God
is Consciousness that pervades the entire universe of the living and the
non-living.
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Ramakrishna
Universe (mind or form) becomes oneness in deep sleep and
Oneness (soul or consciousness, the innermost self) becomes universe in waking
or dream. The one that appears as mind (universe or waking or dream) and that
becomes deep sleep is not our physical entity, because the physical entity is
present only within waking and dream.
The one, which witnesses coming
and going of all the three states, is consciousness, which is formless, apart
and eternal. Consciousness is the inner
most self. All the three states are
created out of single stuff, which is consciousness. Thus the witness and witnessed are one in
essence. Thus there is no second thing
exists other than consciousness. Thus the consciousness alone is real all else
is mere illusion. Thus consciousness is ultimate truth or Brahman or Christ or
Buddha’s nature. On the standpoint of consciousness as self the
three states are falsehood.
The Soul (consciousness), the innermost self is neither the
body, nor the mind, nor the intellect, nor the world. The Soul (consciousness),
the innermost self is neither the breath, nor the heart.
The experience of duality is mere mirage created out of the
consciousness. Thus there is no second
thing other than the consciousness the innermost self. Therefore, holding
anything else other than the soul (consciousness) as god is ignorance caused by
illusion. The one which powers the
illusion is the soul (consciousness). Thus consciousness is
real and eternal. Thus whatever prevails
eternally is God.
We are talking of truth or god in illusion. We argue
discuss about the ultimate truth or Christ or Brahman within the illusion. In
reality there is nothing to argue, nothing to judge, because there is nothing
exists other than Christ or Brahman or Buddha’s nature.
