Monday, June 19, 2006

WHAT IS THE ABSOLUTE…THE “THAT”? Part Fourteen

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F.: Now, the discussion of the types of energy can be expanded to clarify (a) what consciousness is when energy manifests and to clarify (b) what the Absolute is. Mentioned earlier were kenetic energy (energy "in motion") and potential energy (energy not “in motion”). Add now a third format: energy "contained within a field" (such as electromagnetic waves). The Absolute is a field of energy both “at rest” (potential energy) and “contained” (existing in a field) but with the ability to be moved into motion and to function in the form of kenetic (in motion) energy. Moved into motion, potential awareness manifests as consciousness and consciousness is always in motion. (Therefore, forget all fictional talk about “peace of mind.” Peace, perfect rest, can only happen when no mind exists, as in the Absolute, or among the Realized who have been freed of belief in the lies accumulated in what is called the “mind.”)

In terms of the oneness discussed in yesterday’s post, persons could possibly understand that oneness if they were to realize that the Absolute is a contained field of specialized energy (specialized in that it is energy with the potential to be aware of) and if they were to also realize that the energy does not always remain “contained” but quantities of it can shift from a state of being “stored” or “at rest” to a state of being “in motion.” Again, in motion and manifested in a space, that energy is called "consciousness." “Contained” or “stored” or “at rest” that same energy can be called “awareness at rest” or “consciousness unmanifested and moved back to the field in which it had been contained and is now contained again.” The movement of that energy is not limited to earth or its atmosphere but happens throughout the universe. Understanding that should help persons realize that the omnipresent energy with the ability to be conscious of, or the potential energy with the potential to be conscious of, serves as the unifying force of the universe. All is THAT and nothing else.

So why use the phrase I AM THAT; I AM instead of merely saying I AM THAT and be done? Because the same energy when manifested is marked by traits that differ from the traits of the energy when not manifested. In From the I to the Absolute, certains definitions/traits of “Absolute” were offered:” uncontaminated, unconditional, unqualified, unlimited, pure, certain, sure, entire, whole, unadulterated, and unambiguous. What temporary modifications happen to that energy when it moves from the Absolute and manifests in the spaces called “plants, animals and birds?” Very little. The energy remains fairly pure so plants, animals and birds live in a natural fashion. What temporary modifications happen to that energy when it moves from the Absolute and manifests in the spaces called “humans”? Very significant modifications. After that energy is exposed to programming, conditioning and enculturation, the energy—referred to at that point as “consciousness” and “manifested energy” becomes bastardized, contaminated, conditioned, qualified, limited, impure, uncertain, unsure, fragmented, adulterated, and ambiguous. Then, persons begin living in unnatural or in supernatural fashions. (In the latter case, the consciousness has been so warped that it believes that natural events on the planet are not natural at all but are the result of manipulation and control by beings in other worlds that have magical powers and "have dominion over this world.")

The consciousness manifested—and the potential awareness not manifested—are (at their “core”) nothing more than the vibrating energy that is the oneness…the unicity. That oneness, when manifested, allows for communication at a cellular level (such as archetypal messaging via DNA) and allows for universal communication as consciousness speaks to consciousness without bounds (such as when “mother Elaine” in Louisiana awakened abruptly at 4:30 A.M. CST and became consciousness of the fact that “daughter LeeAnn” in California at 2:30 A.M. PST had been involved in an accident). How that happened is clear to the Realized. Post-Realization, all so-called “mysteries” dissolve and all of the beliefs that natural events are not natural but are the results of the machinations of magical, supernatural powers come to an end. While some credited the awareness of that accident to “God awakening a mother to alert her,” the Realized understand the functioning of the totality. That awareness happened as a result of the unicity, as a result of the unified, vibrational energy that manifested consciousness is (and as a result of the fact that things are not “connected”—that would be duality—but are all ONE, period). Just as whales that are thousands of miles apart can communicate with each other by sending out vibrations (sound energy) that travel throughout that one pool of H2O called the ocean, so the vast pool of universal awareness/consciousness can accommodate communication—and knowingness—as a result of its oneness. That opportunity for knowingness is what allows the I AM to know it is and to know, when Realized, that it is THAT. Please enter the silence of contemplation. [To be continued]

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