I wish to share with you some considerations on consciousness from one of my works. Exploration is an ever unfolding task as is the resulting understanding that comes in waves. But, we all must begin from some point of origin or premise and go on from there. This was one of my points of focus and although written just earlier this year, the thoughts and ideas for greater understanding continues.
From my exploration
into the topic of consciousness, the ego as the veil, I begin to come to the
conclusion that the life we experience here on Earth is the result of a
conscious individuation from the Cosmic Mind or One Mind in the form of ego for
the purpose of a physical experience in an individuated focal point of
existence in a specific time. The ego is
the veil that separates humanity from the Cosmic Mind or that, to us, which is
unconscious or simply, not yet known.
The veil does not separate us from our Source or sever the connection to
that Cosmic Mind but rather obscures it through the existence of the ego. We remain part of the entirety of the cosmos,
our cells, molecules and particles gathered as a density intentionally
collected in a point of focus here in this now as are all entities in existence
within this frame or dimension.
The ego exists as
learned scholars and wise spiritual teachers will in unison agree. Where they all may diverge is on the purpose
of the ego and understanding its related consciousness. In my dissertation, I posit that it is
because of the ego that we have individuated from the One Mind or Cosmic
Consciousness and this intentionally formed the veil between the physical conscious
world and the world of unconsciousness, ether or the ethereal realms of the
spirit. It is through the process of
choosing individual experience that seems to separate us from our Source at a
purely physical or conscious level. We
did so in order to experience creating and the receiving of the gift and the
use of free will from whatever Source or Force in this universe that created
us. As a unified whole, we still exist,
I think, as everything in creation is interconnected as well as interdependent. Others are beginning to join this body of
thought.
Another wonderful work
I encountered that describes this thought in part a little more comes from Eva
Herr in her work, Consciousness,
within the Introduction section. The
author describes a moment in her life in which she became aware of her
consciousness. She describes going to
sleep one night during a troubling time and awoke with a new sense of purpose
in that she moved away from “the dogma of materialism, vanity and self-consumed
ideations” (Rainbowbridge Books, xix) and moved to a more full understanding of
consciousness. She describes it within
this same section as “The God force—behind everything that exists’’ and that
accompanying this thought or feeling was “a powerful but simplistic idea of
agape—the love for one’s fellow man as one loves oneself, because we are all
one.”
It is not enough to
become enlightened to the mechanics of the fullness of our physical existence;
the ‘hows and the whys’ in which we have come to exist. These things are just the vehicles designed
to carry forth our points of focus for an individuated experience of the
wholeness of the Source of All That Is in order to truly experience and
understand the significance of it. Perception
affects the perceiver and thus the perceiver learns through his or her own
perceptions of individual experience. If
there were no veil of egoic consciousness, we might know the ending of the
movie before the movie is finished playing and thus remove our ability to learn
in the now moments as they pass as we intended.
The ego is not something to be destroyed but rather, better understood.
Various disciplines
describe the Cosmic or Quantum Whole with different languages. Many see the similarities in the words and
descriptions and yet others see only a single source language with which to
define our place in this world. I like
to use the analogy of a tree. There is a
beautiful tree planted on a beautiful green hill. How would a psychiatrist define the tree and
its existence? How would an artist or
poet describe the tree and its existence?
How would a carpenter or mechanic see a tree? How would a reverend see a tree? How would a mystic describe a tree? How would a scientist or physicist define a
tree? What about a botanist? Each would
view the same tree and describe it in accord with his or her selected
discipline or experiential perspective focus. There is no other way each could
define the tree. But then what would happen if the Truth were explained that
each perceiver from within his or her discipline was the tree or an integral
part, thereof?
Like a perfect circle,
each discipline has a degree from which they work within the construct of the
circle. What if the reality of our
individuated experience is the circle and yet there are increasingly ever more
concentric circles overlaid upon our dimension of reality? Would it be too much for a simple human being
to take in all at once? Does the ego
create a sufficient veil that allows us to take in the information we need in
bite-sized chunks that are much more easily digested and that make it easier to
live our lives in our current point of focus for the experience we most
desired?
What if our body, the
physical body that we seemingly exist within is the ego or the point at which
the spirit and soul meet the physical world?
What if that ego is the tiny tip of the gigantic iceberg in terms of the
divine aspects of the souls that we are and further yet, the spirit that lies
beyond the veil? Beyond the spirit is
the Source of All That Is and that is simply beyond a tiny particle’s ability
to comprehend. A tiny bug cannot
comprehend the entirety of the universe cohesively and completely, as it hasn’t
got the capacity.
We have the potential
for the capacity but our purpose and point of focus does not necessarily
include understanding the entirety of the whole of existence precisely while our
point of focus and materialization exists in the third dimension
physically.
Understanding that we
are not the limited, unimpressive mere egoic humans pursuing our desires to our
detriment or betterment may yet buoy humanity as they work their way through
the construct of this experience here in this world, in this dimension at this
time. Physics theorizes and contemplates
that our existence is not in a singular dimension but that it is quite possible
that all that we see and experience has multiple layers of existence beyond
that which we can readily comprehend. (Exploring the Conscious Self: For Greater Understanding, 125)
Referenced Work:
Harter, J.L., Exploring the Conscious Self: For Greater Understanding, 2014. California, The Ministry of Connected Consciousness. Print.
Herr, Eva, Consciousness, 2012. Virginia, Rainbow Ridge Books. Print.
Rev. J.L. Harter, PhD, M.Msc., B.Msc., Author, Blogger, and Spiritual Counselor, Editor of the JMCC. See Bio section for more information.
