CONSCIOUSNESS

CONSCIOUSNESS is a complex reality. It is a life force , a creative energy...
I will let Thich Nhat Hanh, a wise, elderly Vietnamese Buddhist monk describe the term for you:
For me what we call consciousness is very close to Holy Spirit. Both are vehicles of healing...
The five Precepts of Full Consciousness, as well as the Three Jewels, have their counterparts in all spiritual traditions. p. 65 from the book THE JOY OF FULL CONSCIOUSNESS on the Buddhist monk Hanh and his Plum Tree Village by J. P. and Rachel Cartier, 2002
The Precepts are like commitments to develop the mind and form character.

A Christian Buddhist nun writes: for me Christianity and Buddhism both lead to transformation.
Jesus and Buddha are distinct but not separate.
Hanh always encourages his students to look deeply into their own faith tradition. The writer of this blog agrees with Hanh.

According to my understanding, consciousness is LOVE and LIGHT giving LIFE to all.
There are levels of consciousness within everyone and everything in Creation. For instance a dog has a higher consciousness than a flower or a tree. Humans have the highest level of consciousness with the capacity for awareness, commitment and enlightenment.
 CONSCIOUSNESS is a Divine/Sacred  Presence/Reality happening in the entire universe.



Suffering is only one face of life. When our hearts are free, we can touch the wonders of existence, the miracles of life.
Take time to contemplate the beauty of nature__the stream of water, the ray of sunshine...Transcend sorrow, realize the impermanence of life and discover peace and joy.  Wisdom Teacher of Consciousness.

Consciousness is the unmanifested, the eternal; it is timeless and formless.  E. Tolle



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