The Witness Consciousness It is natural for the omnipotent infinite consciousness to manifest in all its infinite glory. This manifestation of the omnipotence of the infinite consciousness enters into alliance with time, space and causation which are indispensable to the manifestation. Thence arose the infinite names and forms. But all these apparent manifestations are in reality non-different from the infinite consciousness. That aspect of this infinite consciousness - which relates itself to the manifestation of names, forms and thus to time, space and causation - is known as the knower of the filed or the witness consciousness. The body is the filed: that which knows this field inside out and in all its aspects, is the knower of the field or witness consciousness. This witness consciousness becomes involved in the latent predispositions and develops egosense. When this egosense generates notions and intentions within itself, it is known as the intellect. As the thinking instrument, it is known as the mind. When the intelligence gets further modified or perverted, it becomes senses. All of these constitute body. Just as a fruit undergoes various changes in size, color etc. as it matures, the same consciousness undergoes these apparent changes as the ignorance grows deeper and denser. - Swamy Venkatesananda
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:12:35 +0000
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