Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Dear All, I was trying to translate a mantra (will post on it later) when suddenly I was stumped by the sanskrit syllable "chit" which means "consciousness". Now most of us would have used the word "consciousness" , "supreme consciousness" etc very lightly to describe God. But my question is - WHAT IS THE EXACT MEANING OF CONSCIOUSNESS ? What do we mean when we say "God is Supreme Consciousness" ? Your well thought , intuitive responses welcomed. Jai Supreme Consciousness. Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 awareness, or self-awareness. it is the substance of everything. that is a theory, or belief, we are working on becoming reality. sadhana or devotion reveals it. thoughts and belief in separate self mask it. , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> wrote: > Dear All, > I was trying to translate a mantra (will post on it later) when > suddenly I was stumped by the sanskrit syllable "chit" which > means "consciousness". > > Now most of us would have used the word "consciousness" , "supreme > consciousness" etc very lightly to describe God. But my question is - > WHAT IS THE EXACT MEANING OF CONSCIOUSNESS ? > > What do we mean when we say "God is Supreme Consciousness" ? > > Your well thought , intuitive responses welcomed. > > Jai Supreme Consciousness. > Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Namaste Nanda, you asked: What do we mean when we say "God is Supreme Consciousness" ? I would say pure consciousness. No form. Here is something I saw on the web today. One party says thought is caused by matter, and the other says matter is caused by thought. Both statements are wrong; matter and thought are coexistent. There is a third something of which both matter and thought are products. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) Om Namah Sivaya Kanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Dear Nanda, And what a question it is, too! Anyway, what I hesitatingly would like to contribute is: consciousness is THAT which cannot be grasped by thought and what eludes any attempt to circumscribe it. It is always more than our attempts to understand and yet it is at the center of our attempts; It is the source of our questioning, It supports our questioning, and finally It dissolves our questioning into Its own Being. I guess this does not help you much and is no answer at all, but you have made me chew on the question for a whole day, so I thought I might as well let you have the result:), with love, Henny , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> wrote: > Dear All, > I was trying to translate a mantra (will post on it later) when > suddenly I was stumped by the sanskrit syllable "chit" which > means "consciousness". > > Now most of us would have used the word "consciousness" , "supreme > consciousness" etc very lightly to describe God. But my question is - > WHAT IS THE EXACT MEANING OF CONSCIOUSNESS ? > > What do we mean when we say "God is Supreme Consciousness" ? > > Your well thought , intuitive responses welcomed. > > Jai Supreme Consciousness. > Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Supreme Consciousness is God. God is Supreme Consciousness. from a practical perspective, I understand Supreme Consciousness as the plane of existence where the individual soul and the Supreme Soul(God) become one. this would be the seventh(highest) plane of consciousness. Sri Ramakrishna says the aspirant who has reached this plane, goes into samadhi. as Steve comments, our sadhana takes us there. Jai! Kumari , "Steve Connor" <sconnor@a...> wrote: > awareness, or self-awareness. it is the substance of everything. that > is a theory, or belief, we are working on becoming reality. sadhana or > devotion reveals it. thoughts and belief in separate self mask it. > > , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> > wrote: > > Dear All, > > I was trying to translate a mantra (will post on it later) when > > suddenly I was stumped by the sanskrit syllable "chit" which > > means "consciousness". > > > > Now most of us would have used the word "consciousness" , "supreme > > consciousness" etc very lightly to describe God. But my question is > - > > WHAT IS THE EXACT MEANING OF CONSCIOUSNESS ? > > > > What do we mean when we say "God is Supreme Consciousness" ? > > > > Your well thought , intuitive responses welcomed. > > > > Jai Supreme Consciousness. > > Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Jai Maa! Conciousness is that which percieves the objects of conciousness. That conciousness pervades the whole creation. The point at which conciousness percieves the objects of conciousness is the bindu, the point of union between Shiva and Shakti. From that point, all existence arises! Jai Shiva - Shakti --- Nanda <chandimaakijai wrote: > Dear All, > I was trying to translate a mantra (will post on it > later) when > suddenly I was stumped by the sanskrit syllable > "chit" which > means "consciousness". > > Now most of us would have used the word > "consciousness" , "supreme > consciousness" etc very lightly to describe God. But > my question is - > WHAT IS THE EXACT MEANING OF CONSCIOUSNESS ? > > What do we mean when we say "God is Supreme > Consciousness" ? > > Your well thought , intuitive responses welcomed. > > Jai Supreme Consciousness. > Nanda > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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