Sunday, April 22, 2018

The attractive charms of maya and worldly life

I spoke to a potential wife/fiance tonight. And I found myself developing a subtle form of attachment. And then I found myself thinking that this is not good, I am getting attached to her. Truly, the charms of the world hold a power of attraction. The attraction to the charms of the world, prevent you from seeing the world for what it really is. Nothing but a river of suffering and disappointment, with a few moments of relief and fleeting joys. Do not put your hopes here. There is a reason it is referred to as an illusion. For illusion attracts by its charm and deceptive appearance.

Better to stay out.

Sunday, April 15, 2018

Excerpt - Consciousness and the Absolute

The universe has its limits

Everything we know has parameters and perimeters. It can be defined in a certain way, we can say how big it is, what color it has, at what speed it moves, what it's shaped like. Everything is defined and confined. Even the universe has outer limits! The universe is enormous, yet we are able to calculate its approximate size. The universe is really a confined space. The universe, though it is vast, has its limits. In our eyes of course, it has incredible proportions, but it is nevertheless limited and confined.

Paradigm Shifting:
From Time to Timelessness

The Absolute is absolute emptiness, a space without confines. The Absolute is boundless space. It is not space like we know it, it is the emptiness that lies beyond the edges of the universe, it is the space in which the universe expands. It is the home of the universe. It is absolute space: 'absolute' because there are no outer limits. This is not an emptiness that relates to fullness, that would be a relative emptiness. This emptiness could not be filled with a billion universes. Absolute emptiness, theoretically, can effortlessly accommodate an infinite number of baby and parallel universes. This is space without periphery, without boundaries.

As consciousness is life's first principle, as life begins with consciousness, the question "What is truth?" becomes concrete by asking "What is consciousness?" If you want to be clear on your existence, you will have to consider the nature of consciousness. What is the origin of consciousness? How is it possible?

Consciousness is a quality of open space. Absolute space is so open that it becomes conscious, has to be conscious in its nature. It is so wide open that the very openness makes it conscious. It is so absolutely open, so impressionable, that it is conscious. Consciousness is not a substance; it is not made out of anything, since it is made out of absolute emptiness! Absolute emptiness, absolute space is the origin of consciousness. One could say that consciousness is an epi-phenomenon of the Absolute. Consciousness seems to exist, when in fact it is simply a quality, a property, a side-effect of absolute emptiness.

The question What happens when we die? is not a very clear question, because what exactly do we mean by we? It is a lot more specific to ask "What happens to consciousness when our body dies?", "What happens to consciousness when the body, our door to experience, closes?". Nothing happens to consciousness, it is just that experiences are no longer possible. And when new life is born, there are new experiences. With every new birth, the consciousness-property of the Absolute is revealed.

Consciousness as such is never born, absolute emptiness does not need to be born, does not need to be created: it simply exists as the truth behind existence. Absolute space is absolute time, eternity, time without beginning and without end. With every death, consciousness seems to disappear. It doesn't truly disappear, because absolute emptiness cannot possibly disappear. It never dies, its time is never up.

Absolute Consciousness

Like experiences are not possible without consciousness, is consciousness possible without experiences? What does the term 'consciousness' mean when all experiences drop away, when there is no notion, no thought, no feeling, no memory, no dream, no awareness of anything whatsoever? The truth of life, of you, of me and of existence is absolute space, boundlessness, absolute freedom. It is the origin and foundation of consciousness, it is why consciousness is possible. The light of that absolute consciousness never extinguishes. It is absolute, because it is not even dependent on experience, on life.