12-17-2020, 12:05 AM
(12-16-2020, 06:41 PM)Ohr Ein Sof Wrote: The mind, I do not think it should be regarded as such. Afterall, your mind and the Creator's mind is one of the same at least that is the way It sees it. You live and move inside the Mind of God therefore, you also think within this Infinite Mind. The Entire Universe is mind-stuff.
For the purpose of mechanical practicality, I'm making a distinction between consciousness and mind. On the level of consciousness, you may compare your consciousness with the Creator's, but the role of the mind is to filter out most of what's available to the consciousness so as not to overwhelm the conscious self with TMI.
So, I would phrase it that we live and operate within the Consciousness of Divinity and that Creation is made of consciousness-stuff. These terms may be clunky and worthless in general parlance, however, when trying to learn the craft of maintaining an open heart in the face of a stressful encounter, I find these concepts pointedly useful.
For instance, when one is, let's say, insulted unexpectedly, one can be conscious of that fact and remain open hearted, if doing so is one's personal preference. But if one makes no conscious choice, and reacts in fear and the heart closes down, that's a function of the mind taking that of which one is conscious, then filtering and framing it in a knee-jerk, (2D) defensive manner. Viewing it this way narrows down how one might approach the discipline, if one cares about such things.