The Universal and the Individual, The Philosophical and the Practical
This article was first published in "Rock 'N' Ruminations" by Daniel McGowan
The Universal and the Individual, The Philosophical and the Practical
MIND – in capital letters – is the hidden essence of the universe where no-thing exists. MIND exists by itself and for itself, having no needs, no desires and no awareness of the manifested universe. MIND dwells in stillness and is beyond the imagination of the finite human mind.
From this unfathomable MIND springs Consciousness, which is the Great Creator and the Great Doer. It is the kinetic, active phase of MIND. It is the dynamic Hidden Power, the Secret Source of every “thing” and/or being in the manifested universe. Consciousness is the noumenon behind the phenomenon.
As a micro-universe, the human being exists in a similar way. The mind from which the individual ego – the personality – springs is the Overself, which, like MIND, dwells in stillness. It is the producer of individual consciousness. The first thought produced by consciousness is the ‘I’-thought, the ego, which in its turn deals with the manifested universe around it. These parallels between the Universal and the individual are simply put as follows
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