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for preparing the future leaders of our species and the world to think
and to will on the basis of consciousness of the truth of things, for the
sake of our common good. They Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the
possibilities we can
imagine and that circulate in the media today, is that consciousness
doesn't exist at all, or at least not as something separate or different from
matter. Consciousness, if it exists, has evolved along with its material
structures and inheres in their elements and processes, as a principle of
intelligence or mind. (and we) must at least strive to do the
right things for the right reasons. And perhaps that means going beyond
We know where we have to go, we know the reason why, and we know
how to get there. So is this evolutionary leap, then, inevitable? If so, is
the time frame predictable? Are there conditions that would be more or
In our course on the philosophy of evolution which has preceded this
one, I recall that the second lecture of the second part, was a lecture titled
'The Sankhya and Yoga View', where this was said, I have a goal
for this course. It is not just to review philosophical ideas. The goal is to
pursue an opening to a direct intuitive perception of the truth of evolution., as a
principle of
intelligence or mind. THE INDIAN MEDICINAL HERBS The central fact of Indian Culture is its
conception of the spiritual Ideal. Its core and essence is the fundamental belief that the attainment of
perfection is the sole purpose of man's life. Thus the worth and value of all the other parts and aspects
of our life is estimated and equated in terms of their utility in serving this central Ideal. The value of
human birth and body was accepted because man's body was recognised as the supreme instrument
through which to strive for reaching life's great consummation. The ancient Seers, the Rishis of wisdom,
therefore, spared no pains in carefully evolving a great system of medicine tc help to keep this precious
instrument, i.e Liberation". The intuitive sages of India were in full awareness of this important fact for
notwithstanding their lofty idealism they had the admirable faculty to be intensely practical and
thorough. . The Indian Seers in the past have devoted special attention to the study of health, disease
and therapeutics. They have worked upon Ayurveda or the science of Life as another Veda. . Ayurveda
believes in treatment by hei'bs which form its mainstay. The greater part of the treatment of Ayurvedic
practitioner is by medicinal herbs. How very minute and how thoroughly scientific is their study of these
herbs and their characteristics is amply evidenced by the scholarly treatises of these ancient scientists in
which subjects they have given us the results of their admirable researches
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40 STUDIES ON THE TANTRAS ---
THE SPIRITUAL HERITAGE OF INDIA: THE TANTRAS 41 -----
Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the possibilities we can
imagine and that circulate in the media today, is that consciousness
doesn't exist at all, or at l Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the possibilities
we can
imagine and that circulate in the media today, is that consciousness
doesn't exist at all, or at least not as something separate or different from
matter. Consciousness, if it exists, has evolved along with its material
structures and inheres in their elements and processes, as a principle of
intelligence or mind.east not as something separate or different from
matter. Consciousness, if it exists, has evolved along with its material
structures and inheres in their elements and processes, as a principle of
intelligence or mind. The monistic materialists of the 19th century, along
with some idealists of the 17th and 18th, could therefore say, simply, that
the universe is made of intelligent substance. But at the same time, there
have always been the skeptics who have propelled themselves into the
We know where we have to go, we know the reason why, and we know
how to get there. So is this evolutionary leap, then, inevitable? If so, is
the time frame predictable? Are there conditions that would be more or
We know where we have to go, we know the reason why, and we know
how to get there. So is this evolutionary leap, then, inevitable? If so, is
the time frame predictable? Are there conditions that would be more or
We know where we have to go, we know the reason why, and we know
how to get there. So is this evolutionary leap, then, inevitable? If so, is
the time frame predictable? Are there conditions that would be more or
Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the possibilities we can
imagine and that circulate in the media today, is that consciousness
doesn't exist at all, or at least not as something separate or different from
matter. Consciousness, if it exists, has evolved along with its material
structures and inheres in their elements and processes, as a principle of
intelligence or mind.
this statement.
caretakers of the mystery, the seekers of the secret, the magiresponsible
for preparing the future leaders of our species and the world to think
and to will on the basis of consciousness of the truth of things, for the
sake of our common good. They Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the
possibilities we can
imagine and that circulate in the media today, is that consciousness
doesn't exist at all, or at least not as something separate or different from
matter. Consciousness, if it exists, has evolved along with its material
structures and inheres in their elements and processes, as a principle of
intelligence or mind. (and we) must at least strive to do the
right things for the right reasons. And perhaps that means going beyond
We know where we have to go, we know the reason why, and we know
how to get there. So is this evolutionary leap, then, inevitable? If so, is
the time frame predictable? Are there conditions that would be more or
On the first page, he said, All of the perceptions of the human mind resolve
themselves into two distinct kinds, which I shall call IMPRESSIONS
and IDEAS. The difference betwixt these consists in the degree
We know where we have to go, we know the reason why, and we know
how to get there. So is this evolutionary leap, then, inevitable? If so, is
the time frame predictable?
caretakers of the mystery, the seekers of the secret, the magiresponsible
for preparing the future leaders of our species and the world to think
and to will on the basis of consciousness of the truth of things, for the
sake of our common good. They Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the
possibilities we can
imagine and that circulate in the media today, is that consciousness
doesn't exist at all, or at least not as something separate or different from
matter. Consciousness, if it exists, has evolved along with its material
structures and inheres in their elements and processes, as a principle of
intelligence or mind. (and we) must at least strive to do the
right things for the right reasons. And perhaps that means going beyond
We know where we have to go, we know the reason why, and we know
how to get there. So is this evolutionary leap, then, inevitable? If so, is
the time frame predictable? Are there conditions that would be more or