user-1: I wondered if there was a consciousness that underwent nirvana? Is there a consciousness of nirvana? Is there a consciousness that creates either of these consciousnesses?
I would call that the "good" consciousness, like the good guy in the movies. i.e. salvific.

user2265: What is Good? We usually see a person who does  not cause others harm and is basically of an open benificent attitude "good."
Anything can be described as good based on how open and non-harming it is IMO.
Similarly, a state of consciousness which is Good...
There is a mundane level and super-mundane level to this idea.
The mundane level is this: metta aka loving-kindness: being in an overall attitude of unconditional loving-kindness as well as the other brahmaviharas, mudita, karuna, upekkha.
The supermundane level is probably what you were asking about...
Consciousnesses are only a part of the True Consciousness. They are just imitations and second-level projections.
The best way to reach this True Consciousness is to naturally let it appear by never trying to reach it in the first place.
So to answer your question, yes, the best consciousness is the consciousness in which you are free from suffering and dualism. It is also uncreated and unborn (as the sutras state).
Thus, to achieve the best level of consciousness, let go of all levels of manufactured consciousnesses/ideations (including the idea of achieving itself) and only the truest can remain.

user18: 
I wondered if there was a consciousness that underwent nirvana? 

According to the Theravada abhidhamma, yes, it is called a lokuttara-citta, and it is beautiful (sobhana).

Is there a consciousness of nirvana? 

This wording is a bit more difficult to answer. Since nirvana entails unbinding of consciousness, it is hard to describe it as being conscious of anything. Still, technically the mind is said to take nirvana as an object; it is probably better phrased as "object of focus", as in "the mind is focussed on/in unbinding", rather than "the mind is conscious of nirvana" - the latter is a bit of an oxymoron, I think.

Is there a consciousness that creates either of these consciousnesses?

"creates" is a bit problematic. lokuttara minds are said to be unconditioned, yet there is clearly a process that leads to them, and that process clearly involves certain specific minds - namely, the mind that realizes the first and second noble truths.  There is a consciousness that is necessary for the attainment of nirvana; I don't think this exactly means that said consciousness "creates" the nirvana consciousness. It is all very technical. In practice, nirvana is the unbinding, so any talk of creation and arising is very much out of place.

-1: <p>I wondered if there was a consciousness that underwent nirvana? Is there a consciousness of nirvana? Is there a consciousness that creates either of these consciousnesses?</p>

<p>I would call that the "good" consciousness, like the good guy in the movies. i.e. salvific.</p>
 2265: <p>What is Good? We usually see a person who does  not cause others harm and is basically of an open benificent attitude "good."
Anything can be described as good based on how open and non-harming it is IMO.
Similarly, a state of consciousness which is Good...
There is a mundane level and super-mundane level to this idea.
The mundane level is this: metta aka loving-kindness: being in an overall attitude of unconditional loving-kindness as well as the other brahmaviharas, mudita, karuna, upekkha.</p>

<p>The supermundane level is probably what you were asking about...
Consciousnesses are only a part of the True Consciousness. They are just imitations and second-level projections.</p>

<p>The best way to reach this True Consciousness is to naturally let it appear by never trying to reach it in the first place.</p>

<p>So to answer your question, yes, the best consciousness is the consciousness in which you are <strong>free from suffering and dualism</strong>. It is also <strong>uncreated and unborn</strong> (as the sutras state).
Thus, to achieve the best level of consciousness, let go of all levels of manufactured consciousnesses/ideations (including the idea of achieving itself) and only the truest can remain.</p>
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  <p>I wondered if there was a consciousness that underwent nirvana? </p>
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<p>According to the Theravada <em>abhidhamma</em>, yes, it is called a lokuttara-citta, and it is beautiful (sobhana).</p>

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  <p>Is there a consciousness of nirvana? </p>
</blockquote>

<p>This wording is a bit more difficult to answer. Since nirvana entails unbinding of consciousness, it is hard to describe it as being conscious <em>of</em> anything. Still, technically the mind is said to take nirvana as an object; it is probably better phrased as "object of focus", as in "the mind is focussed on/in unbinding", rather than "the mind is conscious of nirvana" - the latter is a bit of an oxymoron, I think.</p>

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  <p>Is there a consciousness that creates either of these consciousnesses?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>"creates" is a bit problematic. lokuttara minds are said to be unconditioned, yet there is clearly a process that leads to them, and that process clearly involves certain specific minds - namely, the mind that realizes the first and second noble truths.  There is a consciousness that is necessary for the attainment of nirvana; I don't think this exactly means that said consciousness "creates" the nirvana consciousness. It is all very technical. In practice, nirvana is the unbinding, so any talk of creation and arising is very much out of place.</p>
