Higher Consciousness

limitations wow, Brenda. thanks! Reply

Consciousness You always say it so beautifully!

The only way to know G-d is to be in unity with G-d. Every year on Yom Kippur, we are given that opportunity. It is a gift.

Consciousness is awareness. When the attention turns inward, consciousness becomes aware of itself.

Different nervous systems determine perception and evaluation of that perception.
Knowledge will differ in different states of consciousness.

Culture the consciousness and develop the nervous system is the means to become more aware.

It also has another benefit, in that it allows one to communicate in a more loving and tolerant manner to others. Reply

thank you Rabbi Freeman and AARON BENEZRA for your thoughtful comments thanks! Reply

Nice Very good, indeed. That explains a lot of things, maybe everything. Reply

Limited Senses - Limited Consciousness We perceive with 5 senses, each restricted to a narrow frequency bandwidth - animals hear sounds beyond our range, even sense natural disasters before we can. Scientific instruments extend our senses too.

We create our world from this limited perception and even further distort the true reality through our ego.

Adam, Abraham, Moses.....and other sages 'saw' through a Higher Consciousness.

We will attain a higher consciousness through the gradual development of our soul - the soul is a sensory organ that can sense beyond the self, our limited world that we create each instant. We will rebuild the soul of Adam Ha Rishon. Then we will function as one man with one heart....and then G_d will be revealed and dwell among us. Reply

(higher) consciousness i love feeling conscious of G-d's consciousness in us -- personally, it helps me in every way, every day! (for simply being alive and existing in this world; as a guide; to pray to and thank - particularly if impatient or angry about something)! Reply

conciousness these are not words of the common man but the words of G-d which we live through his consciousness Reply

conciousness Is life itself, knowing all together, emotions, senses, thoughts, beliefs pulling from different direction to create our conciousness the make up of our life. The key is to live, move, pray from the conciousness of g-d Reply

For Aaron Benezra Aaron, what higher consciousness did you think I was referring to other than G-d's?

I don't understand what Berkeley has to do with anything here. I think you've greatly oversimplified his thesis. But yes, he certainly came very close to the truth. Reply

TZVI, PLEASE CLARIFY YOUR MEANING IN STATING ... ... THAT ONE SHOULD "BE CONSCIOUS OF HOW THAT CONSCIOUSNESS IS CONSCIOUS OF YOU."

This is a statement that borders on idolatry, and I don't think that is what you meant.

Only HaShem may be conscious of how he is conscious of each of us.

English philosopher Bishop George Berkely of the mid-18th Century -- distinguished as both and idealist and an empiricist -- held that one's existence was a mere illusion in the mind of G-d. Is this also the teaching of the Rebbe?

Judaism does not teach that our existence is illusory, nor that we are G-d.

We may or may not be conscious of HaShem; by definition HaShem is conscious of us.

It may help the discussion, if you were to define consciousness and then to further defines higher and lower consciousness. Reply

re: Katz Comment Mr. Steve Katz:

Consciousness is consciousness, Action is action. They are different words with different meanings. Consciousness may indeed be higher or lower. Creation is creation. You have no comprehension of words and their meanings. You say nothing. Wise up and learn. Stop smoking dope, if that is your problem. There is a difference between the mystical and the confused, and you are very confused. Perhaps there are those, who tolerate your mental laziness, who may even be true friends. But, you may find it worthwhile to find a friend, who will exercise your mind and not confuse, who will teach you how to diagram words and sentences, so that you may free your mind of the gobblety-gook that results in meaningless uttering such as the example you issued above. Reply

Appreciation I must take a moment to say just how much I appreciate your wit and wisdom. Reply

There is no higher or lower consciousness for it's not a thing nor an it. Consciousness is action... without creating a thing. Reply