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Avalux

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53. Those who have transcended have this awareness.

Fri Jun 5, 2015, 05:18 PM

Jun 2015

Let's say transcended means that they've learned to quiet their thinking mind, turn off their five senses, and allow their consciousness through. Meditation is a tool for doing this.

Throughout recorded history of all peoples and irrespective of religion, there are those who have been able to tap into their consciousness. I don't know if Jesus was a real person or not, but his story is one of transcendence. We are told he knew where he came from and where he was going, therefore he was not afraid no matter what happened to him in the physical world. His message to us was that we are the same as him and we can transcend too. Same as Buddha and many others.

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If Einstein was correct, then how can death be "The End"? [View all] closeupready Jun 2015 OP

it's the end of what we know, and the beginning of what we don't! NRaleighLiberal Jun 2015 #1

No more than the movie continues to play on my TV when the power goes out :) arcane1 Jun 2015 #2

Einstein postulated that mass can not be extinguished; closeupready Jun 2015 #4

Consciousness doesn't have mass, I'm pretty sure. arcane1 Jun 2015 #8

E = mc(2) means that energy is a form of mass, closeupready Jun 2015 #11

You're not wrong, according to this three dimensional physical world. Avalux Jun 2015 #15

The little I've read about quantum physics is, again, closeupready Jun 2015 #18

Einstein talked about "spooky action at a distance" in his rejection of the idea. drm604 Jun 2015 #26

I didn't say he was. He coined that phrase, and it ended up being true. Avalux Jun 2015 #32

The organized energy and mass that is consciousness Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #47

Okay. Thanks for your input here. closeupready Jun 2015 #48

Does individual consciousness exist after the body dies? Death is the end of life as we have uppityperson Jun 2015 #3

If it exists (and most of us would argue, duh, of course it exists), closeupready Jun 2015 #5

I do not agree that "duh, of course it exists" as far as individual consciousness after death uppityperson Jun 2015 #6

These are really interesting questions! closeupready Jun 2015 #9

Eventually we will find out, but will we know? uppityperson Jun 2015 #14

Your reference to reincarnation - closeupready Jun 2015 #16

Consciousness is an abstract concept of a state of being Major Nikon Jun 2015 #21

Modigliani's art was abstract, but closeupready Jun 2015 #22

What made it abstract was not Major Nikon Jun 2015 #23

But then coming full circle, have you proven consciousness is closeupready Jun 2015 #42

It can be real, without being mass (or energy) phantom power Jun 2015 #6

I want to think about this, and get back to you. closeupready Jun 2015 #13

It's not 'the end'; it's just the end of our physical body. Avalux Jun 2015 #10

Thanks for your post. I nearly failed chemistry in college, lol. closeupready Jun 2015 #12

You're welcome. That we have the ability to even ponder the questions is amazing. Avalux Jun 2015 #17

Infinity allows for a repeat seveneyes Jun 2015 #19

The mass you are seeking is the body. Paulie Jun 2015 #20

Nothing can survive death Ron Obvious Jun 2015 #24

Why are you here??? (eom) CanSocDem Jun 2015 #28

I don't believe in any greater purpose Ron Obvious Jun 2015 #29

That's a start. CanSocDem Jun 2015 #30

I think science vs religion is not really a valid dichotomy Ron Obvious Jun 2015 #31

I use a broad brush... CanSocDem Jun 2015 #34

not correct surrealAmerican Jun 2015 #25

Can you provide evidence that "once it's done, it does not keep burning..." Avalux Jun 2015 #33

If you argue that time is an illusion ... surrealAmerican Jun 2015 #35

I am not saying that time is an illusion. Avalux Jun 2015 #36

I do disagree. surrealAmerican Jun 2015 #40

Hmmm...interesting. Avalux Jun 2015 #46

Did you "just know things" in the same way when you were an infant? surrealAmerican Jun 2015 #49

Personality/ego development is not consciousness. nt Avalux Jun 2015 #50

If there is no beginning or end to our consciousness, then why do we not have an awareness of our Fla Dem Jun 2015 #52

Those who have transcended have this awareness. Avalux Jun 2015 #53

Time isn't an illusion, but quantum theory talks about time closeupready Jun 2015 #39

Which of Einstein's theories do you think implies this? drm604 Jun 2015 #27

Okay, Einstein's theories imply that things that exist change form closeupready Jun 2015 #38

I think you're talking about conservation of mass. That wasn't Einstein. drm604 Jun 2015 #41

Oh, okay, right - thanks. BUT: closeupready Jun 2015 #43

There is no evidence that consciousness has mass. drm604 Jun 2015 #44

I'm not communicating my question well, and I apologize for that. closeupready Jun 2015 #45

Life is a Twinky olddots Jun 2015 #37

Consciousness simply IS DryHump Jun 2015 #51