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 and 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.

But in reality it is impossible to ‘perceive a single experience’ without separation (contrasts, limitation, division, diversity).

Hence since consciousness alone exists without any separation, it has no choice but to imagine separation for the sake of play.

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

Hence all the characters within the world appearance are simply imagined (since 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. Without drama, it makes for a boring show. Hence the ratings drop, and the show gets cancelled.

It is drama (born of ignorance alone) that makes the world play stimulating. And ignorance arises simply through forgetfulness of the Self.

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.

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

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

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

And the narrower the range between ignorance and wisdom, the lesser the experiences (and hence the poorer the game).

So from the highest viewpoint, an increase of ignorance makes the game of life much richer, (while a decrease makes it poorer).

Without ignorance there is no play (drama for stimulating experiences). So although life appears imperfect, in reality:

Life is ‘perfectly imperfect’ by divine design.

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

No one can ever be responsible for their level of ignorance (forgetfulness of Self).

And no one can ever 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 all forgetfulness and remembrance.

Nor can anyone ‘truly play’ in that imagined for play (the world appearance) until they renounce all judgments.

So knowing all this within your heart, the most joyous and playful way to live is to simply:

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

And renounce all judgments to ‘play freely’ (in the ‘world imagined for play)

by Pardeep

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