Chapter
1.Life
in
perspective
There
is
an
Ocean
of
Consciousness within
which
our
universe and
all
universes
exist.
Beyond
the
Ocean
of
Consciousness
is
the
Light
of
Pure
Consciousness.
This
is
the
Ultimate,
Transcendental,
Absolute,
changeless
source
of
all
that
can
be.
The
Light
of
Pure
Consciousness is
S’îva/Krishna
.
S’îva
,
which
means
“
pure,
”
is
the
aloof
one
of
the
pair
who
is
the
transcendental archetype of
jîva
– you
and
I
are
jîva
.
This
means
that
S’îva
and
jîva
are
identical
in
structure,
but
S’îva
is
a
perfectly
pure
jîva
.
In
a
moment
we
will
see
what
makes
jîva
less
than
perfectly
pure.
The
body
of
Krishna
is
the
collective
consciousness of
all
jîvas
that
surround
S’îva
like
iron
filings
that
cling
to
a
strong
magnet.
Krishna
Consciousness is
the
collective
consciousness of
those
jîvas
who
have
attained
Brahman
Consciousness,
the
pinnacle
of
jîva
evolution
in
which
the
jîva
has
become
S’îva
.
S’îva
and
Krishna
are
distinct
and
independent
Beings
paradoxically
existing
as
one
S’îva/Krishna.
They
are
eternally
inseparable
and
neither
is
the
cause
or
source
of
the
other.
Both
Beings,
taken
together
or
separately,
are
the
Supreme
Deity
of
all
universes.
A
jîva
is
the
essence
or
soul of
an
individual
evolving
being.
Each
one
of
us
is
a
jîva
.
We
came
into
existence as
separate
from
S’îva
by
our
own
choice
and
intention to
be
an
independent
being.
That
is,
we
are,
each
one
of
us,
entirely
self
‐
created
beings.
It
is
as
if
from
an
ocean,
a
tiny
droplet
of
water
spontaneously
emerges
into
the
atmosphere
of
its
own
volition.
Thus
a
jîva
spontaneously
emerges
from
Krishna
and
moves
away
from
S’îva
.
However,
it
is
not
quite
so
simple.To
understand
the
reason
the
jîva
breaks
away
from
Krishna
,
we
need
to
first
look
into
this
collective
consciousness of
jîvas
,
the
body
of
Krishna
that
surrounds
Pure
Consciousness,
and
discover
its
underlying
structure.
Just
as
water
is
made
of
invisible
molecules
of
hydrogen
and
oxygen
atoms,
the
body
of
Krishna
is
made
of
innumerable
jîvas
– the
“molecules” of
consciousness.
A
jîva
is
a
collection
of
self
‐
referral
knowledge
constructs.
Knowledge
constructs
are
the
“atoms”
of
consciousness.
They
are
simple,
self
‐
contained
structures
that
consist
of
the
knower,
process
of
knowing and
the
known.Our
universe and
the
innumerable
ones
that
coexist
with
ours
are
totally
made
of
vast
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