You Are an Infinite And Eternal Being
What is universal consciousness? It is the unified field of intelligent energy that is everything ... the total of all that is. That’s a simple explanation for an unfathomable concept. Consciousness is a knowing rather than knowledge, a feeling rather than measurable data. It is the life matrix of Being.
Think about the nature of consciousness: infinite and eternal. It can’t be understood intellectually because it can’t be measured. Infinity is a ‘quantity’ without beginning or end. Infinity is an actual number, just as zero is. Eternity is not “time going on forever” but existence outside of time, or the absence of time. (Biblically, "the end of time). Think about it intellectually and you’ll run around in circles. But ‘know’ it, feel it, and it makes perfect sense.
Universal Consciousness is intelligent, loving, all knowing, all powerful, creative and omnipresent across all dimensions of space and time. And so, it is also present in you – or more accurately, it IS you. There is no separation between your mind and the Universal Mind, or the Unified Field, God, Source, Creator, the One, Universal Consciousness or the many names that humans give to things we are trying to understand. Every "thing" ... is ONE thing. Not separate and individual. Just as you cannot separate electricity with a knife, consciousness and existence cannot be separated or cut up.
An infinite, eternal ocean of intelligent energy exists all around us and within us. Universal Consciousness is an infinite, eternal ocean of intelligent energy. Each one of us, each soul, each individualized point of consciousness, is a drop of water in that ocean. Where one drop ends and another begins is impossible to determine because there IS no separation in the unified field of energy. Separation is an illusion.
Go way back to the origins of the universe. The universe wasn’t constructed out of matter. It was created from nothing – literally, no-thing. Before anything existed as matter, it existed as thought energy. It was "the void." The nothingness from which all potential emanates. Therefore, it IS true that we CAN get something ... from nothing.
The whole universe was created from consciousness – not solid matter. In fact, there really is no solid matter. We know today that everything is energy. It is an expression of thought. This expression of thought includes individual points of consciousness, each with the freedom and will to express itself and some of these points of consciousness are having a physical experience here on Earth as humans. We have the capability to conceive, imagine and create. We are infinite, eternal beings. We are as old as the universe ... which may actually be self-regenerating eternally.
Thought energy is the basis of creation. The nature of Universal Consciousness is your nature. You have the creative power in which everything is possible and you can create any form of self-expression you desire. This is scientific fact. All thoughts become things. They must manifest. This is Universal Law. Cause and effect (karma).
Whatever you conceive, you can achieve. Whatever exists in your thought can manifest in the physical realm - IF you get out of your own way and allow it. Just KNOW that it will. This is what true faith is all about. True faith is the knowingness that for every cause, there must be an effect. There is no other way. This is immutable Law.
You already have everything you desire, in your thoughts. All you have to do is allow it to come into your physical experience. That involves desire (the seed of creation is the instant in which you conceive of something); belief in your creative power; and expectancy (expecting that what you created in your mind is on its way to your physical experience). It's the same as planting a seed in the ground. The farmer doesn't go out every night and dig it up to be sure it is growing, he just knows there will be a Harvest. This is Law.
But it’s not easy to believe that each of us has this creative power, is it? Our logical thinking overrides our intuitive and creative side. The left brain (Logical) spends it's time trying to override the right brain (Creative).
There is more to consciousness than life in the physical realm. But in the course of human history, we have come to identify with our physical selves and we see ourselves as separate from Universal Consciousness. We see ourselves as solo players instead of integral parts of the universal symphony of life. But this sense of separation is all in our minds. It’s impossible to exist outside of everything. In fact, the entire universe is experienced IN OUR HEADS.
There is far more to consciousness than life in matter. But many people believe ourselves to be physical entities rather than spiritual beings. A physical body looks and feels separate from everything, doesn’t it? And looking at life from this physical perspective reinforces separateness and self-identity.
There are three divisions of consciousness, each with a different level of perspective. The "conscious" mind functions in the physical realm – it is the “I” or “me”: a body and a personality. This is the narrowest point of perspective since it relies on the physical senses. If something can’t be perceived by the physical senses, it must not be real. It’s like seeing the world through a telescope – you see one thing at a time and miss the big picture.
The "subconscious" is the part of the mind used for manifesting – from no-thing (imagination and thought) into something. Many people view the conscious part of the mind as important and real and dismiss anything that comes from the subconscious. In reality, the subconscious realm is every bit as real as the conscious. Perception from the subconscious is broader than the conscious, but still somewhat rooted in the physical.
The "superconscious" is Universal Consciousness, also called the Universal Mind, or God/Source Energy. The perspective from the Universal Consciousness is all-encompassing. You truly see the big picture. It can be hard to perceive the infinite when you are living in the finite.
One way to begin to understand the universal consciousness is to understand the Universal Law of Cause and Effect (karma - sanskrit word for "doing")) and take full responsibility for every thought, every word and every action.
“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” and “What goes around, comes around” are just two of many wise sayings about this unfailing universal Law. Every thought, no matter how “secret,” is broadcast in universal consciousness and it affects the whole.
A thought is like releasing one drop of food coloring into a bowl of clear water. At first, there’s not much evidence of anything happening; but add more thoughts (more drops of food coloring) and the water in the bowl will begin to change color. Our individual thoughts and actions do make an impression on the whole – even if you think you’re just a blip in the vast cosmos, you are infinite – you DO matter and you DO make a huge difference. YOU are an integral part of the whole (holy).
And this is how you, a point of consciousness (a point of light as a ray of sunshine), create your desired reality: by making the right choices. The slightest doubt about a course of action can be resolved by asking, “does this thought or action result in one-ness, or does it result in separation?”
Feel the answer in your heart, before allowing that thought or taking action. If it isn't right, say cancel, or replace it quickly with a positive polarity. Feel unity with Universal Consciousness; let go of your identification with a being a single droplet. Then you’ll make the right decisions and create a wonderful life here on the physical plane we called Earth/Matter.
Just a thought ...
~Justin Taylor, ORDM., OCP., DM.
My thanks to Love and Above.
