Universal Individual Consciousness

Consciousness is universal, and is the essence of all sentient beings. This is not saying that there is one universal consciousness ‘out there’ which we emulate or are part of; it is the perfect being that we are.

Neither is it saying that the universe is conscious; the universe is just empty space, with circling matter governed by attraction and repulsion, just like the mind.

In infinite space, there is an infinite number of beings,
all with the potential of realising their true essence.

Some gurus say there is a universal being, and some say not. Maybe there is and maybe there isn’t. What matters is being conscious now, in the moment now, without any ideas of past or future, which is just speculation.

We’ve been so indoctrinated with the idea of God (whether we believe or not) that our mind becomes confused and fixated – just what Mara intended. 🙂