---. The term "Cosmic Consciousness" was originated in the West by Dr. Richard M. Bucke and taken up by the Rosicrucian ads as well as Yogananda's group. In those contexts, there was little (if any) differentiation between CC, GC, and UC. Adi Da uses "6-th and 7-th" levels; also saying that there are two sub-levels of the 7-th (both are equally non-dual but in the higher octave, the inner core of subtle bodies rockets out of the physical and merges into the Self while this subtle body is out of the physical).
In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote: > > > > > > On Aug 31, 2008, at 8:15 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > > > I've always thought that the name 'Cosmic Consciousness,' > > > > proposed as a synonym for the first stage of enlightenment, > > > > kinda misses the point. 'Cosmic' is just too damned serious. > > > > > > Well I don't think it was meant to be serious, it was meant > > > to "hook" a certain market segment. > > > > Just for the record, the term is hardly unique to > > MMY's teaching. As a synonym for enlightnment, it > > significantly predates MMY (e.g., Richard Bucke's > > classic 1901 book "Cosmic Consciousness"). > > Yeah, but the difference is when MMY used the term he was referring to > merely Self realization not God realization or Unity, pre-Maharishi it > was used to denote the complete state of enlightenment or what MMY now > calls Unity. That is why there has been some confusion with the way he > chose to use it. In classical Yoga CC generally refers to what MMY > calls Unity...... > > In Love and God MMY himself refers to Guru Dev as being in Cosmic > Consciousness indicating that CC is the highest state of consciousness: > > "....and was held by the Gnanies (realized) as personified > Brahmanandam (Universal Bliss or Cosmic Consciousness), the living > expression of *Purnam adah, purnam idam* or that Unmanifested > 'Brahman' (Silence) is perfect and this Manifested Brahman (dynamism) > is also perfect. L&G > > There is nothing higher than Purnam adah, purnam idam, and in this > case MMY calls it Cosmic Consciousness!! > > *P.S. Added dynamism and silence. >
