Are Present in Every Atom
Modern psychology is still attached to a sad
anthropocentric illusion: the idea that human beings are the exclusive owners of
consciousness.
Like other areas of scientific
knowledge, conventional psychology starts from the premise that the universe is
unconscious. It also considers the vegetable kingdom has no consciousness. It
even supposes the animal world is unconscious, and that human beings themselves
are largely governed by something which it calls “unconscious”.
What we see in this situation is a
narrow form of consciousness imagining that it alone is consciousness, and that
everything else in the universe is devoid of intelligence. In this case as in
other situations, collective arrogance is in direct proportion to ignorance.
In “The Secret Doctrine”, Helena P. Blavatsky writes:
“There is but one indivisible and absolute Omniscience
and Intelligence in the Universe, and this thrills throughout every atom and
infinitesimal point of the whole finite Kosmos which hath no bounds…”.
Blavatsky adds a few lines below:
“The whole order of nature evinces a progressive march
towards a higher life. There is
design in the action of the seemingly blindest forces. The whole process of
evolution with its endless adaptations is a proof of this. The immutable laws
that weed out the weak and feeble species, to make room for the strong, and
which ensure the ‘survival of the fittest’, though so cruel in their immediate
action - all are working toward the grand end. The very fact that adaptations do
occur, that the fittest do survive in
the struggle for existence, shows that what is called ‘unconscious Nature’ is
in reality an aggregate of forces manipulated by semi-intelligent beings
(Elementals) guided by High Planetary Spirits, (Dhyan Chohans), whose
collective aggregate forms the manifested verbum
of the unmanifested LOGOS, and constitutes at one and the same time the MIND of
the Universe and its immutable LAW.” [1]
In a footnote, H.P.B. clarifies:
“Nature taken in its abstract sense, cannot be ‘unconscious’, as it is the
emanation from, and thus an aspect (on the manifested plane) of the ABSOLUTE
consciousness. Where is that daring man who would presume to deny to vegetation
and even to minerals a consciousness of
their own. All he can say is, that this consciousness is beyond his
comprehension.”
According to Theosophy, therefore, there is no dead
matter in the universe, and cosmic consciousness permeates everything that
exists. In his book “The Law of Success”,
Napoleon Hill wrote about the intelligence present in each organic cell:
“The cells of all vegetation have a very high order of
intelligence. The cells of all animal life likewise have a very high order of
intelligence.”
Hill mentions the positive or negative impact of the
food we eat, on the cellular intelligence of our own body:
“By reason of the fact that many animal forms (including
that of most men) live by eating the smaller and weaker animals, the ‘cell
intelligence’ of these animals which enter into and become a part of man brings
with it the FEAR growing out of their experience in having been eaten alive.” [2]
Likewise, the theosophical literature teaches that
eating meat - in other words, devouring animal corpses - is something that animalizes
and debases human beings; and this decay starts at the level of cellular
intelligence.
Napoleon Hill addresses the interaction between human emotions
and digestive organs:
“It is known that worry, excitement or fear interfere
with the digestive process, and in extreme cases stop this process altogether, resulting
in illness or death. It is obvious, then, that the mind enters into the
chemistry of food digestion and distribution.” [3]
Hill discusses the mutual influence of the state of
mind and the cellular intelligence of one’s physical body:
“Laziness is nothing but the influence of an inactive
mind on the cells of the body. (…) The cells of the body respond to the state
of mind in exactly the same manner that the people of a city respond to the
mass psychology that dominates the city. If a group of leaders engage in
sufficient action to give a city the reputation of being a ‘live-wire’ city,
this action influences all who live there. The same principle applies to the
relationship between the mind and the body. An active, dynamic mind keeps the cells of
which the physical portions of the body consist, in a constant state of
activity.” [4]
And also:
“The dominating thoughts - meaning by this, the
strongest and deepest and most frequent of your thoughts - influence the
physical action of your body. Every thought put into action by your brain reaches
and influences every cell in your body.” [5]
Therefore, there are no unconscious things or beings.
There are only beings and objects whose consciousness we are still unable to
perceive. At some point, conventional psychology will have to come to grips
with the truth of the matter and go beyond the pretense according to which the only
existing form of consciousness is the verbal consciousness of the left
hemisphere in human brain, that consciousness that labels and classifies, and
judges the future based on the past.
In fact, all nature is conscious, although not all
beings have an individualized consciousness, or a self-conscious awareness.
Furthermore, one must remember that self-conscious awareness - according to
esoteric philosophy - is also a form of illusion, or maya. In order for wisdom to be attained, one must transcend it while
preserving it as an instrument.
The left brain hemisphere is helpful, but
intelligences from other brain areas should also be used.
NOTES:
[1] See “The Secret Doctrine”, volume I,
pp. 277-278.
[2] “The Law of Success”, by Napoleon Hill,
Wilder Publications, 2011, USA, 547 pages, see p. 97. Portuguese language
edition: “A Lei do Triunfo”, José Olympio Editora, RJ, Brazil, 1997 edition, 736
pp., see p. 132.
[3] “The Law of Success”, by Napoleon Hill,
Wilder Publications, 2011, USA, see p. 43. Portuguese language edition: “A Lei
do Triunfo”, p. 58.
[4] “The Law of Success”, by Napoleon Hill,
Wilder Publications, 2011, p. 451. Portuguese language edition: “A Lei do
Triunfo”, p. 609.
[5] “The Law of Success”, Napoleon Hill, p.
455. Portuguese language edition: “A Lei do Triunfo”, p.
614.
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“The Whole Nature is Conscious” was published at the associated websites on 05
August 2021. The text is a translation from the Portuguese language article “Toda Natureza é Consciente”.
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* “Jung Writes Against Theosophy”.
* “Theosophy and the Bardo Thodol”.
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