Science and spirituality 2

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Science and spirituality contd... 2

 

We fail to see the better evolved human beings, simply because we are

bound by our sense perception to see progress from materialistic point

of view only. The confusion is created due to our inability to

understand or predict the course of evolutionary progress. We fail to

perceive that simplicity, denial of sense enjoyment, renunciation and

discrimination are necessary preconditions to transcend the human

limitations of selfish genetic structure and to reach that state of

evolution where Reality -Consciousness- is expressed in its finer and

full glory. The man then becomes multi-centric instead of egocentric.

The universal consciousness tends to manifest through the higher

evolved central nervous system.

 

Throughout the history, persons manifesting such qualities of higher

evolved human beings -we may call them God-Man species -are born on this

earth. Jesus Christ, Lord Buddha, Krishna, Guru Nanak, and in recent

past Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, and many others all over the

world, are a few examples of such species. Many more are forgotten in

the flow of time.

 

The question is why should we bother? Let the nature take its own course

of evolving this 'better human being'; such was and is the case of

evolution of other species. No monkey or ape has made any conscious

attempt to become a man; it was an accident or nature's play at the

most. This may be partially true.

 

However, now, the natural evolution has created a brain structure where

intelligence has reached the stage by which human being can control and

guide the course of his own evolution. There is a possibility that such

evolution may bring about changes in the brain structure by adding one

or more lobes to the brain, or developing new connections within the

cerebral cortex.

 

Stretching our argument to its logical conclusion, we can postulate that

the brain can develop new centers and connections to control all the

lower centers of lust, hunger, sensory perception, special senses,

autonomic nervous system including control of heart and respiratory

functions, etc. Due to this control every activity of body and mind is

temporarily suspended to arrive at a stage where limiting adjutants are

no more active, and the consciousness is perceived as it really

is -Universal, Unbound and Free. This is what we call as reaching the

state of nirvikalpa samadhi and reaching the domain of 'Thousand Petal

Lotus'-'Sahasrara' in Tantra terminology. This new center may be capable

of expressing the consciousness of universal love and solidarity.

 

dr c s s

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