Guest guest Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 " What is the most important element in this apparatus which qualifies it to be known as a sentient being? It is undoubtedluy the consciousness without which this apparatus, while perhaps technically alive, would be useless as far as its functioning is concerned. This consciousness obviously needs a physical construct in which to manifest itself. So, consciousness depends upon the body. But what is the body made of? How does the body come into existence? The body is merely a growth in the woman's womb during a period of about nine maonths, the growth of what is conceived by the union of the male and female sexual fluids. These fluids are the essence of the food consumed by the parents. Basically, therefore, both consciousness and the body are made of, and are sustained by food. Indeed, the body itself is food --- one body being the food of some other body. When the food-essence, the vital sexual fluids, grows from conception into a tiny body and is deliverd out of the mother's womb, it is called " birth " . And when this food essence gets decayed due to age or illness and the psychosomatic apparatus happens to get destroyed, it is called " death " . This is what happens all the time --- the objective universe projecting and dissolving innumerable forms; the picture keeps on changing all the time. But how am 'I' concerned with this? I am merely the witness to all this happening. Whatever happens during the period of the happening, in each case, affects only the psychosomatic apparatus, not the 'I' that I am. " Noumen and Phenomena, Pointer From Nisargabatta Maharaj, by Ramesh S. Balsekar Post your free ad now! Canada Personals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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