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Awaken the Living Awareness Within Glossary
Enlightenment is an understanding of both the relative mode of existence (the way in which things appear to us) and the ultimate mode of existence (the true nature of these same appearances). This includes our own minds and consciousness (Inner World) as well as the external world.
In the Western world, the concept of Spiritual Enlightenment has become synonymous with Self-Realization; the term is being used to translate several Eastern terms and concepts, such as Nirvana, Satori, and Kenshō. Nirvāṇa (Sanskrit: निर्वाण nirvāṇa; Pali: निब्बान nibbāna) is most commonly associated with Buddhism, literally meaning “blown out,” as in a candle.
In the Buddhist context, nirvana refers to the imperturbable stillness of the mind, after the fires that cause suffering (dukkha) have been finally extinguished; it is the state of perfect peace that comes when craving is eliminated, the unconditioned state experienced while alive with the extinguishing of the flames of desire, aversion, and delusion.
In Hindu philosophy, it is the union with Brahman, the divine ground of existence, and the experience of blissful egolessness. See also closely related terms Satori, and Samadhi.
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This brings us to an important point: our view of the world profoundly impacts how we live and interact with the world and with each other. Our collective worldview in its current form is rigid, inflexible, and in many ways – old, outdated and outmoded. This is reflected in the structures of our systems and mechanisms by which they operate. Many of the problems we face are directly linked to, and partly, if not solely, caused by these outdated and outmoded structures which promote inequality, ruthless competition and social injustice among many other things. When we look at today’s world, we cannot say it’s one of peace and joy. Rather, we find that we live in the midst of self-imposed chaos. It should be obvious to all of us that something is seriously lacking in the way we humans are going about things, but for some reason – it isn’t, which brings about the question: Are we really so deep in denial that we fail to see the obvious?
Indeed, there is no doubt about it – humanity is at a crossroads where a decision has to be made: Do we move forward towards a bright future, or do we follow the old worldview and plunge deeper into oblivion by continuing our old ways and repeating our past mistakes? The choice is ours to make; we are truly free to choose ourselves – it is always up to us to create the world we want to live in. If we choose the path of conscious transformation, an exciting and bright future is ahead for us. But the question is: Do we have the will – both individually, and collectively, to implement the required changes in attitude and lifestyle? One thing is certain: whichever path we choose, it will surely determine the fate of our species for a long time to come.
It is evident that this juncture represents an opportunity to create a totally different kind of social and economic structures. It goes without saying that we should use this opportunity to create systems based on non-centralized, distributed and emergent approaches. Having said that, it is worth pointing out that for the first time in human history, we have everything we need to make life beautiful for all of humanity; and hence it is our personal and collective responsibility to change ourselves if we want to see humanity moving towards this goal. To create a better future for humanity, we need a better understanding of what it means to be human. Therefore, we should explore different approaches and perspectives about how we are in the world, how we relate to where we are, and how we act towards other people. Other such explorations would include such considerations as why we are the way we are, and what it all means for who we as individuals and as a species want to become.
One thing we humans should all agree on is that we are a collective human species – even though we are fundamentally different from each other, we can do well to appreciate our differences. We may be different on the surface, but underneath, at the very core, we are all the same – human, awareness, consciousness – see? We are all on a journey, slowly discovering more of our True Self, gradually getting to the core of who we truly are; it is our journey from birth that shapes us and makes us what we are today, but it is the same core essence within each of us – the Human Spirit that ultimately unites us. If we would be willing to acknowledge this truth, we would agree that all people are equal and that we should live in peace with each other. In other words, we should treat all we meet with respect and love – this is the point in our spiritual journey where we begin to reclaim our humanity. As we check our hearts, as we come to understand our well-being, as we come to recognize and acknowledge that the good of others is also the good of oneself, we grow spiritually – it is an essential part of transformation, progress and growth, you see?
