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..:: Questions ::..
By
Alan Schneider
The life that seems to surround us is
filled with questions, great and small. The small ones are of little
concern what tie will I wear today, what will I have for lunch, what
program will I watch on television tonight. The greater ones are of
considerably more significance how will I make my living, when and
whom will I marry, where will I live on this Earth, how will I achieve
my goals in life. And there is another range of existential questions
why am I here in my present form, and how may I know
the truth of something two questions that strike to the
heart of things in this life of turbulence and uncertainty. And these
two are intimately related; to answer one is tantamount to answering the
other, and it is the goal of this article to, at the very least,
seriously investigate the meaning and purpose of life and truth, and
attempt to provide these answers.
Science has defined the mechanism of evolution as the
process most supported by physical evidence as being responsible for the
advent of human existence. Under this explanation, the physical universe
first appeared from a microsingularlity, rapidly expanded thereafter
cooling as it did so, formed into galaxies and planetary systems
including our local solar system, and eventually formed stable solar
masses capable in some cases of supporting planetary biospheres. Our
Earth resides within such a biosphere. Conditions within this region of
space exhibit a critical balance of factors correct amount of solar
radiation, stable planetary orbit, sufficient planetary mass needed to
retain an atmosphere, moderate surface temperature, abundance of raw
chemicals required to permit the occurrence of those stable forms of
complex, self-replicating chemical reactions known as life.
Here, the matter becomes a little more subject to debate, however, as we
begin by addressing the first question of relevance even though the
ideal balance of factors was present on Earth to sustain life, why did
life then appear? Was this inevitable, or simply accidental?
Given the eventual occurrence of life, the subsequent
emergence of intelligent, sentient life in some form was
almost certainly inevitable. But why should life have even occurred in
the first place? Why didnt the existing chemicals simply just lie there
in a non-reactive slop for eternity? The answer given by science to this
question is entropy. Stated as simply as possible, entropy means
that the universe is, and has been, running down essentially losing
energy through radiation dissipation into the empty space that accounts
for most of its condition. Our planet has experienced entropy since its
creation from the giant solar flare that birthed it, predominantly seen
in the process of planetary cooling and subsequent contraction. Although
this is all quite theoretical, science surmises that when a critical
point was reached in the planetary entropy process, the chemical
composition of coastal tidal pools was activated by the then permissible
temperatures to form the first primitive amino acids the first
building blocks of life. As acids, they were prone to reactivity with
the inert elements around them, eventually forming free chlorophyll, a
compound capable of in turn synthesizing simple sugars in the presence
of sunlight. As an abundance of complex organic chemicals appeared
through this process, algae-like organic soup was formed in these tidal
pools, eventually becoming unicellular algae, the first primitive
plants. Fossil records of these plants have been identified through
microscopic examination of Precambrian sediment.
So, life originated as the result of the planetary cooling
process, itself a reflection of the universal cooling, or energy
dissipation process. Science has theorized that the micro singularity
expansion may itself be the expression of an as yet unseen pulsation of
material that expands and contracts at some cosmic interval as yet only
hinted at by the intergalactic optical red shift, i.e. objects at great
distances appear to be more radiant in the red spectrum as they continue
to move away from us. And Einstein has suggested that the template of
the universe itself is curved, indicating that everything will follow
this curvature until it once again contracts into the micro-singularity
condition. Ultimately, in order to answer the question of life, we must
therefore ask Where did the energetic mass of the universe come
from, and what is its fundamental nature?
If we look at arguably the simplest phenomenon available for
inspection light we are once again immediately confronted with a
paradox its wave-particle nature. In some ways, light behaves like a
wave certain colors have distinct wave-lengths and frequencies. In
other ways, light behaves like a particle the photon having a more
or less measurable impact mass, and the ability to interact with other
atomic and subatomic particles to achieve physical and chemical
reactions. For example, when a photovoltaic cell is struck by a photon,
the result is the release of an electron, resulting in current flow. The
photon is consumed or converted in the reaction, which also may release
a gamma ray as a product. The gamma ray is is presumably wholly radiant
in character, but this may simply mean that it is of such high energy
(i.e. velocity), and therefore, short wave length, that its particle
nature cannot be ascertained by any existing measurement technology.
All radiant energy exhibits this duality, not just visible
light. Heat also exists as waves and photons, as does ultraviolet, and
x-rays. Microwave radiation, located at the extreme end of the radiant
energy spectrum, along with the aforementioned gamma rays, exists at the
particle-state threshold, having a very short wave length coupled with
very high frequencies. Visible light is of significance in this
discussion because, like heat, our senses can directly detect it. As was
noted in the previous SYNERGY article, the wave-particle nature
of radiant energy is of great importance because it brings the quantum
uncertainty principle to bear on human observational capability. I at
least attempted to make the case for the rather startling
proposition that we create what we observe through the act of observing
it, and without the observation, the universe is always in a
non-determinate, in other words, nonexistent state. If
observation achieves creation, what is the source of that observational
capability? If it is only the individual human observer, then
something should still exist apart from the observation. Clearly
there is more to this picture than meets the eye!
