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Consciousness, mind, spirit, soul, psyche, life force, intelligent, divine spark, awareness, cognizance, perception, sensitive, etc., are words we use to describe the phenomenon of being. This wide variety of words are used in different contexts, and have connotations suitable for different modes of expression, i.e., formal, colloquial, religious, and secular. For this post only the word \u201cconsciousness\u201d will be used.<\/p>\n

The amount of material written about consciousness is massive, and would have one believe we understood the subject well, however, there are some real world facts that need to be considered.<\/p>\n

Consciousness has never been observed. Neither has it been weighed nor measured. The source of consciousness is unknown. Its location, within or without the body, has never been found. No one has determined what consciousness is made of, or exactly what it contains. There is no proof that consciousness is biological.<\/p>\n

True, we don\u2019t know what consciousness is, only that it exists, and we could not exist without it, because we are consciousness.<\/p>\n

You are eternal consciousness!<\/strong><\/p>\n

You, as consciousness, entered your body at birth, and will exit it at death. This is evidenced by millions of near death experiences. Now, I could list some NDEs along with testimony of surgeons and doctors who witnessed them in order to corroborate my point. But you can read them on the Internet anytime. Instead, I will link a Near Death Experience by a friend named David. This experience illustrates several things that can happen when you attempt suicide. I will also link a Before Birth Experience, in order to give some good thoughts on how consciousness, (that\u2019s you), moves through the physical dimension.
\nDavid’s Experience<\/a>
\nBefore Birth Experience<\/a>
\nBonus Experience<\/a><\/p>\n

© 2018 – 2019, Lekatt<\/a>. All rights reserved. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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