If we break free from old ways of thinking and seeing, we can change ourselves – both individually and collectively. What makes the difference is how skillfully we learn to utilize everything we have already discovered. So the question becomes: Do we continue on the path we have been following, or do we open up to a transforming insight from the combined wisdom of science and the world’s spiritual traditions, taking the path less traveled – the path that can lead us to peace, harmony and balance? This book demonstrates that such a wide-reaching conscious transformation is possible – through the realization that everything and everyone is interconnected, and that every action affects the whole and vice versa. But obviously, this is not enough in itself – action is needed, as well. If we make a conscious choice to pursue personal growth, learning from one another and supporting each other to grow – then, over time, the world begins to reflect that growth and change. As we learn that we need each other, that the good of others is also the good of oneself, that all things living in harmony live long, and they prosper – so shall it be: a new paradigm, a new worldview, a new reality, a new world with a prosperous and blossoming humanity. And so does transformation happen, you see?
Let us conclude this chapter with the following thoughts. As we go through this process of transformation, one of the first things we come across on our journey is a new paradigm, which is followed by a new worldview. As indicated earlier, with this transformation comes a new paradigm that will lead us in a direction to discover more sustainable ways of living. The emergence of this new paradigm at this critical juncture in human history is highly significant. You see, this process will inevitably lead us to a completely different kind of worldview – a view where the perspective is shifted from the parts to the whole, while also acknowledging the individual parts as an integral part of the whole. We can already see that a new kind of worldview has slowly begun to emerge – a view that turns out to be closely related to the views of mystics of all ages and traditions. This kind of view can be called a holistic approach – seeing the world as an integrated whole.
What’s amazing about this kind of holistic worldview is that it blends together the wisdom of ancient spiritual traditions with the new discoveries in quantum physics and modern science. At the most fundamental level, we are talking about returning to the ways of our ancestors by living in harmony with nature – gently adjusting our lifestyle to bring us back into balance. If we combine holistic principles with modern technology; if we adjust our lifestyle to reflect higher values, morals, ideals, and principles; if we replace greed, competition, consumption, quantity, and domination with solidarity, cooperation, conservation, quality, and partnership, we would be well on our way toward a more sustainable world, with a healthier and more balanced way of life, wouldn’t we?
In conclusion, when one has the understanding that we are part of the whole and the whole is part of us, then we start living in a new way, you see? We will go more into details in later chapters, but first we need to briefly examine how we currently see life – this is done in the next chapter, titled “Outdated View of Life (Mechanistic Machine).” This groundwork is necessary for the gradual growth in understanding of ourselves as an integral part of the whole. In this way, we can better understand the upcoming sections – in particular those dealing with the ideas of consciousness, awareness, and existence in general.
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~ ∞ ~ Quantum Nonlocality - The Nature of Time - Awaken the Living Awareness Within ~ ∞ ~
In the previous chapters, we explored the mysteries of the Quantum World, and learned something about the phenomenon of Quantum Entanglement, which brought us quite nicely to something called Quantum Nonlocality, which in turn brings us now to the very nature of time itself. It is impossible to talk about time without referring to the laws of nature, or scientific laws – which are statements based on repeated experiments or observations, that describe or predict a range of natural phenomena. And so it goes that all the mysteries physicists and cosmologists face, from the “Big Bang” to the future of our universe, from the puzzles of quantum physics to the unification of the forces and particles – eventually come down to the nature of time. That is to say, it seems that time appears to be the key to the meaning of quantum theory and its eventual unification with space, time, gravity, and cosmology; and because time seems to be the key, equating to life – as we come to see later, it links both time and life to consciousness and its inherent awareness.
In this context, it is once again worth mentioning that beyond the surface, there is yet another, more important component, that of consciousness and its inherent awareness, you see? The importance of it should have become clear by now, but if it hasn’t, it should. Not only because they play an essential role in the aforementioned unification, but also because the coming new synthesis of science, ancient mysticism and spirituality recognizes matter and Spirit to be one unified energy in different stages of manifestation – awareness being the core of it all, matter being its manifestation in physical reality, and consciousness the medium against which and through which we perceive and measure time. And so you see, just as we are now discovering that consciousness is distributed through every cell of the body, soon we may discover that it is distributed in every photon or particle of light throughout the universe – making it essential to incorporate consciousness and its inherent awareness as the cornerstone of this new science. Hence, it goes without saying that if we hope to someday master the mysteries of the universe, including not only the Quantum World, but also the nature of time, we would need to include consciousness and its inherent awareness to the equation.
