Definition: Consciousness

General notes:

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Revision: 2 Aug 2023

Consciousness

A field within the Mind.
A process within the Mind.
Activity within the Mind.
That which creates and experiences the content of Mind.
The activity of dreaming within the Mind.
The context for creating, expressing, experimenting, exploring, and experiencing the content of Mind.
The context for all of life.
The interplay of oneness and multiplicity.
A space for exploration.
A stage for expression.
Through conditioning, consciousness takes form in the Mind as the projected universe, and as projections of objects.
The transcendence of consciousness as a whole is also the transcendence of fields and information.

Individual consciousness

A process that operates at the level of the small or local mind.
Activity within the small or local mind.
Capacity to choose and make decisions at the (seemingly) individual level.
That which creates and experiences the content of (seemingly) individual minds.
The activity of dreaming within (seemingly) individual minds.
The context for creating, expressing, experimenting, exploring, and experiencing the content of (seemingly) individual minds.
The context for (seemingly) individual experience.
The context for (seemingly) individual life.
The dynamism of (seemingly) individual minds.
The interplay of individuality, collectivity, and oneness.
The word “seemingly” is repeated above since individuality is an illusion – a useful and beautiful illusion – within Supreme Oneness.

Collective consciousness

Activity of one or more (seemingly) collective minds.
Capacity to choose and make decisions at the (seemingly) collective level.
That which creates and experiences the content of (seemingly) collective minds.
The activity of dreaming within (seemingly) collective minds.
The context for creating, expressing, experimenting, exploring, and experiencing the content of (seemingly) collective minds.
The context for (seemingly) collective experience.
The context for (seemingly) collective life.
The dynamism of (seemingly) collective minds.
The interplay of individuality, collectivity, and oneness.
The word “seemingly” is repeated above since collectivity is an illusion – a useful and beautiful illusion – within Supreme Oneness.

Sayings:

“Consciousness is a learning process, and the process is smooth to the extent that there is no againstness, judgment, or resistance.”
“The measure of one’s consciousness is the extent to which all is clearly well.”
“Any unconsciousness in a system leads to unintended consequences and negative feedback.”