Cosmic Inner Peace and Nature Balance

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The Soul, The Koshas, and “No Self” Liberation is when one realizes the emptiness of all aspects of maya, or all aspects of the soul. It is not merely an intellectual realization, but an awakening of emptiness itself as inseparable from all things. Liberation is a collapse of the duality or apparent distinction between soul and no self. The soul is exactly emptiness (shunyata), and emptiness is exactly the soul. Primordial emptiness awakens as the soul. There are many developmental models that describe the self structure such as Maslow’s hierarchy, spiral dynamics, various chakra-based models, the sefirot of Kabbalah or the great chain of being described in different ways by Plato, Plotinus as well as by mystics such as Sri Aurobindo. Every mature spiritual system that reflects the perennial teaching will have some developmental model. Many of the Western psychological models such as Maslow’s hierarchy are incomplete, and actually end where some of the Eastern models are just beginning, since the knowledge of higher worlds has been long forgotten. Each system is a unique lens to look through offering a different perspective and a different language template to point toward the mass of phenomena that constitutes the self which grows and changes through time. What is important is not believing or accepting one system as true, but to see what they all point to within yourself; to make your unconscious parts conscious. Early Buddhism and Hinduism speak of “three worlds, “three spheres”, “three planes of existence”, or “three realms”. In the Gayatri Mantra from the Rig Veda, one of the oldest Vedic texts, it speaks of awakening within the three realms. The vedas are sort of “hymns” to awaken to one’s true nature. The Gayatri is considered by yogis to be the essence of the Vedas, or the mother of the Vedas, and the quintessence of divine knowledge. It says that one must awaken all three realms, the gross, the subtle and the causal, to attain liberation from illusion. Another way of saying this is that one must realize the emptiness of all three realms, bringing conscious awareness to each realm, yet not identifying any sense of self with them. “Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha” Awaken the three realms (gross, subtle causal) Each realm is a layer of maya or a layer of the soul/ self structure that is like a veil over our true nature. Likewise the Buddha said that one must realize the emptiness of the 5 skandhas or aggregates of mind-stuff, the entire self structure, to realize Nirvana. The 5 skandhas are a functional model of the workings of the self structure. The number of divisions is not important as long as the model points to all aspects of the self structure. Another conceptual lens can be found in the Upanishads, which differentiates the self structure into 5 sheaths called koshas. The koshas are layers of maya or illusion which cover the soul and are simultaneously expressions of the soul. We will use the kosha system as an example of a conceptual framework for inner investigation. The first Hermetic principle for self knowledge is “The All is mind; the universe is mental”. Each kosha or sheath of maya can be described as a level of mind which exists within a continuum or matrix of phenomena ranging from gross to subtle. Branching patterns are one of the signature patterns of mind that is found at all levels and fractal scales of nature. NO TEXT IN PICTURE.

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An intricate, symmetrical digital art piece depicting a person meditating in the lotus position at the center of concentric, colorful, glowing energy fields, which are enclosed in a large sphere that integrates both cosmic and earthly elements. At the core, the human silhouette is filled with glowing energy lines, with a bright light emanating from its chest. Surrounding the silhouette are nested layers of colors representing chakras: yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Each layer has a delicate, branching vein-like pattern reminiscent of leaves or neural pathways. The bottom of the sphere roots into a complex root system, while the sides of the sphere blend into trees. The left side of the composition features a tranquil landscape with mountains, a coastline, and a sequence of planets extending from a spiral galaxy in the upper left corner. The right side shows a turbulent ocean under a dramatic, cloudy sunset sky with more trees. A brilliant point of light shines at the top center of the sphere, casting a radiant glow over the entire scene.

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