What does Avyakthat mean?
I have been trying to understand this word because I find it referenced a lot in my readings. I keep finding descriptions like 'unexpressed' or 'unmanifest'. Does this mean that the word avyaktha could be used to mean 'potential'?
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Permalink Reply by Spencer Perdriau on
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If this word is used to describe "unmanifest", then yes it would refer to "potential". In spiritual/mystical terms, The Unmanifest is the infinite, eternal and complete potential of all reality. The Unmanifest Principle of reality is usually referred to as the God-Head or Heavenly Realms - The Divine Masculine ("seeds"=infinite potential). The divine feminine is usually referred to as the manifest (or manifesting) principle of reality, nature or earth ("womb"=universal bearer). These two main principles of reality are always happening, without beginning or end, and when they come back together in love and union (the original non-dual state), they create/unfold the third principle of the Holy Trinity - The Divine Offspring ("son"=universe), both as Macrocosm, as much as microcosm, impersonal and personal. I have attached three of my documents/illustrations that explain this relationship further. Also, here is my prsonal description/explanation of the Unmanifest Principle of God...
The Unmanifest
The Unmanifest contains infinite potential of/for all creation. In other words, The Unmanifest contains everything that was, is, and will ever be made manifest, in infinite potential state. Once creation becomes manifest, which is an ever beginningless and endless process within The Eternal Unmanifest, creation continues ever within the boundless foundation of The Unmanifest. In some mysterious mystical sense, and very much in the greater absolute scheme of It All, all manifest creation is still unmanifest and subjective, as it is still contained within the infinity and eternal boundlessness of the unmanifest foundation, That which is everywhere and ever present; within, throughout and beyond all creation. [As relative and multiform, it all appears manifest – objective. As Absolute and Unified as The One, it is all unmanifest – subjective.] Having revealed that, it can be said that the nature of The Eternal Unmanifest is a double “step-up”, or rather, double fold (mirror) within Its Self, reflecting infinity, and all its contents outwards infinitely everywhere, forever and ever, without beginning or end within Its boundless eternal Self. Thus, the three-fold Holy Trinity of reality… The Source mirror (Father) divides to create the opposite mirror (Mother/Nature) to reflect (bear) all “the contents” within The Source mirror (seeds of creation from The Father) “out-into” the infinity of the two principle mirrors sustaining it all – creation (Child).
The Unmanifest is masculine. The manifest is feminine.Yet in the complete picture of them both together as Ultimate Reality, they are non-dual in nature and beyond difference. That is why God as Absolute is beyond the duality of gender.
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Permalink Reply by Cristen Brown-Rodgers on -
Wow, thank you so much! That was a wonderful explanation. If I could take a little of your time, I'd like to write how I translated that into my current understandings. What I call God is the interconnected, infinite, and ultimate energy behind and within all things. I consider myself, nature, and all other things both separate and united with God. What I currently consider the relationship between us and God is simple and yet hard to describe. It is as if God divided himself so that there were many defined and separate expressions of him. So, to me, we are all a piece of the same infinite energy source, but divided into smaller parts. Meaning that we are all entirely God but not God as an entirity. Considering my current understandings, would it be fair to say that avyaktha is God before dividing himself? I mean, do you think it is the original source of all things separate? Thanks for taking the time to try to understand my choppy wording. I have never tried to express this in writing before :)
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Hi Cristen, thanks for your reply, and I like your own understanding of "God" as well. I have just posted a new discussion, "About Consciousness", which describes how consciousness, in essence, is subjectively everywhere and totally boundless throughout all reality, known and unknown. It is sort of my attempt to justify the reality of God being so, using the atomic level of reality to explain such. It is my own unique insight I came up with a few years ago now, and I think you will appreciate it and how I describe "It". Hope you like...
Mystic Blessings from Spencer :))
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PS: I do think God is the original Source of all things (uniquely distinct from manifest reality), but I also appreciate that the unfolding process of reality (from the source) is an eternal process, without beginning or end. However God as Source is the Absolute and Eternal Foundation of it all, always. Relatively speaking, It is in relationship as its three main principles, but in the bigger-complete picture (as Absolute) It is not separate (non-dual) as the One Unified Complete Self of Eternal Being. It just depends on what level/perspective you appreciate the Nature of God - relative or Absolute.
Cristen Brown-Rodgers said:
I mean, do you think it is the original source of all things separate?
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Permalink Reply by Cristen Brown-Rodgers on
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It is absolutely incredible to have these conversations! My husband and I speak of such things frequently, but I have had trouble finding other people with which to expand my current understandings. I thank you for the conversations :) I think I understand you and I think that we are saying the same thing, although I feel that you have some further insight that maybe I have not yet arrived at. Are you referring to the simultaneously interconnected and individualized essence of reality? Meaning, that your 'absolute' and my 'god' is folded in upon itself. I will try a metaphor, please be patient because I am ever so excited to understand your viewpoint. I have a body, and that body has many parts. My finger is separate from my toes, but they are all a part of my body. My mind operates that body. Although all of these parts are themselves individual, they are also all part of the same total. So, according to this metaphor, would your 'source/absolute' be the whole body?
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Permalink Reply by Cristen Brown-Rodgers on
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Oh, I just read your 'three principles of the absolute' and I think I'm beginning to follow. This is a deeper consideration than I have yet taken myself. I may need a little time to digest it :) Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Yogiraj Shamacharan Dev. Trust on
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Both the state manifested and unmanifested are within us. Still Prana acquiring vibration reaches to a stage when manifestation happens.....from Naval (you may have noticed when baby takes birth connection is in the naval with mother). Pre-naval state in our body is unmanifested (i.e. avyakta) and it is beyond reach of gross science. One need to practice kriyayoga and go beyond essences to realize what is avyakta or unmanifested state. It is only realizable to Brahma-Knowledgeable Yogis...none else.
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God does not discriminate who is worthy of union/liberation with Him & His All. As we are all His own, that is our God-given birthright - every single one of us, regardless of our earthly circumstances. Since we all exist within the ever-present boundlessness of Eternal Spirit (The Unmanifest) we all have the ability to touch God at any point in life, not just once, but many times (no matter how brief or lasting). Once we taste God, that direct experience is embedded in our being (not mind) as a constant reference never to be forgotten to us, and nor can anyone take that away from us either. It is our everlasting contentment and peace beyond all fleeting goings-on at the surface of temporal life. Of the four main paths to God, I have trodden the paths of knowledge/intuition, devotion, and service/advocacy - in that unfolding sequence, having had three initiative experiences of mystic union in the early stages of the way of knowledge/intuition.
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Permalink Reply by N.Shubhakara Jain on -
Dear Avyaktha,
What not to be seen is avyaktha - it may be soul or remote or god - according to me - using the same world in my practical life like - avyaktha consultants, avyaktha vachanagalu and Dear avyaktha
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Permalink Reply by Cristen Brown-Rodgers on
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Thank you for the comment :)
Sougata Bhattacharya said:Both the state manifested and unmanifested are within us. Still Prana acquiring vibration reaches to a stage when manifestation happens.....from Naval (you may have noticed when baby takes birth connection is in the naval with mother). Pre-naval state in our body is unmanifested (i.e. avyakta) and it is beyond reach of gross science. One need to practice kriyayoga and go beyond essences to realize what is avyakta or unmanifested state. It is only realizable to Brahma-Knowledgeable Yogis...none else.
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