Chapter 47 evolution of consciousness

The words "observation" and "cognition" are used almost throughout this book.People who aim at evil always refuse to observe the truth; people with mature minds are deeply aware of the existence of laziness.Nevertheless, the average person is ignorant of his own religious and worldview.To grow spiritually, you must recognize your own biases and limitations.Through love, tolerance and care, we will gradually understand ourselves, our loved ones and the whole world.One of the most important meanings of self-discipline is the ability to recognize our responsibilities and make decisions. We call this part of the mind "consciousness". Therefore, the maturity of the mind can also be defined as "the growth of consciousness", or " The Evolution of Consciousness".

The word "consciousness" comes from Latin, and its original meaning is "common knowledge and understanding".So what is the opposite of consciousness?I think it is the subconscious mind, the subconscious mind always knows much more than the conscious mind.We get a truth, we get a revelation, but we reacquaint ourselves with what the subconscious mind has known for a long time.Gaining new truths and revelations is actually an agreement between the conscious and subconscious minds, a common awareness and understanding.The growth and progress of consciousness means that it begins to identify with everything that the subconscious mind knows well, and at this time the conscious and subconscious mind gradually merge. Psychologists know this concept best, because the process of psychotherapy is the process of bringing the subconscious level to the conscious level.In other words, the psychiatrist's duty is to expand the patient's field of consciousness so that its scope and direction are closer to the subconscious field.

So why is the subconscious mind so "knowledgeable" that it knows so many things that the conscious mind doesn't?Perhaps this question is too "basic", we have not yet found a scientific answer, and we can only put forward hypotheses for the time being.The most satisfying assumption, in my opinion, is that deep within each of us there is a God so intimate that he is even a part of ourselves.To receive God's grace, we must see God.The closest place to God is our heart.If you want to reach a lofty spiritual state, you should often reflect on yourself.The interface between God and us is equivalent to the interface between subconscious mind and consciousness. In short, our subconscious mind is God, the God inside us.We are part of God, and God is always with us, now and in the future.

Perhaps you may say: "How is this possible?" Maybe some readers also think that it is simply outrageous to regard the subconscious mind as God.But they should think: Even Christian believers should remember one of the beliefs of Christianity—God is in the hearts of believers.This is essentially in full agreement with the above statement.To better understand the relationship between God and man, we might as well imagine the subconscious mind as a huge tree root buried underground, and the consciousness as a dwarf plant on the ground, absorbing the oxygen provided by the subconscious mind.This metaphor comes from Jung, who once said: I have always believed that life is like a plant, relying on underground roots for nutrients.The real life is hidden in the root system.What we see above ground survives only one summer and then withers—how short its life is!The perpetual alternation of life and civilization makes us feel that everything is a void.However, I also always have this feeling: in the never-ending changes, there is always something living under our feet. We only see flowers blooming and falling, but the roots of life remain motionless and evergreen.

Jung did not directly point out that God exists in people's subconscious mind, but his statement above clearly confirms this point.He divided the subconscious into two types: one is the superficial, individualized subconscious, and the other is the deep, collective subconscious that belongs to all mankind.In my opinion, the collective subconscious is God, the consciousness belongs to the individual, and the individual subconscious belongs to the interface between the two. scene.The subconscious mind is a gentle, loving realm, and I believe that to be true.Dreams are different.Dreams contain information of benign intelligence, but also a great deal of conflicting signals.They can be benign self-improvement, but they can also be extremely confusing nightmares.

Many scientists believe that the subconscious mind hides a certain violent state, which is the root of mental illness. It seems that the subconscious mind is the culprit of mental illness.The symptoms of mental illness are like the sudden appearance of the devil lurking underground, so people will become insane overnight, as if they have been possessed by a demon.In fact, consciousness is the focus of the discussion of psychopathology, and all mental illnesses are actually caused by problems with consciousness.The reason why we are sick is the result of the consciousness resisting the wisdom of the subconscious mind-the consciousness has a disease, and the subconscious mind wants to cure it, and the consciousness will conflict with it.The cause of mental illness is the result of consciousness turning away from God's will.The so-called God is our subconscious mind.

The ultimate goal of mental maturity is the unity of man and God, that is, the individual and God should have a common knowledge and understanding.Since the subconscious mind is God, we might as well define the goal of mental maturity in this way: make the consciousness reach the state of God, and make our whole person fully God.So, does this mean that we should strive for a complete fusion of the conscious and the subconscious, so that only the subconscious is left?The answer is no, our goal is to become God while still retaining consciousness.Let's assume this: on the basis of the "roots" of the subconscious, if we can make the consciousness sprout rich fruits and eventually make us God, it means that "God" can have another life form, which means It is us.This is also the meaning and value of life.As conscious selves, we are born to face the fact that we can grow and grow into a new life form with a "God".

Our consciousness possesses a rare and powerful force.It governs all the actions of life and is responsible for making decisions and carrying them out.If there is only subconsciousness but no consciousness, our life is like a newborn baby. Even if the mind can realize the "unity of man and God", we still cannot take any action, nor can we make others feel the existence of "God".In the mystical thoughts of Hinduism and Buddhism, there is a trait that tends to make people degenerate-they compare the infant stage without self-limitation to "Nirvana", and entering "Nirvana" is like returning to the mother's womb.The theology I propose is the opposite: our goal is not to become self-sacrificing infants who end up with subconscious minds, but to develop mature, conscious selves that develop into divine selves.

Adults who are self-motivated can independently make choices that affect others and the world.This mature and free consciousness can make us agree with the God of the heart, and God will obtain a powerful new life form through our consciousness.We can be God's right-hand man, his plenipotentiary agents.In addition, we can also make conscious choices to influence the world and others according to God's will. Therefore, our every move will also become a kind of "magic power".We serve humanity instead of God, to sow the rain of love, to create love where there is none.We can let our compatriots learn self-discipline, produce the same cognition as us, and then promote the progress of the entire human race.