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Richard’s Correspondence on Mailing List ‘B’ with Respondent No. 43
RESPONDENT: I think the egoless state is not a psychological state but an actual state in which there is no sense of space and time. In other words, objective reality comprising all things can fade away into a state of nothingness if there is neither inner nor outer conflict. Since this is an actual state, all temporal things, including the human body, come into existence when there is need for thinking to maintain harmony (e.g. getting a meal to appease hunger). Therefore, thought is necessary and arises to give form to sensations in response to natural needs. When such needs are met, there is a return of that state of ‘benediction’ in which the state of thought is not and there is pure sensations without form. The human being is not an individual but the entire, unbroken movement of existence. The idea of being an individual with a separate mind arising from a personal brain is a conditioning that gives rise to ego-centred, personalized solutions to restore balance of the ego. This is disharmony when thought breeds evermore thoughts. The human being is not an individual but the entire, unbroken movement of existence. RICHARD: This would possibly be a better description of the ‘egoless state’ than I have seen for a long while – with the exception of a couple of minor points – and throws much light onto this much-abused topic. May I amend your description – and then see if we are in accord – before I continue? Viz.: ‘the egoless state is not a psychological state but an ontological state in which there is no sense of space and time. In other words, objective reality comprising all things can fade away into a state of nothingness if there is neither inner nor outer conflict. Since this is an ontological state, all temporal things, including the human body, come into existence when there is need for thinking to maintain harmony (e.g. getting a meal to appease hunger). Therefore, thought is necessary and arises to give form to being in response to natural needs. When such needs are met, there is a return of that state of ‘benediction’ in which the state of thought is not and there is pure being without form. The human being is not an individual but the entire, unbroken movement of universal consciousness. The idea of being an individual with a separate mind arising from a personal brain is a conditioning that gives rise to ego-centred, personalized solutions to restore balance of the ego. This is disharmony when thought breeds evermore thoughts. The human being is not an individual but the entire, unbroken movement of universal consciousness’. You will see that I have replaced <actual> with <ontological> as <actual> more properly means ‘that which physically exists; observable by the senses’ whereas <ontological> means ‘the heart of metaphysics; that which is the nature or essence of being’. I also replaced ‘pure sensations without form’ with ‘pure being without form’ as the word <sensations> more properly means ‘of the bodily senses; phenomenal existence’ whereas <being> means ‘the essence of reality; noumenal existence’. I would consider it essential to make these differences clear as the blurring of distinction between the physical and the metaphysical adds to the already existing confusion. The third alteration is not so important (replacing ‘movement of existence’ with ‘movement of universal consciousness’) as the word <existence> does carry both physical and metaphysical connotations. However, as there is the tendency to equate the word <exist> more properly with that which is physically apparent (actual), would you be in accord with ‘universal consciousness? I am not quibbling over semantics here ... but because the word points towards a definitive ‘thing’, clarity and consistency is vital for understanding and communication. I look forward to your considered response.
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