Dubious wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 6:41 am
Walker wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 9:56 am
But understand that it is not really the individual that has consciousness, but it is the consciousness that assumes innumerable forms.
In which case, consciousness would be extraneous to the forms which contain it, as if it were some kind of spore infecting the organism.
Haven't we seen this movie before?
- Sri Nisargadatta’s observation means that each form accesses a portion of the same total consciousness.
- The portion of total consciousness accessed is determined by the capacity of the particular form.
- For example, humans have the capacity to access a heaping portion of the totality, a capacity only limited by the human-form’s capacity.
- Dolphins and parrots also have their capacity to access a portion of the same totality of consciousness that a human accesses, and some of those portions accessed are shared, such as consciousness of physical pain, and in the parrot's case an affinity for spicy language.
- Considering that animals probably have fewer corruptions than humans, we can figure that although higher animals can access less of the totality than humans, they can as a rule access more of what they’ve got, than corrupted humans can.
- However, a corrupted human’s capacity, no matter how the corruption is inflicted, limits access to the totality of consciousness that otherwise would not be limited, save for the corruption.
- Ergo, purification is to reopen pathways to the totality of the singular consciousness shared by human physical forms and all other forms, a totality which is only fragmented by the limitations of any particular form.
- In the case of humans, capacity unsullied in any way, even if it’s reclaimed from corruption, can access the totality of consciousness.
- Purification of what, you may ask? Certainly you may. And with good fortune for all, a need to share what’s found after the asking may cause some movement, some physical movement of thought to share what may not even be perfect, or yet complete.
Maybe it's the song you've heard, and not the movie you've seen?
(The Biden tells us not to believe our lying eyes.)
Love that opening lick ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up0GIUtSX9k