This unexplainable superior power over man could be said to be consciousness. The actions done by man gain knowledge for one’s inner self therefor supporting your consciousness on its path to finding brahman. Through this lifelong mystical experience of consciousness, you gain knowledge through your actions no matter what those actions may be. Your physical actions bring you knowledge as you recognize the cause and effects of those actions. Saying this you can now see that your actions feed your conscious being and lead you on the path to …show more content…
Ineffability supports the claim that consciousness is an unexplainable super power that man feels during their physical life. The noetic quality can be found in obtaining knowledge and the insight on man’s journey to brahman. Transiency is where things start to get hazy due to it being up to one’s view on how long life is. To me life continues to fly right by in turn making me believe that life is shorter than you may think, pointing to the concept transience. The last concept, passivity has to do with one’s actions seeming as if they brought upon a mystical experience. This can be seen as the superior power (your consciousness) gaining knowledge through your actions trying to further your journey on the path to brahman. In the end, if you take consciousness as the true mystical experience of man you can see where William James’ concepts either support or put down the idea that this Upanishad brings to