Higher level collective consciousness.

Our world is structured in such a way that smaller units combine to
form bigger units. Thus a living being is made of cells. Actually
each cell is a living being. There are unicellular living beings. A
living being such as a cat or a dog or a man is actually a huge
community of cells living together in a highly structured manner.
Let us think specifically about a human being. A human being is
actually a huge community of cells (billions of them). Let us imagine
that each neuron in my head has its own self-consciousness. Billions
of them together form my brain, and they collectively give me my self-
consciousness. Thus a neuron has two levels of consciousness—one of
its own, and a higher level collective consciousness.

We, human beings, collectively make higher units. The nature, which
includes the human beings, animals, plants, air, earth, water, and
sky, may be seen as a huge living being. We, human beings, may be
seen as the neurons in its brain. Each individual human being has a
self-consciousness that sees oneself separate from others. But we all
have a higher level of collective consciousness, the self-
consciousness of the nature. We will develop to this higher level of
consciousness if we let our mind grow to that level. This growth is
not a mere intellectual knowledge. It is a real awareness of oneness
with everything. This oneness is felt not only with everything in the
nature but also with God.



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