Samadhi: Unity of Consciousness and Existence

150 Pages·2018·1.14 MB·English

by  Ivan Antić

Ivan Antic
SAMADHI
Unity of Consciousness and Existence
Translated by
Milica Breber

© Copyright: 2018. by Ivan Antic
All rights reserved.
ISBN-13: 978-1986066075
ISBN-10: 198606607X
Dedicated to Dojna Lapadat
(1943 – 2016)
In maha-samadhi,
With love.
Table of Contents

Introduction
The Nature of Existence
The Nature of Energy
It Is Not Matter That Fluctuates But Information
Everything Is Momentary And Nothing Is Substantial
There is Not a Multitude of Particles
Everything is Only One, Divine Particle
Parallel Realities
The Dimensions of Existence
Man is a Microcosm Comprised of All the Dimensions of Nature
The Nature of Consciousness
The Consciousness of the Soul and Its Incarnation
Into The Body Through the Higher Mind
Unity of the Consciousness and the Existence, of Body and Soul
If Everything is a Reflection of the Divine Consciousness, Why is There Evil
in the World?
The Law of Number Seven and the Seven Chakras
The Division of Chakras into Three Sections
The Hertzian and Non-Hertzian Frequencies of Chakras
Polarization of Opposites in Chakras
The Higher and the Lower Nature of Chakras
The Fundamental Nature and the Meaning of Every Chakra
The Principles of Chakra Functioning in the World and Historical
Development
Examples of Chakra Functioning in the History Of Spirituality
Examples of Chakra Functioning in the Man's Personal Development
The Energetic Chakra Activation
Physical Exercises for the Harmonious Chakra Activation
The Exercise of Imagination and Breathing for the Chakra Activation
The Principle of Energy Preservation for the Uplifting of Consciousness
Basic Principles of Uplifting the Consciousness Through Chakras
Samadhi - The Unity of Consciousness and Existence
INTRODUCTION
Existence and the awareness of the existence constitute everything-that-is, and
nothing at all is possible outside of this. In their base they are one, however, they
get expressed as though they are separate, seemingly engaged in a relationship,
in such a way that the relation between the consciousness and the existence both
creates and enables a broad spectrum of the remainder, the entire nature, and all
the cosmos. The relationship between the two is such that the entire nature, and
all the cosmos exist as an aspiration to bring into awareness the entire existence
in all its aspects and possibilities. Everything-that-is gets manifested as
everything-that-can-be. Our mind is only a factor that, like prism, breaks the
unique light of consciousness into the full spectrum of existence. Outside of our
mind the existence and the consciousness are one.
The relation between the consciousness and the existence is at the base of
everything, of all the phenomena, things and events, and this essence reflects its
nature the most obviously in a human being and through the very human being.
Consciousness and existence are differentiated the most in man, and for this
reason, they are best united in full awareness and comprehension in the man.
Therefore, one may draw the conclusion that the essence of man is to be the
foundation of this relation between consciousness and existence, in order to
implement and understand it, and to bear the full brunt of this effort. Man's
essence is determined by its relation towards the existence, that is, towards the
essence of the Being. [1] Externally, this relationship is manifested as the
progress of civilization, culture and technology. Within the man this connection
between existence and consciousness is manifested most dominantly as the
development of the language and thought, and eventually as self-knowing, god-
knowing or the enlightenment.
Existence and consciousness are basically one and the same thing even
though they are manifested as the opposite, one as the existence and the other as
the awareness of the existence. Existence is conditioned by its own causality,
whilst the consciousness is unconditioned. Existence is simply everything that
exists in any way possible, and the consciousness is like the space enabling the
existence of everything. This way consciousness is always above any form of
existence and profoundly independent of everything, transcendental. Owing to
this transcendental essence the consciousness enables the knowing of absolutely
everything that exists. The fact that the consciousness surpasses existence
makes the objective awareness of the existence possible. Consciousness is the
very idea of knowing, the transcendence to its fullest. Possibility for the
transcendence is the essence of consciousness.
Man is the link between the existence and the consciousness which enables
the existence. He is the connecting factor. All other beings have the existence
only, with more or less complexity, but it is always conditioned with its
limitations, the entire nature functions owing to the spontaneous causality which
does not need the awareness of itself. Only the man may have the objective
awareness of the existence in all its shapes and possibilities, of the entire nature,
and, therefore, the objective consciousness of himself. The symbolism of the
cross best depicts the relationship of the existence and the consciousness. The
horizontal line is the existence in time, and the vertical one is surpassing or the
transcendence of such existence by means of vertical uplifting in the awareness
and comprehending, and the surpassing of time and causality. It is a cross every
man must carry in this world. In its essence, it is the differentiation of the
consciousness, or better yet, the true distinction of what consciousness actually
is. Finally, it can be said that the very differentiation of the consciousness and
the existence constitute the consciousness and the existence.
The merging of consciousness and existence is nothing but comprehending
the very existence, the foundation for mind and creativity. Every time we make
something new, we connect the consciousness and the existence. That is how
all the spiritual and material culture came into being, for civilization is the
consequence of merging the consciousness and the existence in man.
Our mind acts based on perception, and perception is there for the purpose of
finding out the true reality of things. We constantly attempt to crack open the
true reality with everything we perceive, with everything that takes place around
us, as well as within us. Finding out the facts of life is, actually, the act of
connecting the consciousness with the existence.
Actually, the idea here is that a man can have the objective awareness of
himself. It is lacking at birth. Man's development is predestined to uplift itself to
an ever higher level of consciousness of the existence in all aspects; all the
activities a man undertakes and all the experiences he goes through present the
full spectrum of the potential states that he can encounter ranging from the sheer
existence to the objective awareness of the existence. Some people are closer to
the existence and farther from the consciousness, and for this reason they are
more unconscious, while others are closer to the consciousness and farther from
the blinding conditioning influence of the existence. Differences in the states of
consciousness in people, the ratio between consciousness and existence, are the
source of all the differences among people, all the dramatics of life, various
characters and bringing forth the dynamics of the development of civilization.
The more alert people are the more they are in harmony, understanding and love;
the more unconscious they are the more they are conditioned by the natural
causality, and undergoing the conflict with nature, the world and people around
them.
Since man's essence is determined by the attitude of his consciousness
towards the existence, man's essence is as transcendental as the essence of the
consciousness. If it were not like this, it would not be able to merge the existence
and the consciousness. Man connects and separates the existence and the
consciousness. For the mere fact of being above both he can conceive both. He
cannot have the experience of merging and unity of consciousness and existence
without the prior experience of their separation. When a man is aware of not
only the existence as such, and not only of the consciousness of the existence as
such, but of himself as the key player that is the central figure in the relation
between the consciousness and existence, then such a man is fully enlightened or
realized in his transcendental essence.
One such teaching that best encapsulates the man's essence as previously
described is the teaching of sankhya. [2]
The only practice which based on the teaching of sankhya brings man to his
essence, which merges the consciousness and the existence, is the teaching of
Yoga Sutras. [3] The term for joining consciousness with the existence here is
samadhi. The Sanskrit word samadhi literally means joining together or focus.
Patanjali defined samadhi as the unity of the subject and the object of
perception, the consciousness of unity or the transcendental consciousness,
which surpasses the division into subject-object.
A completely realized unity of the consciousness and the existence in man
happens as samadhi.