Saturday, January 9, 2010

AWAKENING: A Product of Perfect Communication


Awakening is a transcendent communication that has nothing to do with God. 

Nor does it involve participation from any "Divine Consciousness," "Source Mind," "Universal Mind," or any other metaphoric concept connoting a supreme being or transcendental source.

The communication that we awaken to is perfect communication between ourselves, thereby, facilitating an experience we call God.

This is why awakening can never be an individual experience of truth. How could such an experience be available to 'individuals'? How could truth be transferable, or even identifiable, to parts (individuals) of the whole? Truth can be discovered together as a whole, when the choice to realize truth is not an individual preoccupation, but a joint enterprise of mutual exchange.

However, neither is truth available to minds communing in relationships conditioned by limits (parts interacting only on the surface from fear of depth) since perfect communication has no such limits and is not conditioned by parts. Perfect communication escapes the surface by exploring the depths of others in order to realize the depths of 'self.' Intimacy is our final frontier and until fearlessly explored by dissolving fear, we remain surface strangers, condemned to rely on our mutual ignorance, as opposed to combined genius.

Egocentric parts impose limits on the depth of mutual intimacy by presuming they know the truth outside relationship.

Because such “truth” is relative, communication between localized minds is limited. Limited communication conveys nothing at all (although the ego may interpret what is communicated as valuable to itself) and what is relatively valuable to an ego-self has NO value to communication and what has no value to communication communicates nothing and what communicates nothing remains ignorant.


“Thus, we see that communication between minds can occur because Consciousness is nonlocal, even though minds are separate and local. Nonlocal Consciousness connects minds together just as, in classical physics, classical fields connect objects together.

We know that individual minds (worlds) are highly correlated with each other because many of the same objects and events appear in different minds. Thus, both your body and mine may appear in my mind as well as in yours, but the images in my mind are different from those in yours, so the bodies are different. The way we know they are the same bodies is because of nonlocal communication between us."
"Nonlocal communication between minds is directly experienced as an interpersonal connection which transcends verbal communication. This is most clear whenever ego conflicts between minds are not so strong that they obscure the nonlocal connection. Such connections are clearest in many parental and filial relationships, sibling relationships, close personal relationships, support groups, therapy groups, and meditation groups." (Stanley Sobottka, University of Virginia, “Course in Consciousness” p103, see blog sidebar).
Communication is valuable when it engages in awakening to, and through, other minds. Such communication is perfect when minds communicate absent egocentric expectations, even though the decision to communicate originates from an agreement between two or more egos.

In the above quote Professor Sobottka accurately points out that non-egoic communication is more often available through the familiar significant relationships we all engage with in everyday 'reality.' However, often these relationships can become the most egocentrically obstructed relationships (consumed by fear and the need for self-protection) and it’s through these relationships that our ego-dynamics are exhibited in full fury. Yet, it is through these relationships that depth will be facilitated much more rapidly.

Nevertheless, individual mind control techniques or spiritual ideological practices are valuable when directed toward enhancing communication between individuals and not between some transcendent source or state. This means all practices and all spiritual paths should have this as the only goal, because it is from such “perfect communication” that individuals become catalyst to each others “awakening” to truth.

Most religio-spiritual ideologies and practices continue to advocate pursuit of communication with a transcendent source as the product of “perfect communication” and this is a major misinterpretation of the ancient texts. It may be true that perfect communication engages with a transcendent God-mind presence never before experienced, but an individual mind cannot of itself realize such an experience, simply because it believes it is an individual mind having an ‘individual’ experience. Only through a joining of minds can we access perfect communication between ourselves, thereby annihilating the self, which is a state of imperfect communication.

It makes little difference what ideology you choose to fully engage under, if full engagement is the focus. Even the non-dual religions are advantageous in supporting such engagement, even though most non-dual practitioners and advocates are hypnotized by the ideological concepts they seek to promote. They fail to see the goal of engagement as the point of all their ideological premises and become immured in, and occluded by, their non-dual concepts.

In fact, in full engagement with others, ideologies fall away as unnecessary, because they only result in distracting comparisons, which impede the experience of intimate depth with another who relies on a different ideology or dogma and this promotes exclusion as opposed to full engagement.

You are weary of relationships because you have come to believe they are limited in the ability to enhance you. Therefore, you go off in search of your individual "enlightenment" or "awakening," discarding relationships as having any capacity to provide you truth and so you refuse to recognize how you have applied limits and that all limits are yours. Perfect communication between ‘individuals’ dissolves individuality as an obstacle to awakening. A moment of perfect communication is NOW and has no past or future to impair its affects. Perfect communication applies to both the receiving and transmitting, as they become an exchange of ONE.

It takes only two minds to realize that a communion of all minds is the ONE reality, because it creates that reality. Individuality impedes the willingness to open channels of communication, long since closed off. This is a chief priority, because your individuality is your only obstacle …to God.

12 comments:

  1. All these ways of trying to describe shared consciousness, and our lovely human problem of getting past the apparent different content. It's that conflict and difficulty that is the spice of life.

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  2. No One,

    Yep....all part of the infinite game!

    Are you an infinite player?
    mikeS

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  3. My mind sometimes splits with this concept, Mike. One the one hand, it seems that to follow the lemmings and possibly over a cliff speaks of lack of critical thinking (which may be sparked in one mind or several together, true)and on the other hand it is more broadening to circle around the table in a meeting of minds, but only if there is not the set up of the "wise" leader and a submission to that.

    There is the double message in this culture that it is self-defeating(weak)to be dependent and yet, one must be independent to be be worth the grain of salt. That is the message. Society rejects the lonely, the eccentric and at the same time worships the lone and confident horseman for his strength and mystique. Social circles set up scapegoats and embrace the sacred conclave. In effect, everything becomes institutionalized and creativity squashed.