Time as we know time to exist, is, in many ways, a construct, a tool by which we make sense of the events that occur in our lives. Together with another tool, that of storytelling, we can communicate not only about daily events, but also more complex topics that are essential for our growth, development and evolvement as human beings. Many have treated time as an illusion – and yet, they do age – quite a dichotomy, don’t you think? It is evident that time is very much real, isn’t it? So, what is this thing we call time – this thing we so easily waste yet never have enough of? Is it really a thing? We cannot hold it in our hands, nor see it with our eyes – it is completely intangible, yet extraordinarily real.
Now, what is time, exactly? Time is something that is very much intangible, often thought to be non-recurring, unstoppable and unpreserved. Hence, time is considered by many to be one of the most valued commodities in life, and hence time is something that most people don’t want to waste. Therefore, it can be said that the greatest gift we can give to someone – is our time. You see, when we give our time, we are giving away a portion of our life that we will never get back. Yet, people tend to value money over time, until time is almost up; always rushing from one thing to another with the mantra: “time is money,” and yet constantly searching for more time, complaining about working too hard. There is not only irony here, but also an astonishing dichotomy, don’t you think?
In our culture, we have viewed time as the ‘thing’ that we must work against, or works against us, which goes on to say that we are in competition with time. This, in turn, has led to excessive time management, which means that people are always in hurry; rushing everywhere all the time. There is a downside to this kind of excessive time management, for you see, the quality of life decreases when life is full of hurry. Individuals who are obsessed with time, more often than not, get stressed and uptight; it is not unsurprising, then, that these individuals also seem to be the ones who fear death more than anything else. The truth is, though, that not every minute of every day can always be planned – sometimes we just have to go with the flow, you see? And this brings us to the nature of time itself.
When we are talking about the nature of time, we can realize that time has traditionally been misunderstood to be a purely physical phenomena, and therefore we generally see it as a continuum; and hence it goes that time is understood to be a perception of movement and seen as an arrow, moving on a single straight line – from the past to the future. This is the way in which we as the collective human species have agreed to view time, but it could very well be the other way around, as well – time moving from the future into the past, you see? Further examination reveals that from the human perspective, time seems to be moving in a linear fashion. In other words, something happens in sequence – series of events taking place in space. This is how we have agreed to perceive reality, but how would you know if the event you are experiencing and witnessing to take place was actually set in motion in the future?
Because of the way in which we humans have used to perceive time, we like to translate time into blocks for our convenience – these blocks are treated as a triplet: past, present, future. This means that time is considered to be a purely one dimensional phenomenon – a continuum, consisting of a past, a future, and with the present as the boundary between the two. The way in which we view time can most certainly be useful in our daily lives, but it is reasonable to ask ourselves: Is it an accurate view? Could it be possible that in much the same way as life is cyclical, so is time? And if time is indeed cyclical, would it not then mean that every action truly has its reaction, in both ways – not only the past and the present affecting the future, but also the future affecting both the present and the past – see? Every choice we make has its affect on the future whose particular nature we cannot foresee – everything and everyone is interconnected, and therefore every action affects the whole and vice versa; and so it goes that in this sense, we are the sum of our choices, you see? Indeed, everything we do has a ripple effect on everything else – every action activates a cause, which in turn triggers an effect.
As both life and time are cyclical, it means that the future affects the past as much as the past affects the future – this happens only if a certain condition is met. You see, the energy signature of the past or the future must be stronger than your present for it to manifest in such a way that it can be said to be a change – eventually, it all comes down to free will and how strong our will is. This goes on to say that the present moment is the Nexus Point in which the choice is made, and its effects are felt and experienced; it is the Nexus Point from which the ripples of that choice travel through time. Here it is important to remember that change can be initiated in any of these points we term as past, present, future; but it is always the present in which change is experienced, you see? If one utilizes their free will to initiate a conscious transformation – self-directed, mindful process of self-exploration that can transform one’s life – one changes not only their past, but also their future; one changes their history, their story – if you will, their whole being – becoming a whole new person.
