Monday 4 May 2020

ON BEING & BECOMING—Pragmatic Reality


Knowledge falls into two categories: that which deals with the timeless reality of Being and that which deals with the transient reality of Becoming. Contrary to the protagonists of either side of this equation, both are of equal importance. 
The knowledge of Being is fed to us from the unconscious aspect of our mind. The Becoming is fed by the artificial consciousness (or artificial intelligence, normally abbreviated an AI), generated by our brain. While the first offers us the permanent base from which we draw on our infinite potential, the second is vital to the understanding of the Universal Laws of Becoming within the reality of the phenomenal world.
I cannot stress too strongly that both are of equal importance. If we assign the Being aspect to religions and forsake the manifestation of the Infinite Potential dwelling within us, we shall miss the whole purpose of life; of our being here, in the phenomenal Universe, replete with wondrous miracles. Perhaps, as so often, Albert Einstein put it into words:

"Science without religion is lame,
religion without science is blind."

And this applies to ALL people who attempt to fathom the mysteries of the Universal Laws. By limiting our potential, we limit our purpose and the whole purpose of the phenomenal world. To put it into more prosaic words, Being represents our potential, while Becoming is intended to prove its existence.
Hence, both are infinite.
There is, however, one vital aspect that we cannot ignore. The two coexist simultaneously. Yeshûa expressed it with words:
I and my Father are ONE.
This, or course, is true of every one of us. The Creative Energy of Consciousness that created our phenomenal manifestation is the same Energy that sustains our Becoming.
Not so, however with the AI generated by our brain.
If one or the other is dormant within us, within our consciousness, then we are only half-alive. Regrettably, this applies to all people who deny the Potential inherent within them; within their Consciousness. Hence the assurance by the ancient prophets, repeated by Yeshûa, that we are gods.
  
Gods, in this context, means only one thing. We are immortal, omnipotent, infinite and One. Even as our physical bodies are hosts to 400 trillion microorganisms, billions of cells, and countless atoms (7 followed by 27 zeros), so we can consider ourselves as integral members of a single entity we know not only as humanity but all life-forms manifesting in the phenomenal reality. And this is not limited to our Earth, our solar system, our galaxy. The Universal Laws apply to all the galaxies manifested in the phenomenal Multiverse.
In the fullness of time, we shall advance our understanding of quantum entanglement, let alone quantum superimposition. Quantum entanglement allows the particles to interact simultaneously no matter how far they are physically apart. Quantum superimposition goes even further. It suggests that particles can exist in two different locations also simultaneously.
These latest scientific theories gravitate towards the Singularity of the Phenomenal Universe. Even as our forefathers claimed that God is One, now we are beginning to accept that the manifestation of the Omnipresent Creative Energy that the prophets referred to as God, is also but One.
But what is even more significant is that the Energy that controls the phenomenal reality is also a Single Energy, although it appears to manifest an ability to metamorphose into the incredibly complex Universe which we can perceive with our senses. Even an in-depth study of our physical body attests to this complexity. Billions of cells abiding with trillions of microorganisms abide in perfect harmony. Or at least fairly perfect if we don’t abuse the Universal Laws that put us together over millions of years. In time, thanks to the Creative Energy that directs our evolution, our perception of the magnitude of these forces will grow exponentially.
This ability allows us to contribute to the expansion of ‘our’ Universe that is an integral part of the Multiverse. After all, as Albert Einstein assured us, “ALL IS ENERGY”. This includes us, and any energy we might generate by thoughts generated by our brain. Expansion of diversity of our Universe is a sine qua non Law that cannot be terminated.
Why?
Because time is a dimension of the phenomenal Universe only; of the reality that is in constant movement; constant metamorphosis. The state of Being, however, is in eternal stasis.
And we, you and I, have the unique privilege of combining both, Being and Becoming.
Aren’t we lucky?
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 These concepts are further developed in my book: CONCLUSIONS—Pragmatic Reality, the sequel to DELUSIONS—Pragmatic Realism.  Enjoy!