Universal Consciousness

 

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Universal Consciousness

Those who are following the spiritual path are aware that ultimately, they have to merge with universal consciousness. How that will happen, what is the process, etc. that is a bit vague. We have been taking birth over and over again to escape from the birth-death-rebirth cycle, progressing every birth a bit closer to the ultimate goal – merging with universal consciousness!

Consciousness is the stuff existence is made of. Actually, you could say that consciousness is another name for God – in the Sanatan dharma it is the nirakar or the formless. God or universal consciousness is the source of all existence. Buddha says that existence consists of consciousness. Existence itself is made of consciousness. And existence has always been here, is here and will be here in the future. Isn’t this what Swamiji also says – Paramatma existed before, exists today and will exist tomorrow!

Consciousness itself is the very foundation of the whole existence. Nothing is deeper than that. You cannot go beyond consciousness – you can only merge with it – become one with the mother!

You can experience the source of all by going deeper and deeper into meditation, and you will realise that there is nothing deeper than meditation. You will find that everything comes out of consciousness. As Osho says, even matter is condensed consciousness, in deep sleep - perhaps in a coma. There are degrees of consciousness. Man is the only being whose unconsciousness has allowed a little bit of consciousness to arise and to be awake. This is a slow process – the Satguru or Master awakens the consciousness within you – your soul awakening happens. Then, with your own meditative practice you start unravelling this little bit of consciousness which has arisen within you. The state of unconsciousness of several births starts dissolving, little by little as you slowly move into a state of heightened consciousness, awareness.

Currently, we are just a tenth or less of our whole consciousness. The day it becomes all consciousness and no unconsciousness remains within you, a pure awareness of who you are – from the beginning to the end – you will find that all questions have disappeared, because you are in a state of knowing without questioning.

You are consciousness itself and you know that it is the source of everything. All the souls, ultimately, have to attain the same consciousness. Ultimately everyone goes to the same source. Some go faster, with focus, without looking here and there – they no their destination and reach there too. Others, jump a little here and there, they go astray, but the door is never shut, you can always find your way back. Ultimately, we all merge with Universal Consciousness!