The consciousness journey described in Taittirya Upanishad 2.1-5

Take your  consciousness on a progressive journey .

Progressing our consciousness from its covered states , its shrunken states , its budding states  , or its blooming states  , and tranforming it into a fully blossoming state is a curious method of describing consciousness progression . Such a description is given in the Caitanya Caratamrita within the teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Sanatana Gosvami  . This tells us the story of the evolution of the consciousness state . Many people are familiar with the word evolution,  which has been somewhat hijacked by the  Darwinians , but the word evolution can be used in a number of ways . The Vedas describes the living beings wondering within the material universal  energies . They are inhabiting all kinds of bodies , and having forgotten the last episode , take very seriously their new day time dream . The species of life have something in common , they are looking for pleasure and avoid suffering.  From plants , to insects , to animals , to uncultured humans , to cultured humans , to humans connected to and in tune with universal affairs , to humans very much in tune with Divinity , to humans who have brought their consciousness to its originally intended state , its pure loving state and direct attraction for Krishna in Krishna , its originator , they are all pleasure seeking .

Unlike the Darwinians, who consider consciousness as simply chance events of neurons firing in a brain that originated from a primordial slime , the  Vedas take a clear and objective look at consciousness . Using various sciences , with  analytical construct , the Vedas clearly demonstrate that   consciousness is made up of different  substances from  the gross and subtle influences of matter that are governed by physical laws . The Vedas shows a path of freedom from the shackles of material existence . This is what we refer to as scientific dualism , or the sciences of self realisation .

Bohr , Schrödinger , Feynman , Teller, and Einstein , as physicists , looked at consciouseness within our responsive universe, and unlike the gross biologists veiwed  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 . The progressive path and the changes to the qualities of the bodies are given in the Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1-5 .

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

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 and its perfection has been summarised . Each of these categories is  given a thorough run-through in the Vedas, and progressive and systematic programmes are recommended to realise these truths . This enables and empowers everyone to understand their consciousness state . Step by step guidance is given . One should seek an expert who is in Ananda maya consciousness to guide one in such  consciousness progressions  . Also, any person who is  a little further progressed than ourselves will be of  help by their association.

Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami explains the full spectrum of life’s journeys within his books .

Some scientific thinkers utalising quantum mechanics suggest we live simultaneously in different universes ..

However..

These versions are merely our subtle mind and what it may or may not enact . When it acts within the physical plane , the universe responds . Every action has an equal reaction, good , bad, or mediocre..
Thus ,free will and determinism within the responsive universe, the endless journey of trapped karmic synchronicities is described.
The way out is described by Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami in all his writings. The full Vedic reality has been revealed

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