Contention: I would argue consciousness is the byproduct of moving energies, what we truly identify as ourselves is an unchanging awareness.
VEDANTA: Consciousness “Creates” Matter with the Help of Ignorance: Energies are material substances that seemingly move because they are pervaded by consciousness. Vedanta reveals the fact that matter is caused by consciousness, not the other way around. So we can’t really discuss this issue because you entertain the opposite view, which is understandable because, with reference to the information available to the senses and inference (the only means of knowledge available to humans) it certainly seems as if it is. No blame.
Please consider this; Matter can’t recreate anything because it is inert. Consciousness, however, makes intelligence possible, so it can seemingly create matter since it is intelligent. Of course it can’t actually create it because matter is eternal, as is existence shining as consciousness. What is eternal is uncreated. However, ignorance can “seemingly” create it. Vedanta calls the creative principle ignorance or MAYA. If matter is consciousness masquerading as an inert substance, removal of the mask i.e. ignorance will “remove” it because it was never there in the first place. When the ignorance of the non-dual nature of reality is removed by Self knowledge, existence shining as whole and complete unborn ordinary bliss/awareness, the ever-present “I”, is known to be everything that is.
