SESCA: Sarva Eka Sat Chit Ānanda
SESCA is the very nature of reality, “Sarva Eka Sat Chit Ānanda“, which means “All One Being Consciousness Bliss“.
The importance of SESCA is that it solves the problem of suffering, because the fundamental nature of reality is Bliss which prevents the experience of suffering.
Anyone who wishes to remove suffering from their lives needs to realize that SESCA is true. If that seems doubtful, then one should seek evidence that Existence and Consciousness are Blissful. This website provides ways to seek that evidence. The main way is by seeking a boon from Shiva via the very easy and simple procedure of offering water to Shiva.
As a philosophy, SESCA is similar to “neutral monism”[1], which says there is only one “substance” (sanskrit Brahman). And out of this Oneness a duality of consciousness and matter (sanskrit “Purusha and Prakriti”) spontaneously arises.
As a theology, SESCA is similar to “panentheism”[2], which means “God is all there is”, there is nothing that is not God, and everything exists within God.
What is God? God is the personification of Brahman. Brahman itself has no qualities (sanskrit “Nirguna”) other than being infinite, unbounded, conscious, and blissful. However, without qualities, there could be no God nor a universe. Fortunately, out of the Oneness of Brahman, God and the universe (the “Saguna” aspects of Brahman) spontaneously arise.
In this website, the preferred name for God is “Shiva-Shakti” which reflects the primordial duality of spirit/consciousness and matter/universe. But why do we need God? Because, as humans we are able to practice devotion to God. (A separate web page will discuss Devotion or “Bhakti” and its value and benefits.) One could choose to devote oneself to the nameless, formless, nirguna Brahman; but, that is quite difficult for a human to do. It’s easier and better to devote oneself to something that has name, form, and qualities, such as Shiva and/or Shakti.
If SESCA is true, then what can be said of this universe we live in? The Vedic literature tells us this universe is “Māyā” which means illusion; the universe is like a snake seen in a rope when it is dark. The word “Māyā” also denotes the creative power of Brahman/God. Thus, the universe can be said to be a projection of Brahman, it’s a virtual-reality (VR) “simulation” akin to a dream.
One thing disturbing about this simulated universe is the amount of suffering it appears to contain. But if the Simulator (Brahman/God) is actually all blissful, then the simulation cannot contain actual suffering. Because of Bliss (Ānanda), the “Māyā” becomes “Līlā”, which means “play”, both in the sense of a game or sport and a drama or movie.
Just imagine that you were God and existed for all eternity. You would have nothing to do with your time except entertain yourself. Thus the “Līlā” spontaneously arises to entertain God. Brahman is an ocean of Bliss, but the “Līlā” stirs the ocean to create waves of Bliss.
So for each of us, it’s necessary to realize we are part of the “Līlā”, and do what we can to entertain God. But obviously, none of us enjoys suffering, so we must do what we can to alleviate that. And, one of the most important things to do is seek evidence that the nature of reality is blissful, so that we can be assured that suffering is an illusion. And the easiest way to seek evidence is by seeking a boon from Shiva.
So put some SESCA in your life! – Shivāya namaḥ, Shaktyai namaḥ
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