FancyMancy said:
Either that, or the consciousness of the Universe, with us in it, is a literal organic brain and we're the tiny pieces inside it, with the stars the neurons and electrical impulses, and all of these and other things which are within it, and because "the edge of the Universe is the edge of consciousness" then we can never exceed it, because as we learn our brains increase in mass and size and density, making more connections; as this Universe brain has more consciousness - yin and yang of creation and creatures, etc. - it increases. The reason it appears so vast is because we're so small within it, like neutrinos which are so tiny that even in a sheet of lead as thick as the distance from Earth to Moon, the neutrino wouldn't hit a single lead bit - we're in the living Universe Being's Brain, so vast and distant, as neutrinos are in this thickness of lead.
While some would wish that to be true, I, myself, having just invented this idea, thinks it is stupid and silly.
Actually, I think it may not be so far off. The impression that I get from some of the newer sermons, and one I've sensed for a long time, is that lifeforms sprung up as a way for the universe to experience itself, as well as to aid itself in its actualization through creation and creating higher forms of order. Similar in a way to how people use each other as mirrors, conduits and projection screens. It's not so much about here is "me" and there is "you", as "you" or "others" are just a way for the perciever to percieve itself.
Rather, relationships form because of similarities between people(nominally; there can be special circumstances that produce exceptions), where egos blend together and a sense of otherness is reduced. "Me" and "you", once separate, combine to form one "we/us", but still remain separate consciousnesses that percieve what one alone can't percieve, that primarily being itself, as well as multiplying their capacity to work and create and gratify themselves. To accomplish what you were meant to do, through others, using them as a conduit for your(and by extension, their) will. That seems to be the essence of the relation between life and the universe.
I'm sure I'm not making any sense, but for me it puts into perspective of why we're here, how Satan is like an avatar for nature, the ether, universe or whatever you want to call it, and why anything that goes against nature/the universe is not long for this world. An invention that fails to accomplish anything its creator wants it to do will seldom see the light of day and will deteriorate in its neglect.
Not to say that we're special or important, of course. Just that life can't have formed for no reason if the universe has a consciousness. The kundalini was described as having consciousness, but not as we know it. Sort of a plantlike lifeform, but more sophisticated. Maybe "nature" is similar.
As for the shape of the universe, it was only mentioned in passing that it was triangular. I assume it's pyramidal since it being a triangular 2d plane with 3d objects makes even less sense to me. I always thought it would have been spherical at the most, but whatever. It's in one of the 00s sermon volumes if you want to search.
