1. We are experiencing the outer world through the five senses of the body. The Senses are sending signals with regard to the outer world to the brain which is the physical basis for experiencing the outer world. The brain in turn sends the signals further to the Mind. Though the Mind is invisible and not tangible enough to dissect in the laboratory to know about its constituents, yet nobody disputes its existence because everybody thinks and acts according to the operation of one’s Mind.

2. The brain will pass on the signals of the experience of the outer world to this invisible Mind because Mind is connected to the brain.

3. The Mind processes the signals received from the brain with regard to the outer world and further pass on the same to the intellect (intelligence/ buddhi) which is one of the Mind’s subtle faculties. This intelligence determines the nature of reaction the Mind has to make with regard to signals received in regard to the outer world.

4. Therefore, the intellect and the Mind jointly create the required thought process so that a person inter reacts with the outer world (including with his body) according to the demanding circumstances.

5. Therefore, every thought is the combination of mental energy and intelligence in dynamic form. We are aware that the Mind constantly produces thoughts in a non-stop manner.

6. Now, the question arises that where from this unending energy and intelligence combined thoughts are arising. What is the source which supplies this product called thoughts and who is that who is experiencing the outer world (including one’s own body) through all the above process.

7. That is the Individual ego or the Individuality (‘I’) of the person embedded deep inside and connected to the intellect and Mind. This can be termed as Individual Consciousness or Awareness which is the Individualized part of the Universal Consciousness/ awareness.

8. If all the arising thoughts are stopped, then the Individual Consciousness or the ‘I’ get exposed, just as when all the clouds are blown away, the non-moving sky get exposed.

9. The ‘I’ or Individual ego or Individual Consciousness though being a part of the Universal Consciousness, experiences itself just as a person’s view of the sky is limited from horizon to horizon, though this is not the true fact because the sky is infinite and it is everywhere. This individualized visualization of the sky ceases when one realizes that the sky is infinite and it is everywhere. Similarly, when the Individual Consciousness frees itself from all the limitations imposed on it by the Intellect and Mind because of Karma (action and reaction phenomena), it experiences the infinity of the All-pervading, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Omnipotent, Universal Consciousness and gradually the Individual Consciousness dissolves into IT just as an ice cube dissolving in the sea water when it is put into it. Ice cube is symbolically the Individual Consciousness and Sea is symbolically the Universal Consciousness but both are in essence water. Ice cube is bounded by the shape whereas Sea is not. This is how Individual Consciousness suffers limitations due to Karma whereas Universal Consciousness is free from it.

The Karma is the play of the Universal Consciousness Individualizing itself in varied forms as living beings including Gods and Goddesses and also as non-living creation. This is the secret of Consciousness and life and also that of the creation.

10. Universal Consciousness is the existence itself. The Individual Consciousness (‘I’, Ego or Soul) being a part of the Universal Consciousness is imperishable, eternal in existence despite of rebirths until it dissolves into the Universal Consciousness and it is aware of itself for all times. The Universal Consciousness though it is ONE, expresses itself as infinitely MANY. The nature of the Universal Consciousness is Absolute NOTHINGNESS but it is the Home of EVERYTHING. It is beyond time and space and it is in ZERO state (Zero state means full and complete, whereas the soul i.e., Individual Consciousness is incomplete because it is bound by Karma). Universal Consciousness is pure and absolute vacuum , totally still yet it is FULL. The sound ‘Aa’ ( A ) emanates from it which is the root of the entire creation. Finally, it is IT. From this Absolute vacuum state which is pervading everything and the core of everything, arises the sound vibrations which forms the waves, waves become wave particles, particles to light (Prakash and Tejas i.e., heat), light to atoms (Anu), atoms to molecules (Paramaanu), molecules to matter and the creation. The pure, Silent vacuum state i.e., Universal Consciousness though like sky is indivisible yet it appears as infinite number of finite divisions which becomes the Individual living Beings (Individual entities) with this divided Universal Consciousness as the Soul. All the living Beings are having this Individualized Consciousness.

The matter and the living Beings are all nothing but the Universal Consciousness in their core, and the Individual Consciousness is bound by both finer and grosser manifestation.

The Universal Consciousness is ever aware of itself. When one becomes aware of his/ her own consciousness then it connects to the Universal Consciousness. When the body of such a realized person who is totally freed from Karma, is shed, then the Individual Consciousness dissolves into the Universal Consciousness forever. This is Moksha (Salvation). Those who have not realized their own consciousness yet because of Karma, they move on into the cycle of births and deaths.