Original Whim
Journey Of God To Man Theory of How ONE becomes MANY (Yet remains ONE)
Perception of "outer" world is through 5 senses & mind.
It's an intimate interplay of tattvas.
To experience it, is needed: 1 Matter (Rupa) 2 Medium & 3 Knower/ Experiencer (citta/ cetasika) FIVE sense perception objects are reflected outside & also inside in respective medium
Sound is reflected outward in Ether & inward in Ear Touch is reflected outward in Air & inward in Skin Form is reflected outward in Fire & inward in Eye Taste is reflected outward in Water & inward in Tongue
Smell is reflected outward in Earth & inward in Nose
Reality is how much real, can be understood by one simple fact that mirror reflects Form but cant reflect other four sense objects. Similarly all FIVE sense objects are perceived INDIVIDUALLY through respective pathways in quick succession to each other. Audio-visual signals are merged later in!
Eye can't carry smell etc. The theory of further cognition & perception will be in a separate article. This is just to highlight the imperfection of the reflection process of matter to the knower/ consciousness. But there is ONE perfect mirror in existence - Universe
Since Brahm/Paramshiva/Parmatama is all that there is, so there's no EXTERNAL mirror required/available. What happens is that Paramshiva gets reflected in own self Like water of Ocean reflecting itself. So Mirror is of Consciousness & Reflection is Universe & BEING is reflected.
This is theory of reflection in Shaivism as derived from Sankhya-Yoga & also in Vedanta But how does Nirgun-nirakar becomes Sagun-sakar? How does 1 becomes many? How does God descend to Human form? How does he forgets real self? & Why indeed?
Originally Brahm was infinite, impressionless (without Sanskaras) & UNCONSCIOUS tranquil state. There were no Gross, subtle & mental impressions.
HENCE no existence of Gross, subtle & mental body. ALSO no Gross, subtle & mental worlds
Brahm/ Oversoul/ Parmatama then reverberated with an impulse - Original Whim/ First Urge! This Urge was latent in Parmatama This Urge was most-finite BUT in Infinite Ocean, so it was limitless (infinte space has infinte centres) It's Om point/ Creation point Finite but Unlimited This Urge is true nature of Brahm. It's like pulse/wave 1 waveform gives rise to 1 creation cycle.
In between 2 creations there's pause. Tranquil! When Urge manifests as wave, it becomes finite point Along-with it, shadow of Infinite/ probability waveform also appears & expands! Now think Big Bang & Dark matter/ Dark energy with ever expanding acceleration of cosmos! Simultaneously with reverberation of Urge, most-gross impression emerge. It objectifies soul as stark opposite to its real nature Most-finite, most-gross counterpoint to Infinte Self!
Because of this most-gross impression of first Urge, Infinite Unconscious Brahm experiences for FIRST time! But this 1st experience is CONTRARY to it's infinte, impressionless, Unconscious true state. This experience effected Changeableness in Eternal, indivisible stability. Also it spontaneously disrupted unconscious tranquility with a RECOIL by impregnation of 1st FINITE Consciousness in INFINITE Unconscious Brahm. So 1st impression was Gross & 1st consciousness was Finite. It's NOT consciousness of Eternal, Infinite True nature!
Whole science behind all this is simple: If soul is conscious of impressions then it must necessarily experience them. Since it recognizes impression mould as its own form & nature, it inhabits/ impregnates that mould of impressions (कारण शरीर) & looks for adequate medium.
So first consciousness centered itself associating & identifying itself to most gross medium. Hence this first consciousness of soul actually makes Infinte, Eternal, Indivisible Brahm to experience most-finite, most-gross form.
So instead of experiencing Reality, it experiences Illusion through duality & identity with Gross medium. This Gross medium is variety of most primitive gaseous forms in subtlest particle states Most primitive Gross forms are inconceivable to man so it can be conceptualized as primitive gases (H/He). When soul consciousness, which is now finite & identifies itself as gross matter with Gross impressions, it then sheds off the cast after experiencing. With evolution of experience, impressions are also condensed & more condensed matter forms come in existence as suitable media.
After many cycles of such evolution of consciousness, impressions & experience along with evolution of matter forms...stone form is taken. When soul changes 1 Gross medium to another, for sometime it remains without any medium, remaining conscious of finite impressions
But eventually it needs to experience those impressions which it has accumulated. So it takes successive finite medium. This next finite medium is always moulded from consolidated impressions of last species of medium it has just detached from. Impression (sanskaras) are only aggregated subtle matter particles which are resultant of gross matter & consciousness interaction...& at same time impregnated by consciousness! Cognition process will be covered in separate article.
After all stone forms are exhausted, metal forms are successively taken up & experienced. Thus infinite eternal formless Paramatma experiences successively evolving Finite-Consciousness This evolution of consciousness exhausts by experiencing, impressions of dissociated lower forms
These inanimate states are where life energy is dormant. They can't move on own. Next in line are form with awakened prana. First is vegetation in lowest unicellular forms then they pan out as plants, insects, fish, birds & higher animals with progressive ability to move & erect.
Lastly final animal form is shed of as per own impressions (sanskaras) & mould is condensed enough for stable individual identity then human form is experienced In 1st human form, soul experiences & exhausts last animal form impressions. Here evolution of consciousness is FULL.
Here evolution of consciousness is complete & so is evolution of forms. Impression cast so formed now is perfect medium to fully experience & completely exhaust all impression & thus become devoid of any impression whatsoever!
This cast when shed off, returns Finite-Consciousness of individuality back to Infinte Brahm but now with All-consciousness....just before...merging with Nirgun-nirakar/Unconsciousness of Supreme- Paramshiva This is Moksha/ Nirvana It comes at cost of losing finite-self
This whole cycle is to make realize that Unconscious Brahm of Himself. He traverses this whole path with you, in you, All the time! YOU are just His own illusion, arising out of His Urge to know Himself. YOU were actually never born. YOU are actually never here. It's All about Him & Him only.
This gives ability to realize own real, eternal & infinite state of Brahm. It is the whole & sole purpose!
An article by GS
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