The aforementioned brings us inexorably here – to make the following conclusion: our universe appears to be bound by a finite set of laws – or so do we think, despite any evidence to prove it to be so. Due to scientific materialism, we believe and assume that all phenomena in the universe, including time, is governed by these “eternal laws,” and that all phenomena are subject to the same physical laws, which can be discovered by the means of systematic observation and experimentation. This goes a long way to demonstrating how deep our willful blindness and ignorance of the obvious really goes. Here we should ask ourselves: Are these so called “eternal laws” of nature really set, or could it be possible that they are still evolving? Who are we to say that the laws of nature are fixed? It doesn’t take a genius to understand that if the universe is expanding and evolving, then also the laws of nature may be evolving as well.
When we take the previous into consideration, the very idea of the laws of nature may not even be appropriate – it may be better to think of the evolving patterns of nature; self-organizing patterns through which the Living Intelligence of Life expresses itself – constantly finding the best and the most efficient ways for life to grow, flourish and thrive. It is, after all, the very nature of life to intelligently seek to expand, develop and unfold – often in surprising and novel ways, is it not? In other words, out of chaos comes order, and out of randomness emerges beauty, structure and form. What we humans perceive as randomness, may instead reflect a degree of complexity of order that we have yet to decode in understandable form; what we classify as being mere randomness, may indeed be Intelligence so far beyond our current level of understanding and comprehension that we disregard it altogether. This goes a long way to show that also time may be something that we have only scratched the surface of – something deeper, something more profound, you see?
Against this backdrop, we should ask ourselves: Could it actually be possible that we have viewed time wrongly all of these years? Could it also be that time as we know time to exist, may actually be life itself? You see, because of the simultaneous nature of life – time may actually equate to life in a multidimensional fashion, and therefore time may not be separable from life itself. And because we have separated time and life from each other, we age? Let us end this chapter with the following question: What would life be like if we could live our lives without obsessing about time?
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As is the case with all the aforementioned, so is the case with the lack of equality, which is, of course, due not only to our attitudes, but also to the influence of the structures on which society is based. The persisting lack of equality is a problem not only affecting and shaping our daily lives as individuals, but also the society as a whole — it is a major obstacle to sustainable development. The lack of equality is a cause of poverty, ruthless competition and social injustice among many other things, and it is causing us to act irrationally, out of emotion without properly using our intuition and intelligence, which is why we are in conflict with ourselves and with others. In an interconnected world, this inner conflict manifests in various forms and occurs at different levels, which goes on to say that our inner conditions have a real and tangible impact on the external world — see?
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Awaken the Living Awareness Within Glossary
Hologram is a holographic image, where patterns are contained within patterns. DNA is a beautiful example of a hologram – every part of the human body contains our genetic code; whether it be our hair, a fingernail, or our blood, the genetic pattern or the “source code” of the human body is always found there embedded within ever cell. See also closely related terms: Fractal, and Holofractographic.
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In the following few pages, we will take a look at some of the underlying issues that are causing problems in our world today. A contrasting perspective is provided in later chapters, namely “The Emergence of a New Vision,” “Ancient Wisdom Resurfaces,” and “Metaphysical Paradigm Shift,” respectively. To someone who subscribes to a consensus view of reality, the contrast may be immense, enormous, or even monumental. In that case, the rest of the book might have a whole lot of nothing to say – unless, of course, such people are ready to transcend their views and beliefs and consider other approaches and points of view. You see, without transcending our beliefs we will never be free from the ignorance of dogma that separates us from universal wisdom. The goal here is to share paradigm shifting ideas that can open up the doors of perception by breaking down old patterns, which in turn can create new pathways of thinking and seeing, living and being, doing and acting – this is the whole purpose of this work, after all.
It goes without saying that one doesn’t need to be especially observant or to have a keen eye for detail to see that we live in times of profound transformation marked by a crisis of sustainability – this and many other related processes together will have a lasting impact on every aspect of our lives. And so it goes that at this critical juncture in human history, we find ourselves at a crossroads – a point of no return, where a decision is made to either continue our old ways, repeating our past mistakes – plunging deeper into confusion, disillusion, and ignorance, and eventually – into oblivion, or to take the critical first step towards the process of adaptation, change, and transformation. Against this backdrop, it is clear that this juncture is a time in which there is an ending of one age, and the beginning of another, which goes on to say that in all areas of society, there will be a new beginning – such is the nature of transformation, you see?
