'Energy' aspect of Life

Energy aspect of Life (the Jivatman)

   The jivatman, according to the Upanishads, is a short 'flame of light' of the 'size of thumb', lit by a lamp that needs no pot, oil, or wick! It is also said to be of the size of a 'mustard seed'. But, surely it is light that keeps burning till it is put off at the time of death. What is the source of energy that keeps this light bright for almost a century without being ever sniffed off, except when the jiva deserts the body due to an accident, sickness, or something like that? In fact almost all the sages advice us to visualize this light! 
    In fact, every static (non-moving) or dynamic (moving) thing (charaachara) is 'energy', and the latter is the manifest form of the former potential state. Nothing moves without energy. Energy is dynamic aspect of the potential, may be, in subtler invisible state. In terms of Vedanta, the potential is the purusha and its dynamic aspect- shakti, is the prakruti- the nature (svabhava) of the purusha. Purusha and prakruiti are one and the same, the latter is the manifest form of the former. The manifest forms of energy are many and varied. Earth manifests from Water and, both the earth manifest from Air. Each one of these possesses the qualities of all the others. If Akasha (Space) is 1 its manifest form of Vayu shares 50% of its qualities and freely moves in space. Similarly, the Fire that manifests from both these Space and Air share their qualities. It is the same with water and earth that emanate from these three elements. Thus all these are the manifest forms of one invisible unmanifest Brahmn. Brahmn is that vast ‘nothingness’, the Space (Akasha) that holds everything. This is the Vedantic explanation of the origin of the universe. All the elements, compounds and minerals, rocks, etc thus manifest from the invisible, mistakenly called ‘nothingness’ is the dark Energy.

    Thus, in scientific parlance, Mother Goddess Kali is the heavier dark energy manifest state and supports the ever expanding universe. Shakti is Durga Parameshvari- the omnipotent Goddess of Power. The omniscient Goddess of Knowledge is called Sharda or Saraswati. These powers opearate in a subtler way and the creation and sustenance of the universe is thus maintained. 

   The chemical combinations on earth and the life-forms we see on it became structured thus:

  Hydrogen, methane, ammonia and water vapor bonded together to form a variety of amino acids essentially consisting of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen in different permutations.

   Hydrogen, the major component of the source of life- water, is the sustainer of the root caps of the sprawling roots of the tree called the universe (called the Banyan/ ‘ashvattha vruksha’ in the Bhagavad-Gita). This tree bears the fruits (of karma) for the jivas at the ground level. For us, here, Hydrogen the primary element that combines with oxygen in different proportions, one of which is H2O- water. A variety of amino acids are formed due to combination of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen in different proportions. Lightning is the catalyst agent fixing nitrogen to soil. It is also the catalyst that helped elements combine in different permutations to form amino acids. The process might have taken several million years. May be, the process of chemical combination is due to icy comets and meteorites (that brought oxygen and life-germs to earth?). The amino acids first formed a thick layer of soup on ocean surface due to cooling of the earth’s surface.

  Another plausible way is that carbon, oxygen and hydrogen combined in particular combination to form the carbohydrates- ribose (with normal amount of Oxygen) and de-oxy-ribose (with less Oxygen). These go to form the DNA and the RNA- the two most important intelligent agents of change. Nitrogen joined the ribose and di-oxy-ribose to form the two varieties of nucleosides.

   Again, the nucleosides combined with phosphorus to form two varieties of nucleotides that include both ribose and de-oxy-ribose. These in course of time formed a chain of nucleotides to form two types of nucleic acids depending on the carbohydrate having whether the ribose or the de-oxy-ribose. The nucleic acid containing ribose carbohydrates is called ribonucleic acid (RNA) and the other one containing de-oxy-ribose is known as de-oxy-ribose nucleic acid, the DNA. The distinction lies in the normal amount or less of oxygen to form the nucleoside.

