Each of the individuals involved in the previous situation has a unique cause and a unique effect on the event. And by individuals, we don’t just mean the people, but the animals too! We must remember, each of them has a unique past, present and future. The number of possible futures for each of the …
The law of karma is explained to be a holistic concept by many spiritual philosophers. It is said that karma is not just confined to the actions of individuals, but their thoughts too! Since it is the thoughts that materialise into actions; the law applies to thoughts too. Think bad about a person, someone else …
Living organisms, be it single-cellular, multicellular or even viruses, exhibit some dependency on their surroundings. By surroundings, we don’t just mean the environment an organism dwells in, but also the other organisms that coexist with it. This relationship between organisms and their environments can be symbiotic or parasitic or may involve mutualism or even be …
With thoughts and emotions in our understanding from our stories so far, let’s now think about an equally important mental phenomenon, dreams. Dreams are understood as the images projected on the subconscious part of our minds when we are sound asleep. How does a coherent stream of images rise from the mind when we are …
The soul as we know is a constantly oscillating energy field. The oscillation can be because of the body expending more energy for work or absorbing the nutrients and energy from food, or any other process. The energy field is constantly balanced to a normal level by regular intake and expenditure of food. However, large …
A man travelling in a car along a two-lane road finds himself behind a heavy truck. He tries overtaking the truck through the side lane and halfway through. He sees a vehicle speeding towards him from the opposite direction. His immediate instinct is to slow down, and he does so to prevent an accident. This …
When an animal gets hungry, it finds food; predators hunt, while a prey scrounges for food. When their need is fulfilled, that is, after their meal, the instincts go away and don’t show up until they get hungry again. But for the sixth sense, the question of future possibilities of the same need arises (!), …
The mind is described as ‘an extension of the soul’ by the Yogis and Siddhas. However, it shouldn’t be mixed with the functions of the brain. The brain is a tangible physical entity, but the mind is an intangible construct. Though the mind has its base in the physical body and more specifically, the brain, …
The sensory evolution process had a beginning in some simple living beings, with the sense of touch. The ‘touch’ sense in its starting days shouldn’t be confused with our common understanding of touch, where we feel the contact of any foreign body with our own. The sense of touch, in its primitive stages, was actually …
Presently, we know the existence of 6 major senses in living beings. The senses of touch, sight, smell, taste, hearing and reason, and we proudly claim we are the sole possessors of all of them! Evolution helped living organisms to develop different body parts for performing various functions (as physiological diversification). All body parts are, …
