One Step Forward: Consciousness and Time

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Namaste All;

 

I had some thoughts brewing in the back of my mind, that now, in light of

some recent posts, have become clear enough to write about. It all grew too

lengthy and in opposite directions, so i decided to break it up in two

posts...

 

Just to make matters clear, i shall reference the posts that led me to this

particular chain of thoughts. At the risk of looking egotistical (please,

certainly not my intention), i will reference my two last articles, just so

i can establish clearly the grounds on which i am settled.

 

Ref. posts:

 

1) 29612

2) 29703

3) 30030

4) 30114

 

In this particular order, each post is tied together by its follower (even

though with my posts it all just happened accidentally). This is the same

case for the particular post i am writing now, attempting to tie up matters

in light of my own interpretation of them. Needless to say that this is just

my opinion and views, as i am writing all this in a speculative manner,

outside looking in.

 

Having established that the central issue, prior to doer-ship (since doing

implies having received an input motivating the apparent individual to do

so), seems to lurk around the mis-conception "i am seeing, therefore i am

the seer", one set of possibilities seems to arise. As one that reads a

warning "caution, wet floor" gets mindful of each step, so i believe that

after each millimetrical correction on a skewed perspective one might inch

closer to the truth. Therefore, in a sense, all our quest can be ordered

time-wise in a set of warnings, that even though never showing a complete

picture, allways advises us where we ought not look.

 

The first impression i get, as of now, is that the ego is built upon the

notion "i am seeing, therefore i am the seer". I am not, by any means,

trying to impose a view on such important matters, and the fact is that i

may be very well saying something that might have been said countless times

before, but the fact also is that i can see some order in this chaos now, as

regards the birth of the ego (and hope that in finding its birthplace i

should also find its birth-giver).

 

In the BrAhma SutrAs, Antaradhikaranam: Topic 4, sutra I.2.13 (44) it is

said:

 

"The person within the eye is Brahman";

 

So, how does one super-impose the notion that the ego is the seer on the

supreme truth? My understanding is that mind itself gets erected upon this

very mis-conception. And this, in my view, happens on the account of a

slight difference of perception, initially, between reality (as in pure

consciousness) and our own BMI complex. Given that consciousness itself is

responsible for all "seeing" and "seen", and that its very eye is within,

the only understanding i can make of this is that upon being falsely

conscious of consciousness, one instance of "delay in processing" is added

to the whole picture, as in the situation that when one puts on a pair of

shades, one apparently sees a darker sun.

 

Chronologically (i am speaking strictly from the sadhak point of view) some

order seems to have been found. Given that now there is a delay in

processing consciousness, due to the super-imposition of an illusory

consciousness, that spawns as a fragment of self-awareness (which makes it

not entirely negative), individual perception of consciousness (as

appearing) could be deemed to be slightly off-beat, or out of phase, with

pure consciousness, awareness in itself. Just as a singer that is slightly

out of tune jumps over the whole ensemble, instantly drawing all attention

to itself, so our perception of individual consciousness gets drawn into the

resulting beat between the wave of pure-consciousness and that of the

super-imposed one.

 

With waves in general, beating is the name of the phenomenon that explains

what happens when almost identical waves are very closely (in time, meaning

phase) super-imposed, and the result is an almost tactile feel between their

relation, much stronger than if they were evenly spaced (though quite

unpleasant), or for that matter, even in perfect unison (more powerful, but

subtler, given that its all-pleasing nature does not draws particular

attention to itself). Given that both our apparent consciousness and

pure-consciousness itself are composed of the very same fabric (of infinite

power and strength), only delayed by an infinitely small instance of time,

the effect of beating is at its infinite maximum, drawing infinite attention

and being infinitely disturbing.

 

In the infinitely disturbing difference of phase between perceived and pure

consciousness, dwells the ego. Having attracted all attention towards

itself, mind gets built, ever super-imposing concepts over itself (now

dialectics come in), chains of thoughts etc. Like a skyscraper, mind tends

to erect itself away from the single truth that has spawned it. And the

solid ground that gives mind its foundation to be built upon is the infinite

power resulting between the beating of our perceived consciousness, or

conscience of awareness, and consciousness (or awareness) itself. This could

very well explain the absurd power of the ego to the individual, and the

individuals insignificance to existence itself. Being composed of the very

same fabric of existence, the ego could simply be said to be a slightly

delayed perception of consciousness from consciousness itself, hence the

illusory character of reality as perceived by us ignorants.

 

Methods, corrections, further discussion, are all welcome - and requested

{)).

My warmest regards...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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