Theos-Talk Archives (March 2006 Message tt00232)

We can also view Brian Greene's "The Elegant Universe", the entire 3 hour 
series as originally broadcast on the   PBS NOVA program -- online at: 
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program.html


In a message dated 3/3/06 11:14:15 PM, plcoles1@yahoo.com.au writes:


> Thanks Lenny this is a great article, it reminds me also of the quote from 
> the Mahatma
> letters below, I also found Brian Green's DVD program 'The elegant Universe' 
> a great
> introduction to some of these mind blowing concepts.
> 
> Best Wishes
> 
> Perry
> 
> Letter 65 Chronological ed. Letter 11 other ed.
> 
> 
> "Perhaps now you will be prepared to better understand the difficulty with 
> which we will
> have to contend. MODERN SCIENCE IS OUR BEST ALLY.
> Yet it is generally that same science which is made the weapon to break our 
> heads with.
> However you will have to bear in mind (a) that we recognise but one element 
> in Nature
> (whether spiritual or physical) outside which there can be no Nature since 
> it is Nature itself
> (1), and which as the Akasa pervades our solar system every atom being part 
> of itself
> pervades throughout space and is space in fact, which pulsates as in 
> profound sleep
> during the pralayas and the universal Proteus, the ever active Nature during 
> the
> Manwantaras;
> 
> (b) that consequently spirit and matter are one, being but a differentiation 
> of states not
> essences, and that the Greek philosopher who maintained that the Universe 
> was a huge
> animal penetrated the symbolical significance of the Pythagorean monad
> 
> (which becomes two, then three and finally having become the tetracktis or 
> the perfect
> square (thus evolving out of itself four and involuting three forms the 
> sacred seven) --
> and thus was far in advance of all the scientific men of the present time;
> 
> (c) that our notions of "cosmic matter" are diametrically opposed to those 
> of western
> science. Perchance if you remember all this we will succeed in imparting to 
> you at least the
> elementary axioms of our esoteric philosophy more correctly than 
> heretofore."
> 
> http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/mahatma/ml-11.htm
> 
> 
> 
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, leonmaurer@... wrote:
> >
> > Friends
> >
> > Here, below, is a beautifully written essay by a leading scientist that
> > confirms the prophesy of H. P. Blavatsky made in the last decade of the 
> 19th
> > century -- that the science of the 20th and 21st Century will eventually 
> prove the
> > theosophical metaphysics in the Secret Doctrine beyond a shadow of a 
> doubt.  
> >
> > At the time this essay was written, multidimensional Superstring/M theory,
> > along with the ABC field theory that includes consciousness in their 
> combined
> > scientific synthesis of relativity and quantum physics, had not been 
> considered.
> >   
> >
> > While these final "theories of everything" are not yet "proven" through 
> the
> > scientific method of experimentation and observation... Enough has been 
> done
> > along theoretical mathematical lines in the last few years to make it 
> evident
> > that such a proof will be forthcoming within the next few decades... If 
> not
> > sooner -- should scientists begin to accept as valid evidence the results 
> of
> > subjective experimentation and observation on an equal basis with their 
> current
> > objective means.
> >
> > Until that proof comes, it behooves us all to be prepared for that time --
> > when every educated person will be able to comprehend the reality of the
> > fundamental and immutable laws of karma (cause = effect) and reincarnation 
> (I am
> > myself, if not this body, forever) ...   And can realize what such laws 
> imply in
> > the governance of both their individual lives, along with the world 
> itself,
> > under the unassailable and peaceful concept of a true "Universal 
> Brotherhood" of
> > mankind without distinction of race, creed, sex, condition or 
> organization.  
> > Thus, hopefully, ulimately achieving world peace and plenty through a 
> perfect
> > balance between independence and interdependence.  
> >
> > Let's start nurturing our hope for that future -- when "Science, Religion 
> and
> > Philosophy" will be truly synthesized in the minds of all people, when all
> > their organized religions will have to admit to an impersonal pantheism 
> without
> > changing their moral-ethical base, and when we theosophical, philosophical 
> and
> > scientific thinkers, with a common understanding of the true reality and
> > unity of absolute space, consciousness, mind and matter, can become their 
> teachers
> > and guides... Without any personal consideration accruing to ourselves, 
> other
> > than the pure satisfaction of a job well done. </:-)>
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Lenny,
> > http://users.aol.com/uniwldarts/uniworld.artisans.guild/einstein.html
> >
> > ***********************************************************
> >
> > http://www.physlink.com/Education/essay_laszlo.cfm
> >
> > New Concepts of Matter, Life and Mind
> >
> > by Ervin Laszlo
> > Author, Founder of Systems Philosophy
> >
> > In light of the current, revolutionary advances in the natural sciences 
> and
> > in the study of consciousness, the concepts of matter, life, and mind have
> > under-gone major changes. This paper outlines some basic aspects of these 
