Covered , shrunken , budding , blooming, fully blossoming

Unlike the Darwinians who consider consciousness as chance events of neurons firing in the brain originating from a primordial slime , the  Vedas take an analytical look at consciousness within matter and  clearly demonstrate  consciousness being different  from  the gross and subtle influences that matter imposes . The Vedas shows a path of  freedom  from the shackles of material existence.

Bohr , Schrödinger , Feynman , Teller, and Einstein also as physicists looked at consciouseness within a responsive universe, and unlike the gross biologists looked at life’s  fundermentals in entirely different ways .

The Vedic terms for states of consciousness are ….ana maya, pranna maya , jnana maya , vijnana maya, and ananda maya .

In English terms, these can be compared to a flower throughout its life , first covered consciousness,  then shrunken consciousness, then budding consciousness, then blossoming consciousness, then fully blooming consciousness.

The animals and other various creatures are categorised in terms of consciousness , they are considered to have covered consciousness ,  anu maya .  The unthinking human who is living like a sophisticated animal without any philosophical position is in shrunken consciousness ,  The human who considers life and its purpose is considered to be in budding consciousness , the human who has realised some degree of the glory of consciousness in connections to Divinity is in blossoming consciousness ,  and finally, the human who has established a relationship in love with God is in fully blossoming consciousness.

So literally, the science of consciousness , consciousness awareness, and self realisation has been summarised . Each of these categories is  given a thorough analysis in the Vedas, and  progressive and systematic programmes are recommended as well as  lifestyle to suit . This enables and empowers everyone in their consciousness . Thus step by step guidance is given .One should seek an expert who is in Ananda maya consciousness to guide one in consciousness progression . Also, any person who is further progressed than ourselves will help by association.

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