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Aspects of consciousness are briefly discussed below. 1. All in the mind Scientific evidence indicates that our entire experience is a construction in our mind (consciousness or awareness). 1 There is no external ‘reality’. It has been suggested, “Everything we know, including space, time and matter, manifests from consciousness” 2 2. Everything has mind It has been proposed that consciousness is an intrinsic property of creation. Therefore it is in everything, from atoms through to creatures with complex nervous systems such as ours. This does not mean that simpler systems have thoughts or feelings, or any of the other mental functions that we associate with consciousness. It only implies that everything in the universe has the capacity for consciousness in some form, however faint. 3 3. Same mind A person’s sense of inner 'me' (constant regardless of age, experience and location) is pure consciousness and it is the same for all of us. “The light...

Suffering is the experience of pain or distress; loss, injury or harm. 1 The intensity of suffering is influenced by the extent to which we view it as avoidable or unavoidable, useful or useless, deserved or undeserved. There are reasons to believe that suffering is not avoidable, always useful and neither deserved nor undeserved. Suffering is not avoidable "Everything in this life has a purpose, there are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from." (Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, 1926 – 2004, Swiss-born psychiatrist and pioneer in Near-death studies) Scientific knowledge of the “vacuum” (discussed below) indicates that personal events are indeed determined by forces beyond the individual’s control. Suffering is useful “ God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas, but for scars.” (Elbert Hubbard, 1856 – 1915, American writer, publisher, artist and philosopher) It might be easy to see the...