Is Suffering Inherent in Creation?

A man asks a question about how the separate self comes to be, why is it so persistent and is suffering inherent in creation. Can it not be overcome by insight? Is there a biological imperative to the separate self? Rupert responds that there is a distinction between the finite mind and the ego that is important to understand. Infinite consciousness contracts to become finite, such as Mary dreaming that she is Jane. There is no ignorance in Mary localising herself as Janes' mind – it is the mechanism through which the infinite perceives the finite. The ego is the belief that we are limited to that finite perspective – that is who we are. Suffering is not inherent in creation, but a belief in the finite mind as a separate self is. The infinite leaves a trace in each of us as the knowledge 'I am' which is the doorway to infinite conscientiousness. Suffering is not essential, and there is a way out, as evidenced by the longing for happiness in each of us, calling us to return.

From event 27 March - 03 April, 2022 Seven Day Retreat at Garrison Institute – 27th March to 3rd April

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