Guest guest Posted April 23, 2001 Report Share Posted April 23, 2001 Hello All, I was wondering...if the most important or chief aim of our existence on earth is to pierce the veil of maya and realize God, what are other life forms role in the equation? Human beings have been given a consciousness which enbles us to comprehend the world around us and forge the path towards enlightenment but what about other life forms, those commonly held to be " lower " such as doggies, kitties, bunnies, goats, aardvarks and ant eaters? They do not have a developed enough consciousness to enable them to see through maya and reach union with God/ their true selves. What about them? To say that they are just here to aid in the efficiency & growth of humanity is an anthropocentric view to the extreme, it minimizes the role of other aspects of creation and when looked upon more closely doesn't seem entirely logical. I can grasp and accept with some reservation that indeed we are here for the main purpose of uniting with God but to my limited knowledge not many philosophies have talked about the role of other aspects of creation. Does Vedanta have an explaination to the above question? Thanks, Jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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