The process of Ascension is the key to understanding the
hidden meaning of observation, and is characterized as beginning in the
first Chakra Muladhara, representative of the Physical Plane of
manifestation. As the Kundalini Energy, the motive force driving
Ascension, rises up the spinal column, it is said that the Chakras
sequentially disappear behind it, taking the representation of
consciousness pertaining to each one with it. Having had this
experience, I would have to say that this is a substantially accurate
description as the Kundalini ascends, the focus of consciousness
transitions to ever higher and more symbolic, ideal forms of expression.
Thus, the awareness of physical, sensory reality disappears with the
Chakra Muldahara, along with the observational focus known as the ego.
The archetypes experienced in the next Chakra Svadhisthana do not
require the analytical perspective of the ego to exist they simply
exist without interpretation, as do the experiences of the rest of the
Chakras beyond. Jung referred to this quality of the archetypes as
numinousity they simply stand out in consciousness without the
need for additional associative support.
As the Ascension process takes place, and the Chakras
perceptually disappear following the progress of the Kundalini, the
Karma associated with each Chakra also disappears, with the proviso that
the human consciousness hosting the process has become enlightened
enough to release it. If not, the process stops where the enlightenment
stops, and does not resume until the coefficient of enlightenment
increases. The Karma, or, in Sanskrit, action, associated with
the Chakra Muladhara and the Physical Plane of Manifestation is that
which mirrors our Souls to us through the various gross
vibrations of the Physical Plane in other words, through the effects
of our observations in this life. An observation is simply the
action that is the first to take place in the Psyche
and presupposes all other subsequent actions, including overt physical
behavior. If the center of observation (the ego) is gone, the Karma of
observation is also gone, along with the experience of physicality and
physical activity.
Each Chakra has its associated Karma. The Karma of
Svadhisthana is concerned with sexuality taken in its literal context as
sexual practice the Left Hand Path of Tantra Yoga. When the nature of
the sexual drive is understood as the yearning for reunion with God
the Right Hand Path then this Karma is converted to Dharma
holy devotion and the Ascension process continues to the Chakra
Manipura, the social power center. The Karma of this Chakra is concerned
with manipulation for the sake of obtaining superficial social power.
When the understanding is attained that only honesty in word and deed
conveys any lasting power in life, and that this rarely or never
involves taking power over other human beings, then the Karma of power
seeking is converted to the Dharma of respect and humility, and the
Ascension process continues onward and upward to the Chakras to follow.
At the level of the Sixth Chakra Ajna, Karma concerns the most potent
physical instinct connected with existence the survival drive
connected with the last level of awareness associated with the presence
of the body intuitive knowledge. In order to continue on to
Sahasrara, the Seventh and final Chakra, we must be absolutely willing
to die out of the remaining knowledge associated with the body the
Karma of subject-object duality implicit in all perception
even the highest level of Intuitive Awareness in Ajna. To enter
Sahasrara is to perceive beyond subjective perception at the
ultimate level of pure Love and pure Light.
The Ascension process amounts to sequentially surrendering
various levels of illusion in exchange for the perception of what really
exists the Logos. When all of the lingering deception of the ego is
finally gone, we find ourselves face to face with the Divine
Manifestation, making the ultimate observation of the ultimate condition
by becoming totally absorbed within it. It would appear that God really
is Love creating the Light of Consciousness at the highest level of
Truth attainable the vibration of the Holy Name YHVH. This is the
essence of the fundamental nature of the universe and all of the
apparent material within it God pouring God into God! We are here in
our present form as the opportunity to discover this Absolute Truth
hidden behind the many veils of Karmic illusion.
And this also answers our additional question, How may I
know the truth of something? The truth of anything is its spiritual
essence as an expression of the Logos. Know the Logos, and you know all
there is to know of the Truth of anything anywhere, because the Logos is
all Truth everywhere Love creating Light as the ultimate
expression of Truth YHVH, the Holy Word from which all other words and
conditions emanate on all planes of experience everywhere. One knows the
truth through knowing the Source of Truth.
To my knowledge, the only way to attain Ascension is through the
practice of meditation. Paradoxically, by turning within and rejecting
the apparent world shown to us in the physical senses, we can eventually
discover the truth about life that it is an illusion created by a
super-conscious Being composed of Love and Light to challenge us to see
beyond the physical senses and material manifestation to the highest
attainable level of Truth, and share that level with each other. I offer
the following council: Vibrate consistently at the highest level of
consciousness attainable!
- With Love, Alan -
(CR2008, Alan Schneider)
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