> changes,
> > taking in turn the emerging concept of matter, of life, and of human mind 
> and
> > consciousness.
> >
> > The concept of matter
> >
> > The Western common sense view has held that there are only two kinds of
> > things that truly exist in the world: matter and space. Matter occupies 
> space and
> > moves about in it and it is the primary reality. Space is a backdrop or
> > container. Without furnished by material bodies, it does not enjoy reality 
> in itself.
> > This common sense concept goes back to the Greek materialists; it was the
> > mainstay also of Newton's physics. It has been radically revised in 
> Einstein's
> > relativistic universe (where spacetime became an integrated 
> four-dimensional
> > manifold), and also in Bohr's and Heisenberg's quantum world. Now it may 
> have to
> > be rethought again.
> >
> > Advances in the new sciences suggest a further modification of this
> > assumption about the nature of reality. In light of what scientists are 
> beginning to
> > glimpse regarding the nature of the quantum vacuum, the energy sea that
> > underlies all of spacetime, it is no longer warranted to view matter as 
> primary and
> > space as secondary. It is to space or rather, to the cosmically extended
> > 'Dirac-sea' of the vacuum that we should grant primary reality. The things 
> we know as
> > matter (and that scientists know as mass, with its associated properties 
> of
> > inertia and gravitation) appear as the consequence of interactions in the 
> depth
> > of this universal field. In the emerging concept there is no 'absolute
> > matter,' only an absolute matter generating energy field.
> >
> > The concept of life
> >
> > The subtle relationship between the material things we meet with in our
> > experience and the energy field that underlies them in the depth of the 
> universe
> > also transforms our view of life. Interactions with the quantum vacuum may 
> not
> > be limited to micro-particles: they may also involve macroscale entities, 
> such
> > as living systems. Life appears to be a manifestation of the constant if
> > subtle interaction of the wave-packets classically known as 'matter' with 
> the
> > underlying vacuum field. These assumptions change our most fundamental 
> notions of
> > life. The living world is not the harsh domain of classical Darwinism, 
> where
> > each struggles against all, with every species, every organism and every 
> gene
> > competing for advantage against every other. Organisms are not 
> skin-enclosed
> > selfish entities, and competition is never unfettered. Life evolves, as 
> does the
> > universe itself, in a 'sacred dance' with an underlying field. This makes
> > living beings into elements in a vast network of intimate relations that 
> embraces
> > the entire biosphere itself an interconnected element within the wider
> > connections that reach into the cosmos.
> >
> > The concept of mind
> >
> > In the on going co-evolution of matter with the vacuum's zero-point field,
> > life emerges out of nonlife, and mind and consciousness emerge out of the 
> higher
> > domains of life. This evolutionary concept does not 'reduce' reality 
> either
> > to non-living matter (as materialism), or assimilate it to a nonmaterial 
> mind
> > (as idealism). Both are real but (unlike in dualism), neither is the 
> original
> > element in reality. Matter as well as mind evolved out of a common cosmic 
> womb:
> > the energy-field of the quantum vacuum. The interaction of our mind and
> > consciousness with the quantum vacuum links us with other minds around us, 
> as well
> > as with the biosphere of the planet. It 'opens' our mind to society, 
> nature,
> > and the universe. This openness has been known to mystics and sensitives,
> > prophets and meta-physicians through the ages. But it has been denied by 
> modern
> > scientists and by those who took modern science to be the only way of
> > comprehending reality. Now, however, the recognition of openness is 
> returning to the
> > natural sciences. Traffic between our consciousness and the rest of the 
> world may
> > be constant and flowing in both directions. Everything that goes on in our
> > mind could leave its wave traces in the quantum vacuum, and everything 
> could be
> > received by those who know how to 'tune in' to the subtle patterns that
> > propagate there. This assumption is borne out by the empirical findings of
> > psychiatrists such as Stanislav Grof. They confirm the insight of Vaclav 
> Havel: it is as
> > if something like an antenna were picking up signals from a transmitter 
> that
> > contains the experience of the entire human race.
> >
> > Societal implications
> >
> > That people in all parts of the world search for a deeper awareness of 
> their
> > own subconscious mind may not be accidental: at this critical juncture of 
> our
> > sociocultural evolution it may be part of the survival dynamics of the 
> human
> > species. A greater awareness that all that goes on in our mind is 
> accessible to
> > others, and that all that goes on in the mind of others is accessible to 
> us,
> > would prompt us to develop greater empathy and solidarity with each other.
> > Such felt relations are vital not only for our personal growth and 
> development;
> > in our interdependent and crisis-prone world, they are vital also for our
> > collective survival and development.
> >
> > Ervin Laszlo
> 



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