ndifferent Universe?
DEEPAK CHOPRA
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I was asked the following question: Energy emanating from a source of creation is my religion. I focus on beauty , dwell in possibility and believe our thoughts have tremendous power. This morning I awoke feeling insignificant. If humans represent a mere 14 seconds of time on the cosmic calendar, how unbelievably self-centred are we? Cosmologist Carl Sagan said, “The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.“ Which does not sit well with me, spiritually. I like the idea of emanating from an abundant source of creation much better than evolving from a chance rock collision. So, what's it all about?
My response started with the generally accepted view of the universe as being composed of atoms and defined by the laws of physics. This view does not account for our experience of creativity , love, free will, selfawareness, beauty or compassion. My view is that a universal field of consciousness underlies, creates and unites the objective physical world as well as the subjective world, and that the description of these dynamics is consistent with quantum field theory .This doesn't mean that the hydrogen and helium gas clouds of the universe care about us. It means that our core existence of consciousness shares an existence with everyone and everything else in the universe. When that knowledge becomes an experienced reality, then your awareness is the awareness of the universe.
My response started with the generally accepted view of the universe as being composed of atoms and defined by the laws of physics. This view does not account for our experience of creativity , love, free will, selfawareness, beauty or compassion. My view is that a universal field of consciousness underlies, creates and unites the objective physical world as well as the subjective world, and that the description of these dynamics is consistent with quantum field theory .This doesn't mean that the hydrogen and helium gas clouds of the universe care about us. It means that our core existence of consciousness shares an existence with everyone and everything else in the universe. When that knowledge becomes an experienced reality, then your awareness is the awareness of the universe.
