HERE IS A GREAT LINGUISTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR US ALL:
[A] “Consciousness is All”
……………… VS. ……………..
[B] “Consciousness is Less than Awareness”
THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THE SAME ISSUE AND LANGUAGE WANTS TO PLAY ‘BAD GUY’ BUT WE CAN SEE BEYOND THE SEEMING DISCREPANCY.
It’s like:
[a] “self” = ego & must be overcome
…………….. VS. ……………..
[b] “Self” = God & must be understood.
Let’s all take a bow to the almighty capital “S” vs small “s” !!! LOL
NOW PLEASE COMPARE:
[A] CONSCIOUSNESS IS ALL
Consciousness is All is a book on what is sometimes called Infinite Reality. The essence of the work is the fact that Consciousness (also known as the One Self, I Am, Love, Spirit, Life, the Divine, God, and other terms) is absolutely all there is of all there is. Only Consciousness exists—there is no existence apart from, or beyond, Consciousness. As Consciousness is All or One—It thus is not a higher Self, but the only Self. Reality is a matter of looking out from the Allness of the One Self, Consciousness, rather than looking up to It as a lesser consciousness or personal self. The Self never looks up to Itself—and the Self really is the only One being conscious or alive in the first place. One is free to enjoy being, rather than constantly struggling to become. Consciousness Is All is written from this “viewpoint.”
Peter Francis
[B] CONSCIOUSNESS vs. AWARENESS
Often these words are used interchangeably. They are NOT the same. Consciousness is an INTELLIGENT ENERGY; a state of being involving the awareness of existence. We all have consciousness to some extent, but not all of us are aware.
Awareness is an ACTIVE STATE OF BEING. We may have consciousness in several different dimensions, but we may be aware of only two or three of those dimensions.
EXPANSION of awareness means the ability to become simultaneously aware of more and more of our consciousness. If we are normally aware of the first THREE dimensions of reality, our goal may be to become aware of the other dimensions as well.
Sal Rachele
Life on the Cutting Edge