the feeling of flow experienced at the level of perception

and replaces it instead with a fragmented universe in which "I" have

to survive.

Deception:

The stage of Deception begins where we solidify our own and other

peoples thought processes. Instead of seeing the manifest universe

as it is, as a flow, we see it as a collection of parts working in

a "mechanical" or "sequential" way. We become so attached to

the "names" or categories we apply to life and "our" -"selves" that

we have lost the spirit of what those names represent. The "Me" is

further split into many personalities (thats why we talk to "our" -

"selves" when we think) and as a collective group the "I" (or all

the little "Me's") need to be constantly maintained and looked

after. The personas are fragile little things that are prone to

breakdowns and malfunctions so constant attention is required to

keep them in working order. So lost we are in our ideas we feel that

we cannot survive without them.

And yet home lies at no distance from you...... In the space between

those thoughts

 

 

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