Infinite Being and the Ancient Hindu Trinity of Original
Creation
by Owen Waters, Editor, InfiniteBeing.com
Last week, we covered the principle of Original Creation as
being Original Thought set into motion along with Original
Feeling in order to propagate the universe as we know it.
That principle of Original Creation employs three aspects of
Original Consciousness. It is stated as:
Creation = Thought + Feeling + Motion
Motion is the key aspect of Original Consciousness which
brought the dance of Thought and Feeling into play, making all
else in the universe possible. Infinite Being is the underlying
state of all consciousness which projected itself into this
Trinity of Original Creation.
In my recent study of ancient Hindu philosophy, I found that
what Hindus call Brahman is exactly the original consciousness
that I refer to as Infinite Being. I then went on to study the
Hindu definitions of the Trinity which created the universe.
The Hindu Trinity consists of the principles called Brahma
(that's Brahma without an 'n' on the end), Vishnu and Shiva.
While these three principles have deity-like names, Hindus are
well aware that they represent principles of original
consciousness and not person-like deities. However, in order to
describe the many characteristics of these facets of original
consciousness, they are given names and then extensive and
poetic descriptions of their many attributes.
Basically, the traditional attributes of the Hindu Trinity are
summarized as being represented by the principles of Creation,
Preservation and Destruction.
So, Brahma is the aspect of the underlying Brahman which
brings forth creation. Vishnu is the aspect that preserves and
sustains the universe. Shiva dances unceasingly, bringing
motion to the universe.
Defining Shiva as that which brings destruction probably
originated as a yin-yang type of viewpoint, as a counterbalance
to Brahma's function of creation. So, if you imagine creation
and destruction as positive and negative counterbalances, then
the neutral preservative quality of Vishnu is situated in
between the two extremes.
I see the Trinity from a slightly different viewpoint, with
Brahma as a Father-God archetype, Vishnu as a preservative
Mother-God archetype, and Shiva as the motion which makes the
expression of the universe possible. In this viewpoint, Shiva
brings, not destruction, but life through his eternal dance of
motion.
Yet another way to view the Original Trinity is to see it as
being represented by the ancient sound of Creation, the
"A-U-M." Mystics in deep meditation have often "heard" this as
the subtle sound which continually radiates from the Sun. This
etheric, non-physical sound has the attributes of the sounds
"A" (creative), "U" (preservative), and "M" (motion.)
Successful acts of conscious creation by humans follow exactly
the same formula as Original Creation, with two essential
modifications in order to suit the human sphere of
manifestation. More on that at a later date!
This article was written by Owen Waters, author of
"The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness"
http://www.infinitebeing.com/theshift |
|