Vast majority of our spiritual nature remains, in the words of Plotinus, “undescended.”

You make some lovely illustrations about the brain-mind-universe and you talk endlessly about the brain-mind being part of the universe — until your pants start to fall off trying to convince people.

You give up. Then you see this and it all starts up again:

“Most people who believe in the existence of the soul think that during life the soul is incarnated in the body. However, Theosophical teachings postulate that only a small ray of the soul is actually embodied, while the vast majority of our spiritual nature remains, in the words of Plotinus, “undescended.” “ — Pablo Sender

What? Plotinus! who lived in the 3rd century CE. What they knew all this stuff of being ONE with the Universe in the 3rd century? I would not have needed to go through my whole introspection process to find that even AI, ChatGPT knew all about this:

Question: Vast majority of our spiritual nature remains, in the words of Plotinus, “undescended.”

ChatGPT:

The quote you provided is attributed to Plotinus, a philosopher from the ancient Greek tradition who lived in the 3rd century CE. Plotinus was a prominent figure in Neoplatonism, a philosophical system that emphasized the idea of the One, the ultimate source of all reality, from which all existence emanates.

The phrase “undescended” in this context likely refers to the idea that the spiritual nature of individuals remains unmanifested or untapped in many cases. Plotinus believed that human beings possess a higher, divine aspect of their nature, which he often referred to as the soul or the intellect. However, due to distractions, attachments to the material world, and ignorance of one’s true nature, individuals often fail to recognize or actualize this spiritual aspect within themselves.

In Neoplatonic thought, the journey towards self-realization involves ascending from the material realm towards the divine, striving to reunite with the One, the ultimate source of all existence. This process often requires introspection, philosophical inquiry, and spiritual practices aimed at transcending the limitations of the material world and awakening to one’s true spiritual nature.

The phrase highlights the idea that despite the inherent spiritual potential within each individual, many remain unaware of or disconnected from this aspect of themselves. It suggests the importance of spiritual awakening and self-transformation in realizing one’s full potential and attaining higher levels of consciousness and understanding.

Just as well I did not see this — as understanding in itself is not enough, getting wired into the fabric of the universe is what is needed via spiritual awakening and self-transformation in realizing one’s full potential and attaining higher levels of consciousness and understanding.

Full Potential???!!!! BUT full potential is MINE!!

Higher Levels of consciousness — Higher Mind and understanding.

Road map of the thinking brain-mind: