Cosmic Consciousness: The Man-God Whom We AwaitMcIvor-Tyndall, Alexander J. (Alexander James)
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Cosmic Consciousness: The Man-God Whom We Await
McIvor-Tyndall, Alexander J. (Alexander James)
Theosophy
All-inclusive knowledge would indeed, preclude the possibility of
expression. Therefore, even if it were possible to retain in the finite
mind, the full realization of cosmic consciousness, words could not be
found in which to express it to others.
Thought is the creator of words, but thought is but the material which the
mind employs, and cosmic consciousness transcends the mind, engulfs the
soul, and reaches to the trackless areas of Spirit.
It may be doubted if any one may retain a full realization of cosmic
consciousness, and remain in the physical body.
Great and wonderful as have been the experiences of those who have sought
to relate their sensations, it is probable that these flashes of insight
have been in the nature of cosmic _perception_, and have lacked full
realization.
Of those who have had glimpses of that larger area of consciousness which
includes an awareness of eternal unity with the cosmos, there are, we
believe, many more than students of the subject have any idea of.
This century marks a distinct epoch in what is called evolution.
The end of a _kalpa_, or cycle of manifestation, is symbolized by the
presence on a planet of many avatars, masters, and angels.
By their very presence these enlightened ones arouse in all who are ready
for the experience a glimpse of that state of being to which all souls are
destined, and to which all shall ultimately attain.
A time when "gods shall walk the earth" is a prophecy which all nations
have heard and looked forward to.
That time is now. We see the effect of their presence in Peace Conferences;
in abolition of child labor; in prison reform; in the amalgamation of the
races; in attempts at social equality; in National Eugenic Societies, and
above all, as we have before stated, in the Emancipation of Woman. In fact,
it is seen in all the various ways in which the higher consciousness finds
expression.
One of the characteristic signs of this awakening, the Millenium Dawn, as
it has been named, lies in a very general optimism shining through the
mists of doubt and unrest and inexpressible desire, which accompany the
new birth in consciousness.
Amid the seeming chaos of present day conditions is it not easy to discern
the coming of that dawn of which all great ones of earth have foretold--a
time when "the earth shall be made a fit habitation for the gods"?
"The heavens" is a term employed to specify the Constellation which is
composed of planets and stars, but we use the term "Heaven" also to mean a
state of happiness and bliss attainable through certain methods, a
consideration of which we will take up later.
The immediate point is that this planet is being prepared for a position in
the solar system consistent with that which is the abode of the
gods--Heaven.
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