Un/+conscious matter, what's the difference?

[11jono11]

All is one, all is god, all is consciousness, but making up this One there appears to be more conscious bits of the One than others? For example an animal/human appears more conscious than a stone or dirt.

What is the difference between seemingly conscious and unconscious matter?/ God / Consciousness/ Parts of the One?

Is it the life force element? Prana?

Any explanations would be interesting.

Om.
x

[Etherfish]

There are different kinds of consciousness. Animals are conscious of different things than we are. So people tend to think ours is better.
Trees and rocks have a different speed of consciousness than ours, so we think ours is better. It is not.

[11jono11]

And plastic? Metal? Fabric? Man made things?

This question isn't really massively relevant to awakening but it's just interesting you know?

[Balance]

I'd say that all these 'things' that seem to appear and disappear within consciousness are the dream of consciousness. Differences between one 'thing' and another 'thing' are illusory. Ultimately there are no separate 'things', such as people and rocks.

[manigma]

quote:Originally posted by 11jono11
Is it the life force element? Prana?

Its you.



The world you perceive is made of consciousness; what you call matter is consciousness Itself. You are the space (akash) in which it moves, the time in which it lasts, the love that gives it life. Cut off imagination and attachment and what remains?

It is useless to struggle with words to express what is beyond words. Consciousness (chidananda) is spirit (purusha), consciousness is matter (prakriti). Imperfect spirit is matter, perfect matter is spirit. In the beginning as in the end, all is one.

~Nisargadatta (I Am That)