Musings on Awareness 7 - Prof. G. Venkataraman

Pure Consciousness = Formless God

Cosmic Omnipresence pervades the Universe at three levels

 . at the gross level, cosmic energy resides in atoms which are everywhere

 . next, cosmic energy operates in living systems as “Life force”

 . at the highest and subtlest level, cosmic energy exists as Primary Consciousness

                                                          Pure Consciousness is Supreme:
                                                  It exists by itself during creation and dissolution of the Manifest Universe

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Consciousness latent in Humans

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Life force in Living Beings

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Energy in Atoms

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Omnipresence of Formless God

One should not imagine that when the Universe is created, the primordial background of Universal Consciousness disappears. The latter continues to exist, acting as a backdrop in the Manifested Universe. This backdrop acts rather like a physical field driving evolution of living species in the direction where consciousness flowers fully, just like a fruit bud growing and ripening into a sweet fruit. Where evolution of life is concerned, that fruit is the human being.

The Conscience or the Divine voice in our Spiritual Heart

During a solar eclipse, something comes between us and the Sun, completely blocking the light, even if only for a short time. Yet, even such a bright object as the Sun can be covered up, plunging the Earth into darkness.

So too, in each of us, there is our spiritual heart, the seat of God. God shines brilliantly from the heart, even brighter than a thousand suns. However, a lot of evil lurks in the darkest corners of the mind using lust, greed, jealousy, anger, hate, pride, arrogance as its principal agents, creating an eclipse blocking out this light, sometimes altogether.

Although God resides in the heart of all, the mind can easily make man forget this vital fact. Unfortunately, that happens often, and is the root cause for most of the problems facing humanity today.

When we forget God, we need to seek and submit to a spiritual teacher, who will help remove spiritual ignorance. These “Gurus” help us develop spiritual discrimination or intellect, then the clouds of ignorance disappear and we able to see God within and also listen to His voice, ever ready to convey advice. The voice within is the voice of the conscience, as it is sometimes referred to. 

The perpetual restlessness of the Mind and its never-ceasing random thoughts generate internal “noise”, drowning out the voice of God within. Quieten the Mind by ever remembering the name of your Lord. Train the mind to dwell on God. Make the mind your servant and not the master.

The conscience present in different individuals is all a part of One Universal Consciousness, from which our universe and everything in it came into existence. In other words, individual conscience and Universal Consciousness are one and the same.

                                                                                             to be continued