Universe: Alive and Conscious? Part 1

[Guest guest]

In response to Silent Soul's inquiry, particlarly

Q4 - "Is Universe different from me and God, or we

are all one ? Is Universe alive and

conscious?"<br><br>I will cite at length some excerpts from Fritjof

Capra's classic text, "The Tao of Physics," which

explores the astonishing parallels between modern physics

and the ancient Eastern mystical constructs. Capra is

a renowned particle physicist, who argues that the

Universe is indeed alive and conscious, and not just

figuratively so. (Note: I also posted these excerpts yesterday

in the club, "Shakti The Eternal Mother," and beg

the indulgence of those of you who are members of

both clubs and have already seen this):

<br><br>Fritjof Capra's "The Tao of Physics" explores the

astonishing parallels between modern hysics and the ancient

Eastern mystical constructs. It's a study that might

particularly interest those following Shaktism or Tantrism,

the Hindu approaches that - with its emphasis on the

reality of maya as the gross body of Shakti - most

closely parallel Capra's arguments. This book is packed

with information and solidly argued, and I rather

doubt that a mere excerpt will allow you to fairly

judge its beauty and power. In any event, Capra writes

that his experience began with a spiritual revelation

…<br><br> "I was sitting by the ocean one late summer

afternoon, watching the waves rolling in and feeling the

rhythm of my breathing, when I suddenly became aware of

my whole environment as being engaged in a gigantic

cosmic dance. Being a physicist, I knew that the sand,

rocks, water and air around me were made of vibrating

molecules and atoms, and that these consisted of particles

which interacted with each other by creating and

destroying other particles. I knew also that the Earth's

atmosphere was continually bombarded by showers of 'cosmic

rays', particles of high energy undergoing multiple

collisions as they penetrated the air. All this was familiar

to me from my research in high-energy physics, but

until that moment I had only experienced it through

graphs, diagrams and mathematical theories. As I sat on

that beach my former experiences came to life; I 'saw'

cascades of energy coming down from outer space, in which

particles were created and destroyed in rhythmic pulses; I

'saw' the atoms of the elements and those of my body

participating in the cosmic dance of energy; I felt its rhythm

and I 'heard' its sound, and at that moment I knew

that this was the Dance of Shiva, the Lord of Dancers

worshipped by the Hindus. ..."<br><br>(continued)