Originally posted on sciy.org by Ron Anastasia on Fri 22 Jul 2005 11:46 PM PDT
From: alok pandey (taijasalok@yahoo.co.in )
Date: July 22, 2005 11:45:36 PM PDT To: rjon@vzavenue.net
Subject: Re: Question about challenging the materialist view of the evolution of consciousness
Reply-To: postaum2005@sriaurobindocenter-la.com
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The
problem of dualism and non-dualism is not solvable by only the
matter-energy equation for there are worlds of different substance
energy combinations and need to be reconciled with the material world.
In any case dualism and non-dualism is a mater of practicality. It is
obvious that Truth has to be One whatever that may be. But for our
purposes we live in dualism or may be multiplism and we need to take
stock of that and move from one level to another even when we are
intellectually aware of the essential oneness of things. This is so well
illustrated in the story of the elephant and the mahout told by Sri
Ramakrishna and recounted again by Sri Aurobindo.
alok
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