By virtue of the aforementioned with regard to ongoing transformation, it can be said that at the moment we are going through something we don’t have words for, and we point to the nameless experience by saying, “it is like this, and it is like that.” Only afterwards, when all is said and done, when a new metaphor is created, can we name similarities that make the metaphor work, and then generalize these similarities into concepts that describe our experience. At best, this nameless experience can be a great transformation, or conscious transformation – a renaissance of humanity, if you will; at worst, it can be a messy decline of humanity into a hopeless void of disorder and chaos.
As obvious as the crisis of sustainability, so is the case with the current system we have in place. Indeed, there is no doubt about it, the current system we have in place is in full decay – it is on its last legs, simply because it depends heavily on finite resources, and hence it would be an understatement to say that infinite economic growth on a finite Earth is the epitome of unsustainability. As a consequence, a centuries old modern industrial world is coming to an end and a new world is being born. An optimist would say that this may be a blessing in disguise, for we can see that a new world is being born from the ashes of the old. Another way to look at this is to say that the world itself will change as the people on Earth themselves change. There are changes taking place at all levels of society in the world, are there not? Indeed, there are changes happening from education, to medical advancements, to political changes, to weather alterations, to religious and spiritual understandings, to the philosophies, to the theologies, to the social status of individuals, to the supply and demand of goods and services – all are changing. In what direction will these changes move us, forward or backward, for better or for worse – is entirely up to each and every one of us, is it not?
Considering all the aforementioned, it is against this backdrop that we can arrive at the following conclusion: it has never been more clear than now, in the beginning of the third decade of the 21st century: we as the collective human species are in dire need of conscious transformation. There has been a great transformation brewing under the surface for a quite some time, ready to burst wide open with the full force and might when the time is ripe, which goes on to say that such transformation is long overdue. It always requires the will of the people and concerted effort to move toward something new, to initiate a shift in perspective, which in turn can lead to a conscious transformation of both the self and the world, you see? As this shift continues to gain momentum, much that we now take for granted in the world will be irrevocably transformed – for better or for worse, we shall see in due time. In what direction will this shift move us – is entirely up to each and every one of us.
Over the course of the last decade, preliminary signs of the beginning of such transformation were seen in almost every area of life, most of which were the symptoms of a crisis much bigger than we can imagine – for the simple reason that in order to conjure up reasonable solutions to the problems we face, humans as we know humans, seem to need to go through processes of struggle, contestation, conflict, and reconciliation – which in turn gives room for more mature approaches. Granted, some of these preliminary signs were also strides toward better ways of doing things, toward sustainable living, toward a better future – but for the obvious reasons, such strides belong to the minority – at least for the time being. Unfortunately, humans, as we know humans today, are particularly good at putting off the inevitable, and so it goes that ripples get bigger and bigger each generation, crisis gets ever more severe, struggle gets more intense, and conflict gets more widespread – until such time when either civilization destroys itself or consciously decides to evolve. This goes on to say that there is yet much more to surface, a lot more crisis to overcome, and much more processes to go through before the deeper aspects of the transformation begins to take form.
The question facing humanity at this critical juncture in human history – a time of convergence, a turning of the tides, is whether we will embrace our inherent unity, interconnectedness, and interdependence as a species and self-consciously adapt to the new conditions of our existence, or whether we will cling to inherent patterns of belief and behavior that are driven by ignorance and hubris – and learn the lessons of interdependence the hard way, through the deepening social and ecological consequences of a failure to adapt, change and transform. This process implies not only the change and transformation of the individuals, but also the structure of society that will reflect the underlying principle, or truth, of the oneness of humanity. This principle entails the emergence of a consciousness that recognizes and acknowledges this oneness, which in turn establishes equality between all people, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, nationality, language, and culture, you see?
