Is The Universe Conscious, Or Is There Consciousness In The Universe?

It’s for the individual to decide.
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There is, however, a third option; the laws of nature.
The laws of nature are both gross and subtle.

The gross are understood by all sentient beings.
The subtle are understood by a few.

The gross laws are attraction, judgement, and indifference = unconscious of the subtle laws of our true reality. When we walk into a room full of people, we see these laws come into action clearly.

The subtle laws are emptiness, cognisance, and compassion = conscious of true reality and the gross laws. When we walk into a room full of people, we just walk into a room.

In gross laws, we take sides = ideas in the mind that start wars.

In subtle laws, we do not take sides = the essence of mind, pure consciousness, cannot start a war.

“But there are injustices in the world,
and I don’t like my neighbour,
I like nature …
I’m not bothered about consciousness!”

There will always be injustice caused by gross sentient beings clinging to their likes and dislikes, indifferent to their and others’ true reality. Once we realise that the essence of mind is pure consciousness, then whatever we do in the world will have that one taste.

If we think that there is a universal consciousness out there which we are part of, how is this manifesting in us? How do we know if consciousness is good? Goodness is clarity, that’s all.

Does the universe care about you?