Ignorance Fuels the World Appearance

IGNORANCE IS PRECIOUS: SINCE IT FUELS THE WORLD PLAY

Existence (indivisible consciousness) exists as the bodiless (immaterial and non-spatial) awareness ‘I am’ (I exist).

Since existence alone exists, it alone is the substratum (the Self, the screen) within which everything appears to exist (is imagined).

Life (the embodied world appearance) is simply the imagined self-experiencing of existence to itself within itself.

This occurs spontaneously and without any purpose, for such is the nature (the game and play) of existence: to imagine experiences.

It is impossible to ‘perceive an experience’ without separation (contrasts, limitation, division, diversity).

Hence since consciousness alone exists without any separation, it has to imagine separation for the sake of play.

The broader the range of experiences, the richer the game (the more stimulating the play).

All the characters within the world appearance are simply imagined (since reality: existence alone exists without separation).

But the game is hardly stimulating if all the imagined characters remain aware of their true nature as existence, because:

When unity is recognized, there is less conflict (ignorance).

When separation is perceived, there is greater conflict (ignorance).

Without conflict (ignorance) there is no drama.

And without drama there is no stimulating play.

Hence ignorance is the fuel of the world drama. As in any soap opera, if there is no villain (the ignorant), there is no conflict.

Without conflict, there is no drama. No drama makes for a boring show. Hence ratings drop, the show gets cancelled.

It is drama (born of ignorance alone) that makes the world play stimulating.

And ignorance arises simply through forgetfulness of your true Self as indivisible consciousness.

Without forgetfulness (of the Self), there is no perception of separation.

Without perception of separation, there is no ignorance.

Without ignorance there is no conflict.

And without conflict there is no drama (stimulating play).

This is why in mystical circles it is said: ’For the sake of play, there is this forgetfulness.’

Ignorance exists to the degree one forgets one’s Self (as indivisible consciousness).

And wisdom exists to the degree one remembers one’s Self.

From the absolute viewpoint, the game of life is spontaneously imagined (within indivisible consciousness) for sake of experiences.

Hence the wider the range between ignorance and wisdom, the greater diversity ofexperiences (hence the richer the game).

The narrower the range between ignorance and wisdom, the less diversity of experiences (hence the poorer the game).

From the highest viewpoint, increase of ignorance makes the game of life richer, a decrease makes it poorer.

Without ignorance there is no play. Although life may appear imperfect, in reality:

Life is ‘perfectly imperfect’ by divine design.

Since existence alone exists, there are no individuals: It alone is the sole doer of everything, It alone imagines everything.

No one is responsible for their level of ignorance (forgetfulness of Self).

No one can take credit for their level of wisdom either (remembrance of Self).

Hence there is no sense in judging anyone for anything, since existence alone determines forgetfulness and remembrance.

Even if you can't renounce judgments, its makes no difference, the game serves its purpose either way.

Realizing this, the most playful way to live is to simply:

Appreciate ignorance as the fuel of the world play (of existence imagining experiences)

by Pardeep

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