Considering all the aforementioned, one should be inclined to ask the following question: Why is it that we are in the midst of this crisis in almost every area of life? Could it be that we as the collective human species have been suffering from a certain level of self-pride and arrogance, or more aptly – hubris of monumental proportions? Could it also be that this type of behavior has caused us to deteriorate and fragment from within? Now, let me ask you this: Is it not obvious that we are, indeed, suffering from a disease that is eating us from within – a spiritual disease of immorality and inhumanness, inauthenticity and insincerity? Against this backdrop, one should be asking themselves: Could it also be that all of our past actions of ignorant nature has ultimately caused us to distance ourselves from the natural Living Life, which in turn has created profound difficulties in understanding the Mysteries of Life?
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I AM Loved, I AM Loving, I AM Lovable, I AM Happy, I AM Humble, I AM Hopeful, I AM Harmonious, I AM Enlightened, I AM Eternal, I AM Calm, I AM Complete, I AM Confident.
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We can therefore conclude that knowledge and wisdom are the different sides of the same coin. Knowledge is an outward path which is sought externally rather than cultivated internally. Wisdom, on the other hand, is an inward path. The following analogy might be useful for understanding the difference: If you are going outwards into the world, the farther you go, the more useful knowledge becomes. As such, knowledge is a bridge to the world, and at the same time, a barrier to the inner exploration. And when it comes to reconnecting with our true essence, it should be remembered that it’s not knowledge that is going to help us but wisdom, and wisdom comes when all knowledge has been put aside. These following words from Lao Tzu, encapsulates the difference between knowledge and wisdom remarkably well: To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.
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So now, when we utilize the previous understanding to formulate a practical example of us shifting into a parallel world, we would find that the reality would be such that instead of many versions of us, there would only be one conscious individuated entity subjectively experiencing the world. This is because Living Life in itself is Self-Conscious & Self-Aware Intelligence in its own right; meaning that the primary substance of the universe is that of Living Awareness (observer | subject), which in turn creates Living Consciousness (observed | object) through which we perceive the world and our reality.
Due to this inherent Natural Intelligence within all Living Life, there is always Quantum Entanglement (superposition) between those two (subject, object | observer, observed). Therefore, when one shifts into a parallel world, the physical properties of those entangled particles correlate, and because the entangled particles are never detected in more than one place due to a collapsing of a wave function, the potentiality of multiple versions of us – is being actualized into reality right there and then, you see? To where the focused attention is placed, would be the location where the potential is being actualized into reality, which goes on to say that the world around us may be different, but the individuated version of us would still be the same. In other words, the focus of one’s awareness is shifted from one universe to the next, and the reality corresponds accordingly – see?
That is to say, it’s not like you would be in a simulated computer environment or a video game with multiple copies or alterations of yourself (avatars), but rather you as an extension and inseparable part of Living Life, as an eternal observer (Living Awareness) are consciously changing the focus point of your attention to another place entirely; at the very moment this happens, you immediately exist as a living and breathing individuated human being in that reality/world to where the focus has been placed. This means that there wouldn’t be such a thing as the “other version of you” in that parallel world, because the potential of you existing in that particular world is being actualized into reality (collapsing of the wave function) by the act of observation (you being there).
From the previous example, we can learn that various traditional views and interpretations of “many worlds” are helpful only in theory but not in practice; we can also learn that the spiritual aspect is an integral part of the whole that cannot be ignored if the nature of reality and life is to be understood thoroughly.
~ ∞ ~ Awaken the Living Awareness Within: Infinity ~ ∞ ~
Awaken the Living Awareness Within Glossary
Infinity (∞) is a concept describing something without any limit; Infinity is infinitely infinite, where even seemingly finite structures are inherently infinite at all points. In other words, Infinity is the unreachable point at the end of a never-ending line that repeats itself ad infinitum.
~ ∞ ~ Infinite Fractal of Creation 2/2 - Awaken the Living Awareness Within ~ ∞ ~
The individuated experience of life is perceived through this ever-fluid motion that creates the perception of time, and yet, on a deeper level, time isn’t separable from life itself, for you see, life creates time as it moves, and time creates space for life to happen. Beneath the surface of seemingly fixed material objects in a linear river of time, there is the reality in which energy swirls into form, dissolves and coalesces once again. All this multiplicity and diversity of life is One Unity, One Divinity – emanating, evolving, converting and re-absorbing itself; creating and preserving, destroying and re-generating itself; the Self, by itself, knowing itself, separating from itself, and transcending itself. As the waves of energy dance and electrons pulsate in and out of existence – new expressions of Living Life is constantly being created.
