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The humans being the product of the system of life (the system of Truth) that created them, the minds that belong to them also are the products of the same system. The best expression of the mind, its culture, is possible only if it is nourished by the system that produced it, just as the best expression of the body also is possible only of it is nourished by the same system. Any deviation from Truth is untruth. The expression of Truth is the expression of spirituality, the expression of holistic life. The prophets demanded that life should be lived according to its system. As Truth can neither be created nor destroyed, spirituality also can neither be created nor destroyed. There cannot be any interpretations of Truth. Either it can be understood, or else it can be kept out of the understanding with the mass promotion of untruths. All beings in this world belong to the spiritual expression that we find in this Universe. The only problem is that humans, due to the influence of many parochial compulsions, are driven like herds out of its expression to the detriment of their own selves as well as to the system of life that controls everything in this world that lies outside the world conceived by humans. As civilizations proceed, there will be many systems promoted by ignorant forces of reductionism that tamper with the quality of the mind and the body, and the system of life. To be intelligent is to be with the intelligent system of life, and not to be with the parochial expressions that have become expressions of ignorance and deceit. Degradation of the Mind All ancient civilizations found divinity in Nature. This was how they established relationship with the reality that is in Nature because the expression of spirituality is holistic. When expressions based on suppositions substitute the Natural expression of spirituality without establishing systems and traditions for the protection of the expression of culture that supports life, these societies become hosts to many parochial establishments that tamper with the quality of life. The present civilization that cannot survive without destroying the source of life has evolved into its demoniac nature due the alienation of divinity from the systems that support life. The projection of human life as sinful has been the greatest cause of mental impairment that we find in many believers. Human birth is the Natural process of reproduction, and is not a violation of Divine Law that we find in Nature. Spirituality is Natural, and its dimensions are in the establishment of relationship with the objects in Nature, the world of reality that lies outside the manmade reality. Nature is holy. Harming Nature is harming Life.
The relation between the self and the world of reality is essential for the sanctity and sanity of human life. Human personality being the product of the mind and the body, many illnesses manifest due to the non-fulfillment of the emotional relationship with the living world. The alienation of the components of the system of life (they include both humans and other living beings) is responsible for the degradation of consciousness. The alienation takes place when people transfer their consciousness from the system of life to the fabricated objects thinking that these objects are necessary for their human as well as spiritual identities. Human identity, which is rooted in the culture of the human mind, belongs to the system that has been responsible for its origin. All our living habits must be related to this holy relationship between the self and the system. Loving God is loving the creations of God, not the fabrications of humans. The fabrications can be any religious/political ideology, or as in the modern commercial civilizations many objects of trade. As objects of faiths (a tree, a hill, any fabricated object) are effective in influencing the mind, people attribute spirituality to these objects.
Degradation of the Body The principle of Truth must be adhered to for the best expression of all living beings including humans too. Animals and birds are not confused about their food. They know what they should eat though nobody teaches them. There is a different sort of animal that confuses every being's food due to the commercial invasion of everything that supports life. They are the humans who tamper with the system of life for monetary benefits - the people who are trying to control the source of life. Under the influence of these monsters of the present civilization, all systems that support life are degrading. This has been sanctioned by the religions that interpret that wealth is the gift of God to the faithful. But all this wealth that humans accumulate directly affect the system of Nature. All developments that mark economic growth are parameters of the destruction of the system of life. The full expression of life is in building up relationship with the components of the real world. All beings have their system of life which should not be violated either for faith or trade. The subjugation of all components of the system of life for the greedy materialist has been responsible for the mental as well as the bodily degradation of all beings that we find everywhere. Commercial invasion of life is the greatest threat to life on this planet. The degradation of life becomes easy due to
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"Men, serve your Lord, who has created you and those who have gone before you, so that you may guard yourselves against evil; who has made the
earth a bed for you and the sky a dome, and has sent down water from the sky to bring forth fruits for your sustenance." - (‘The Koran’ 2:21-22) |
The cause of most illnesses are due to the loss of the relationship with the real world than controls life - humans' relationship with other humans and the components of the system of life that belongs to the reality.
Degradation of the System of Life Though all humans are entitled to the support of life, human societies are singular in denying to every one the right to have the means to live due to the evolution of many parochial establishments. The basis of ethics is the system of life to which humans belong. Expression of spirituality is Natural as humans owe their existence to Nature. This civilization that has been imposed upon others by the economic conquerors is an evil one because it destroys everyone's sensitivity to the system of life. Moreover, it cannot survive without the destruction of all the components of life, and even human sanity. There are two types of economic invasions.
1) Subjugating other nations by the purely materialistic ones to drain their resources. This is the modern version of old colonialism.
| “When a man is as well off as I am, he should be grateful and not ask more" - Einstein |
2) Violating the system of life for the appropriation of monetary benefits. this is the cumulative effect of the present demonic civilization that shift human sensibility to the objects of civilization. This is the greatest of all evils because it misappropriates every right for fattening the pigs. No sane government should allow the slashing of the system of life for the benefits of some collapsing mammoths.
God Speaking Religions
God cannot be alienated from Truth - the system of life. The religious leaders promote faiths as the necessary indicator of spirituality for the survival of their trade, though nobody's faith can influence the system of life. The inherent parochialism and degradation that faiths promote was the concern of the prophets because what is necessary for sane life is adherence to the system of life. What is found in Faith Religions is just a mental exercise, and it has nothing to do with spirituality. The promoters of manmade faiths have been responsible for the disappearance of the intellectual content that the prophets were trying to introduce into life. The perception that faith is the only remedy for all problems in life lead to God Speaking Religions that make life vicious with the promotion of ignorance.
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Humans Waste more than Earth can Replace |
| Due to the consumerism that the mammoth civilization thrusts upon others, the Earth’s natural resources are fast depleting. “We are no longer living off nature's interest, but nature's capital. Sustainable economies are not possible if we live beyond the means of nature," said Mathis Wackernagel, Director for Oakland-based Redefining Progress. |
The Evil Civilization
There are two types of evils that affect life.
1) The killing of people on the basis of religious faiths &
2) The violation of the system of life for
the promotion of money.
Of these, the second is the greatest evil as it does irreparable damages to the system of life on this planet. Though the role of a government gets elevated when it acts as the custodian of the nation, many have become just book-keepers due to the economic invasion of life.
Sustainable Existence Vs Sustainable Development
The present civilization cannot survive without destroying the system of life. Instead of speaking about 'Sustainable Development' we have to think about the continuity of life without destroying the system of life on this planet that has become fragile due to the promotion of many parochial expressions that cannot survive without destroying everything that supports life.
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