    Have you read any works by the late cultural anthropologist, Jules Henry? Specifically, the collection of essays: "On Sham, Vulnerability and Other Forms of Self-Destruction." Henry works on the premise that western culture sets up sham and vulnerability right from the beginning (although I don't see the Latin West as exclusive to this). What you are talking about goes above and beyond the artificial, and that really does go against the grain; however, when there is a catastrophe, minds will come together in an almost miraculous synchronicity of cooperation and when things stabilize, that cooperation begins to dissolve...which is interesting. Some will come out of it with genuine "awakening", if you want to use that word, and closeness but most will not and thus go their separate ways back into the realm of shadows and strangers.

    One almost has to tear down the sham brick by brick, but that doesn't happen. Even if you touch a moment of "truth", the sham quickly
    rebuilds itself. The stronger the sham, the more it will attempt to crush the weakest link. Engagement becomes a dog chasing its tail and correctness is a strengthening of that chase. Punditry is a good example of this and the use of continual platitudes.

    I somehow sense the cycle can be broken, but it takes the unveiling of the artifice and from what I witness people have a vice grip on denial with almost a quest for solid narcissism (and prefereably without guilt). How do you break that impediment down in seeking mutual "awakening"?

    Thanks,
    Nahnni

    The Gonzalez painting is rather superb.

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  4. Stanley Sobottka is a bit dry, but marvelous.

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  5. "Individuality impedes the willingness to open channels of communication, long since closed off. This is a chief priority, because your individuality is your only obstacle …to God."

    What I mean to say, and took too long to say it (sorry...the keyboard is often a rushing river as my thoughts tend to canoe over the rapids)is that until the cover-up (sham, if you will)is dissolved, thereby creating absolute trust and honesty, no two or more can have a deeper communication with each other or to go forward from that point. That willingness to confront the cover-up without agenda has to be greater than the fear of exposure and the familiarity of repetitive patterns to the good or the ill.

    Anyway, I am beginning to see more and more that the ego becomes as a separate helium balloon, until it falls back down to earth. Not so much a navigation device, as filled with hot air.

    Blessings to you Mike :)

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  6. No One,

    "Stanley Sobottka is a bit dry, but marvelous."

    Someone said that about me once.

    Hmmm....
    mikeS

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  7. Nahnni,

    "One the one hand, it seems that to follow the lemmings and possibly over a cliff speaks of lack of critical thinking"

    Yes...lemmings are not good communicators

    "and on the other hand it is more broadening to circle around the table in a meeting of minds, but only if there is not the set up of the "wise" leader and a submission to that."

    Yes we would all have to agree that we are all infinite players and then we'll be able to resist those offering finite rewards.

    Yes, I read henry's "Culture Against Man"(or some such title) back when I hated people, but I was looking for authorities to support that for me (not that he didn't have good insights)

    "What you are talking about goes above and beyond the artificial, and that really does go against the grain; however, when there is a catastrophe, minds will come together in an almost miraculous synchronicity of cooperation and when things stabilize, that cooperation begins to dissolve...which is interesting. Some will come out of it with genuine "awakening", if you want to use that word, and closeness but most will not and thus go their separate ways back into the realm of shadows and strangers."

    Yes! That has always interested me, with regard to the degree of egocentric dissolving (for lack of a better term). Thanks for reminding me of that aspect since I've thought about that often. Unfortunately it seems widespread severe suffering is the catalyst...and yes, it rarely lasts.

    "I somehow sense the cycle can be broken, but it takes the unveiling of the artifice and from what I witness people have a vice grip on denial with almost a quest for solid narcissism (and prefereably without guilt). How do you break that impediment down in seeking mutual "awakening"?"

    I'm not sure. However, i suppose if enough minds get together on it, something should come up....hopefully soon...

    "until the cover-up (sham, if you will)is dissolved, thereby creating absolute trust and honesty, no two or more can have a deeper communication with each other or to go forward from that point. That willingness to confront the cover-up without agenda has to be greater than the fear of exposure and the familiarity of repetitive patterns to the good or the ill."

    Indeed. I imagine if a few can do it, more could. But, you're correct, it does tend to go against the grain and would be quite frightening for folks to exchange their individualistic goals for mutual goals even if doing so was simply with one other person.

    That is my general thesis, in that dogmatic communes are unnecessary, simply turn to those closest to you and fully engage. No need to adopt an ideology or religion just deeply join with the people around you. Everything you need to learn will be taught in that depth and nothing more will be needed.

    However, as Floyd once said:

    "But it was only fantasy
    The wall was too high
    As you can see.
    No matter how he tried
    He could not break free.
    And the worms ate into his brain"

    But I will continue to fantasize...until the worms...

    Thanks and blessings to you, Nahnni,
    mikeS

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  8. It's fortunate that every way that we are constructed, in the biological realms as well as the psychological ones, is to be social animals, deeply engaged despite out best efforts at defense. Even sensing and perhaps commenting on the defense is engagment.

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  9. "It's fortunate that every way that we are constructed, in the biological realms as well as the psychological ones, is to be social animals, deeply engaged despite out best efforts at defense."

    Indeed. Unfortunately, we are alienated and disengaged and our interior self-absorbed preoccupations are reflected on the outside. Our external actions demonstrate that this as against our nature and "every way that we are constructed." However, fortunately, we have been constructed for change.

    "Even sensing and perhaps commenting on the defense is engagment."

    Or disengagement....

    Thanks for engaging!
    mikeS

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  10. If all circumstances were fortunate...

    It would be boring, without challenge.

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  11. "If all circumstances were fortunate...It would be boring, without challenge."

    Yes, we're fortunate to have war and disease...

    Which are very challenging, indeed!
    mikeS

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