Indeed, when science goes down to the very core of even the most solid-looking object – separateness dissolves, and all that remains are a set of relationships, revealing a deeper level of reality – interconnectedness of all things; meaning that everything connects to everything else and nothing is separate from the whole. You see, more than a century ago, it was realized that atoms were largely empty space, and with the advent of quantum theory it was realized that even sub-atomic particles were far from being the solid “particles” we had imagined them to be. Physicists are now able to see and verify through scientific means that matter appears to be both waves of potential non-physical energy and small solid basic building blocks (particles) simultaneously. In other words, Quantum Physics tells us that the particles themselves exist in many different states simultaneously. In this context, this empty space within atoms is in fact unmanifested infinite potential, holding consciousness in and of itself. Within this emptiness there is unfathomable power – a whole web of information, consciousness, and energy – connecting all things together, you see?
When we dive even deeper, we find subatomic particles – the building blocks of life in a quantum level; within these subatomic particles, there is motion in a form of radiation, i.e., energy vibration. So from the previous, it becomes evident that everything is actually moving and vibrating energy – and there goes the so-called “physicality” out of the window. Indeed, if one would take a closer look, they would find that the reality we inhabit and believe to be solid, material, dense, and physical, surely seems to be an illusion created by our own senses; an outside reflection from the Innerverse – a reflection that is very much real and tangible. Everyday reality, therefore, including our minds and bodies, and even the universe – is a human construct (idea) – interpretation of consciousness to itself, as a result of its experiences which are fundamental excitations of consciousness itself. This surely suggests that matter is, indeed, purely made out of different energy vibrations in different configurations, doesn’t it?
By virtue of the aforementioned with regard to the Unity of Life, it can be noted that life originates from, and eventually returns to, the so-called Omega Point, which is a distinct center radiating at the core of a system of centers, i.e., a supreme autonomous focus of union. This point is the state of complex unity toward which everything is developing. So now, then, to further understand this, let us “flip the script” for a moment and consider a different kind of approach than what we are accustomed to. For the sake of simplicity, let us use linear terms and associate the term “future” with the Omega Point, the point at which all life is realized as One. So now, then, if we consider life to be a living, breathing and vibrating natural holofractographic projection from the “future,” which is meant to be experienced in the “past” as subjectively perceived reality – we would eventually arrive at the conclusion that at the very core of our being – we are eternal, and that the death is the biggest illusion there is – this is much larger topic which will be explored more in the section LIFE.
To stretch this even further, it can be said that the individuated experience of life could very well be seen as a form of simulacra, in which the existence simulates the possibility of limitation, separation, and ultimately, its crescendo – that of death, where the individuated, finite expression of life is revealed to be part of a larger whole, to be part of the continuity that transcends all concepts and definitions. In this type of simulation, everything would appear to be separate things, but in the very core, would be interconnected expressions of the one and the same consciousness – being the by-product of its own awareness of itself. Thus, everything one would perceive in their subjective reality would be an extension of the One Unity, One Divinity – in its many emanations and expressions – a mirror of sorts, you see? The ancient wisdom traditions in all corners of the Earth have also taught that the world is like a mirror – an extension of ourselves, reflecting everything that is happening on a higher realm or on the deeper levels of reality, you see? So clearly, in this respect, one can conclude that we are, indeed, what we think, what we feel, what we imagine, and what we dream. With our thoughts, emotions, feelings, intentions, behaviors, and speech – we make the world, you see?
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Like mentioned earlier, we are blinded by our hubris and denial of things obvious, so much so that we often think that we have discovered some of the great truths of life; some even believe that they have cracked the mystery of life through some sort of equation or formula. But alas, the honest truth is that science alone cannot solve the ultimate mystery of life, simply because we ourselves are an intrinsic part of the mystery that we are trying to solve. Therefore, it is obvious that we need to better understand ourselves to understand the universe, nature, and life itself, you see? We need to better understand how we relate to the world and to one another — how we are in the world, how we relate to where we are, and how we act towards other people. Other such explorations would include such considerations as why we are the way we are, and what it all means for who we as individuals and as a species want to become.