Existence is all there is.
Existence can’t come from anything else…
there is nothing/nowhere ‘else’.
By definition and concept…
non-existence doesn’t exist.
Existence is ‘always present’ ( always existing ).
Since there is no place to create it or for it to go…
it just ‘IS’. (see #1)
Existence is/was not derived from anything else.
It never has/had a beginning
and won’t have an ending…it is ‘always present’.
It is beyond our concept of ‘time’…
(counting and comparing repetitive or predictable astronomical movements).
IF it could end that means something/place besides existence exists
and that’s impossible (see #1).
So whatever existence is…
it is eternal or always present.
Since we see temporary patterns/things in existence from quarks popping into
subatomic existence to stars appearing and dying we can deduce that
the activity of existence creates temporal patterns, forms, objects,
and beings and ultimately intelligence and personalities.
SO…
the inherent activity or nature of existence creates temporary images in this
continuous/eternal setting. Things which are not ‘always present’ appear
in the ‘always present’ ( these ‘things’ turn out to be repetitious patterns of
the always present and moving energy/essence of life ).
This is ‘how’ creation appears and evolves and develops beings
and intelligence and we finally get to figure this out
and learn to create from within this objective reality.
Existence is our ‘collective essence’ which is ‘consciousness’…
an ‘always present’ collective energy which always senses it’s existence
When we ‘wake up’ to our true identity it is just like
a human having a ‘lucid’ dream…
you are conscious that all activity is really taking place
in your ‘mind’/consciousness even though you still have a single active perspective
as a character within the dream. That’s the difference between an objective reality
perspective and a subjective reality perspective.
In a purely subjective state we sense our existence without intelligence and ‘objects ( including ‘others’ ).
In our temporary objective reality we develop memory and intelligence and know ourself and our abilities better.
The eternal cycle is our conscious journey from unintelligent subjective awareness
to a temporary objective universe where we explore the fullness
of our who we are, where we are, and what we can do. …
it’s not an intelligent decision we make…
it is our nature as consciousness to experience our Self in totality.
More here: The Eternal Cycle.
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If existence is real, does reality exist?
There’s nothing conditional about existence…it is all-inclusive.
Existence is all there ‘is’ and most definitions of ‘real’ use existence as
the determining factor as to whether anything or non-thing is ‘real’.
If you believe existence has no beginning you obviously have not waken after a night of endulging your senses with a gallon of Wid Irish Rose. Once your head clears and you find yourself laying next to a pool of your own vomit (and perhaps a companion who is about as appealing as the vomit) you realize you have been given a new lease on existence. And with newfound enthusiasm you depart from the dumpster which has up til now been your home. And maybe head uptown to live in the park only to be urinated upon by local canines. Life begins anew!!
Hi Smeagol,
One question for you….if existence had a beginning, where was ir before
it began?
Of course, all patterns, forms, bodies, and personalities have beginnings as
they are merely temporary repetitious patterns in the always moving energetic sea of existence.
See ‘Repetition Is The Key To Physical Reality’
http://art.net/studios/lou/rep2.html