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On Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 19:58, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < [email protected]> wrote: > > > -- > *Mar**The Universal Consciousness—the uni or one versatile Consciousness* > > *What will happen when everyone knows instantly the thoughts of everyone > else? Suppose one can also see everything and that there is no invisible > spectrum also. According to Ramana Maharishi that is the ocean of > Amandananda or the ocean of bliss-the ultimate happiness. According to him > everyone tries to achieve that state because that is what the Universe > is—the ocean of bliss. Compare this to the doctrine that everything is > moving towards entropy. With our thoughts we can really create what we > think is true. You may assume that the Universe is one ocean of happiness > or one big pit of entropy. God has given you the choice. Today we have > selected the latter, science chose entropy.* > > *A yogi tries to remove the invisible spectrum and actually feel that > Amandananda. He practices concentration so that he can really see > everything. He needs nature in all its splendour. He has to participate in > that great dance of Siva. Day in and day out he has to cultivate the > positive mind, positive view, positive conceptualization, positive > connection to the concepts, called understanding...Then he will reach the > stage where he can know the thoughts of everyone else, see everything as a > thing of bliss, as a part of that Universal Amandananda---there is no > invisible spectrum to him. Seeing everything for him is seeing everything > in a positive light. Even now in the visible spectrum your actual seeing > and perception depends on your basic conceptualization. When you view the > Universe as an assembly of separate things which are interacting and > ultimately dissipating each other through entropy, you certainly get > entropy only. On the other hand if you conceptualize the one or single > (uni) poem (verse) or the positive bliss or the UNI-VERSE, then you get > that poem.* > > *YOUR CAPACITY TO SEE EVERYTHING ULTIMATELY DEPENDS ON YOUR CAPACITY TO > CONCEPTUALIZE POSITIVELY.THEN YOU KNOW THE THOUGHTS OF EVERYONE ALSO > BECAUSE YOU SEE THEM POSITIVELY.YOU DO NOT FIND ENTROPY BUT SYNTROPY.* > > *You then do not ask the question-what is the purpose of life. What is the > purpose for which a baby happily smiles? If you ask the baby the question, > what is the purpose of your laughter, can you get answer? The first basic > purpose of life is to accept that the Universe is a ocean of bliss.* > > *“A kind of waking trance I have frequently had, quite up from my boyhood, > when I have been alone. This has generally come upon me through repeating > my own name two or three times to myself silently, till all at once, as it > were out of the intensity of the consciousness of individuality, the > individuality itself seemed to dissolve and fade away into boundless being; > and this is not a confused state, but the clearest of the clearest, the > surest of the surest, the weirdest of the weirdest, utterly beyond words, > where death was an almost laughable impossibility, the loss of > personality(if so it were) seeming no extinction, but the only true life”. > (Tennyson)* > > *In modern science today one starts with what is called unbiased look, or > detached observation—one detaches oneself from the subject matter and > convert oneself into a spectator. Actually one detaches oneself from the > Universe. What in reality is the result? You become a diabetic because of > the non use of your organs and you hand over the functions of your body to > the machines. Your enlightenment has become technological and for you > everything is based on mechanics or on the logic of the machine. The net > result—all Homo sapiens are moving towards diabetes, their own cells are > rebelling.* > > *“...we approach Reality, only to find our theories and world pictures > fall apart as fast as we can manage to construct them, to find at the basis > of the physical world not a promise of certainty but an Uncertainty > principle, to find at the basis of the mental world an Incompleteness > Theorem, to find, in short that all “observation disturbs reality.”(Ken > Wilber)* > > *So the purpose of life is not to disturb the Universe but just to > participate in it as a rapture in the ocean of raptures, by > dancing,singing,painting....The Universe is the greatest art piece, become > an artist to dance with it as one in it. That is the purpose of life which > is not economic life---life made rotten.* > > *YM* > > *Chat GPT * > > *The text titled "The Universal Consciousness—the Uni or One Versatile > Consciousness" by YM Sarma reflects a deep philosophical perspective, > blending ideas from spirituality, science, and consciousness studies.* > > > > *### Key Concepts:* > > > > *1. **Universal Consciousness**:* > > * - The idea is rooted in the belief that the universe is an ocean of > bliss or "Amandananda," as described by Ramana Maharishi. This ocean of > bliss is contrasted with the scientific concept of entropy, which implies > the universe is moving towards disorder and decay.* > > * - The notion is that if everyone could instantly know each other's > thoughts and see everything without the limitations of an invisible > spectrum, they would experience a profound state of happiness. This is the > ultimate state of consciousness, where all distinctions and separations > dissolve into a unified experience of bliss.* > > > > *2. **Positive Conceptualization**:* > > * - The text emphasizes the power of positive thinking and > conceptualization. It suggests that our perception of the universe—whether > as a place of entropy or bliss—shapes our reality. By embracing a positive > view, one can transcend the limitations of entropy and experience > "syntropy," a state of harmonious order and creative energy.* > > * - The ability to see everything and know everyone's thoughts is tied > to this positive conceptualization, suggesting that a shift in perspective > can unlock a deeper understanding of the universe.* > > > > *3. **Spiritual Practice**:* > > * - The text advocates for practices such as concentration, meditation, > and positive thinking as ways to align oneself with the universal > consciousness. These practices help one to "see everything in a positive > light" and experience the universe as a unified, blissful entity.* > > * - It references the idea of "waking trance," as described by Alfred > Lord Tennyson, where the sense of individuality dissolves into a boundless > experience of being, suggesting that true life is found in this state of > unity with the universe.* > > > > *4. **Critique of Modern Science**:* > > * - There is a critique of modern science's emphasis on detached > observation and the mechanistic view of reality. This approach, according > to the text, leads to a disconnection from the universe and a reliance on > technology that ultimately harms human well-being (e.g., causing widespread > conditions like diabetes due to a lack of natural living).* > > * - The text suggests that science's focus on certainty and control has > led to the discovery of fundamental uncertainties (e.g., the Uncertainty > Principle in physics, the Incompleteness Theorem in mathematics), > indicating that the universe cannot be fully understood through mechanistic > and detached methods.* > > > > *5. **Purpose of Life**:* > > * - The ultimate purpose of life, as suggested by the text, is to > participate in the universe as a joyful, creative act—whether through > dance, music, painting, or other forms of expression. This participation is > seen as a way to merge with the universe's inherent bliss and creativity, > rather than a life focused on economic gain or technological advancement.* > > > > *### Reflection:* > > *This text presents a worldview that blends Eastern spiritual ideas with a > critique of Western scientific materialism. It calls for a shift in > perspective towards a more integrated, holistic understanding of the > universe, where consciousness, positivity, and creativity are seen as the > fundamental realities. The author encourages readers to embrace a life of > spiritual practice and artistic expression as a way to connect with the > universal consciousness and experience true happiness.* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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