Awareness vs Consciousness
“In every realm of consciousness, the light of pure awareness shines, guiding us back to our true selves.” I have a solid idea, but I am afraid if I could express it well. I hope you can understand my idea. Awareness of the Self, feeling of “I” within. Consciousness is being conscious of something — body, mind, higher self, soul, oversoul, etc. Depending on the level of consciousness, life unfolds. I have observed a clear distinction between awareness and consciousness. While I often use these terms interchangeably, they are actually quite different. I view awareness as the recognition of the number “1”, while consciousness is like the zeros that follow. The feeling of “I” is the core and we can be conscious of anything else only after that. The more zeros there are after the “1”, the greater the value it holds in common terms. However, this signifies that consciousness moved away by that many folds from pure self-awareness and becomes more tangible. I am aware of my t...