Consciousness

consciousness

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There is something wrong while the word 'consciousness' is defined. 

This doesn't need a great talent or wisdom to see that consciousness is the only and the unique evidence of whatsoever is known. But at the same time, the consciousness is its own evidence also.

Though Psychology defines consciousness in terms of the individual's mind and its many tendencies, the very simple meaning of the word suggests that consciousness is when one is conscious of something.

Veda and Vedanta assert with firm and full conviction that all and everything exist only  because of Consciousness which is the only Self-Evident Principle, while all else needs the support of Consciousness to prove their existence. 

This Consciousness is unique in that, it is not the same as the dualistic consciousness of the individual, which is always in the form of the consciousness of the subject and the consciousness of the object.

The life of an individual or an organism for that matter, is no doubt, a manifestation of the same unique Consciousness in him that soon assumes the duality of the kind.  This duality is an assumed notion only. 

In conclusion, whatever was, is and will be, originates from, survives within and returns unto the same unique Consciousness Principle.

Gita tells us :

अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत। 

अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना।।२८।।

(chapter 2, stanza 28)

This Consciousness is ever so immutable, pure, while the individual consciousness is often ridden with many impurities.

If the physicists would like to see how they define, and what they take by this word 'consciousness', they could also realize that by no logic, experience or proof, this could be denied, refuted or ignored in any way.

The same Consciousness is the 

'ईश्वर' Principle for those who think He is the Unique and Supreme authority Who alone creates, controls, and dissolved His Creation repeatedly, and the individual is only a tiny  expression of His myriad creations.

We can't equate this term 'ईश्वर' with God or other such equivalent, because the word 'ईश्वर' could be rightfully derived from the Sanskrit roots, which simply means :

"The Supreme Consciousness, The One, Who Governs the Whole Existence / Universe in Every and All respects".

"ईशिता सर्वभूतानां सर्वभूतमयंश्च यत्।

ईशावास्येन संबोध्यं ईश्वरं तन्नमाम्यहम्"

(preamble to  ईशावास्योपनिषद्) 

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