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That which is without-name is the beginning of heaven and earth. | That which is without-name is the beginning of heaven and earth. | ||
That which possesses a name is the mother of the ten thousand creatures."<ref> Laozi, Dao De Jing, trans. Bruce R. Linnell, 2015, https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/49965/pg49965-images.html.</ref> | That which possesses a name is the mother of the ten thousand creatures."<ref> Laozi, Dao De Jing, trans. Bruce R. Linnell, 2015, https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/49965/pg49965-images.html.</ref> | ||
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<blockquote>"I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī at Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery. And on that occasion the Blessed One was instructing, urging, rousing, & encouraging the monks with Dhamma-talk concerned with unbinding. The monks — receptive, attentive, focusing their entire awareness, lending ear — listened to the Dhamma. | |||
Then, on realizing the significance of that, the Blessed One on that occasion exclaimed:<blockquote>There is that dimension, monks, where there is neither earth, nor water, nor fire, nor wind; neither dimension of the infinitude of space, nor dimension of the infinitude of consciousness, nor dimension of nothingness, nor dimension of neither perception nor non-perception; neither this world, nor the next world, nor sun, nor moon. And there, I say, there is neither coming, nor going, nor staying; neither passing away nor arising: unestablished, unevolving, without support [mental object]. This, just this, is the end of stress.<ref>Nibbāna Sutta: Unbinding (1). https://accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/ud/ud.8.01.than | |||
This is a cute little Sutta. It describes Buddha teaching some monks and then having a "little enlightenment" midstream, a sudden realization. It demonstrates the flow of insight and knowledge that naturally occurs in one who has established a strong [[connection]] between the [[Bodily Ego]] and various notes in [[The Fabric of Consciousness]].</ref></blockquote></blockquote> | |||
=== Sanatana Dharma === | === Sanatana Dharma === | ||
Latest revision as of 17:53, 18 October 2026
Undifferentiated Consciousness
Undifferentiated Consciousness is the original blissful and aware Fabric of Consciousness, before the Intensification of Consciousness and before the emergence of Original I . [1]
Concept Map
Key Terms
- Aspect of Consciousness
- Differentiation of Consciousness
- Fabric of Consciousness
- Initial State
- Intensification of Consciousness
- Problem of Ennui
- States of Consciousness
- Types of Consciousness
- Undifferentiated Consciousness
- Unfolding of Consciousness
States of Consciousness
- Connected Consciousness
- Differentiated Consciousness
- Egoic Consciousness
- Emanating Consciousness
- Normal Consciousness
- Undifferentiated Consciousness
- Work-Every-Day Consciousness
Syncretic Terms
Undifferentiated Consciousness > Absolute Essence, Ain, Dhat, E, Govinda, Light of the Void, Nondual God, Para Brahman, Supreme Essence, Tao, The Imperishable, The Unity, Undifferentiated Godhead, Unmanifest, Wuji
Related LP Terms
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Non-Related Terms
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Notes
Quotes
Dao De Jing
"The Dao that can be spoken of is not the ever-constant Dao. The name that can be named is not the ever-constant name. That which is without-name is the beginning of heaven and earth. That which possesses a name is the mother of the ten thousand creatures."[2]
Buddhism
"I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī at Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery. And on that occasion the Blessed One was instructing, urging, rousing, & encouraging the monks with Dhamma-talk concerned with unbinding. The monks — receptive, attentive, focusing their entire awareness, lending ear — listened to the Dhamma. Then, on realizing the significance of that, the Blessed One on that occasion exclaimed:
There is that dimension, monks, where there is neither earth, nor water, nor fire, nor wind; neither dimension of the infinitude of space, nor dimension of the infinitude of consciousness, nor dimension of nothingness, nor dimension of neither perception nor non-perception; neither this world, nor the next world, nor sun, nor moon. And there, I say, there is neither coming, nor going, nor staying; neither passing away nor arising: unestablished, unevolving, without support [mental object]. This, just this, is the end of stress.[3]
Sanatana Dharma
In the Taittirya Upanishad, the distinction between non-being and being.[4]
In the beginning was the golden womb (Hiranyagarbha),
The seed of elemental existence,
The only Lord of all that was born,
He upheld the heaven and earth together,
To what God other than him should we dedicate our life?
ATHARVA VEDA 4.2.7
Sufism
In Sufism, the various states of consciousness are all collapsed into a single attribute of "meaning" <Ref>Chittick, William C., and Rumi. The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi. Rumi SUNY Series in Islam. New York: SUNY Press, 1983.</ref> which is distinguished from "form," which is the physical manifestation that eventually results from the [[Emanation of Consciousness]]
"People look at secondary causes and think that they are the origin of everything that happens. But it has been revealed to the saints that secondary causes are no more than a veil. (F 68/80)"[5]
"Light is the First Cause, and every secondary cause is its shadow. (D 525) "[6]
"Thou art the Sun, and all things follow Thee like shadows, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right. (D 21966)" [7]
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Footnotes
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- ↑ Laozi, Dao De Jing, trans. Bruce R. Linnell, 2015, https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/49965/pg49965-images.html.
- ↑ Nibbāna Sutta: Unbinding (1). https://accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/ud/ud.8.01.than This is a cute little Sutta. It describes Buddha teaching some monks and then having a "little enlightenment" midstream, a sudden realization. It demonstrates the flow of insight and knowledge that naturally occurs in one who has established a strong connection between the Bodily Ego and various notes in The Fabric of Consciousness.
- ↑ Sosteric, Mike. “Analysis and Update of the Taittiriya Upanishad,” 2019. https://www.academia.edu/40121182/.
- ↑ Chittick, William C., and Rumi. The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi. Rumi SUNY Series in Islam. New York: SUNY Press, 1983. p. 21.
- ↑ Chittick, William C., and Rumi. The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi. Rumi SUNY Series in Islam. New York: SUNY Press, 1983. p. 22.
- ↑ Chittick, William C., and Rumi. The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi. Rumi SUNY Series in Islam. New York: SUNY Press, 1983. p. 22.