     In the beginning, practically there was no oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere since it was trapped in the earth’s crust; but, the bacteria were capable of moving in their milieu. These bacteria obtained the raw materials or food sourced from the hydrogen sulphide that was available in the atmosphere. The external resources are depleted with excessive usage and this caused a look out for alternate sources. As the sulphur depleted, there came adaptation to iron and, as iron depleted it(the organism/jiva) turned to oxygen from blue mud and red mud on the ocean floor. Oxygen released from carbon dioxide is used by plants. This adaptability and ability to survive gave strength. Oxidation and reduction process is causing considerable damage and some sort of stability has to be attained in an unstable world! When oxygen is depleted the jiva has to look elsewhere for its survival. This instability and unsustainability leads the humans to diseases, ageing, and death. But, how do we explain about matter that cannot be destroyed and energy which is a constant?  Death cannot be explained unless we invoke divine intervention in the life and activity of a jiva. Again, the Bhagavad-Gita shows the way. The Atman, the energy component of the jiva, is an immortal one; however, the elemental body gives way due to its weak structure, decay over time, and its inability to sustain itself without support. 

    The single-cell bacterium was an imperfectly developed cell. It had no DNA and no gene. Only ribose type of carbohydrate was formed leading to RNA and protein and the function of DNA was done by the RNA, albeit in an inefficient way. The function was also limited and the cell could replicate itself forming a duplicate cell within the original one. But, since it was unicellular there was not sufficient space for another cell and the new cell separated from the old one and formed two cells out of one. Thus, the chain of multiplication began and it hasgone on in geometrical progression. Thus, we do not find union of two individual organisms here. This may be called asexual reproduction. The simple protein inhibited its function to only reproduction and slithering a liitle on the ocean’s mud floor. Thus, we find the earliest life form only single cell ribose type of carbohydrate on the ocean floor a Red mud and Blue mud.

Origin of Life and DNA

    Not too long ago it was discovered that out in space, the space-dust that was floating around was rich with organic material and DNA, and it was everywhere. Bacteria is literally in abundance in space, which alludes to the mysterious source field, which takes nonliving materials and spirals them into organic life. The subject of todays video.

     This was a theory that has been around for a while, and this theory was scoffed at for a long time until Dr. James Strick published his experiment in his book: Sparks of Life.

   The first image from a distant of the biological life forms that emerged in a jar devoid of living substances altogether.

He demonstrated spontaneous generation of life from nonliving material. In his book he discusses numerous experiments where living materials would spontaneously manifest inside a hermetically sealed container containing nothing but purified water and beach sand.

         Where did this DNA and (subsequently) this biological life come from? How did he emerge from the test tube? This is very simple – the DNA that is growing inside the test tubes, likely the first DNA that ever existed, the DNA that grows in space, the DNA that grew inside a volcano, all emerged in environments where there were not supposed to be any living organisms whatsoever.

       Thing about how this works in relationship to molecules… Imagine that there are just straight-up molecules scattered around, and that the ever-permeating torsion field all around them sort of “grabs” the molecules and spins them into patterns that the torsion field already has. Much like a magnet that pics up metal chips all around it, twisting them into a particular pattern.If we can observe the source field or as quantum physics calls it –the unified field, as a grand overarching field that encompasses around and through everyone and everything, these experiments begin to make sense

     We know that the basic spiral of DNA has all of the basic aspects of fibonacci or golden mean. That’s everywhere in nature, in the shapes of Nautilus shells, all plants and even our own bodies. This suggests that the Phi Ratio is the fundamental characteristic of the wave, and that DNA is emerging from the Phi-Field of creation that is flowing through all of space and time.

     It all appeared from the source field, which takes the material around itself – the raw materials in beach sand and basic h20 structure of water, and intelligently spirals life into being from this.

         This idea is very much In support of the work of Francis Crick – who theorized that DNA did not evolve by random chance.

  The role of protein in forming a protective cover to the cell containing gene and chromosopme without which they would fall apart is an important stage in evolution. As the organism or jiva gets aged this protective cover also becomes weak and unable to reproduce, thereby causing decay and death. There are also stages when the organisms had to adapt to changing environment and resources available such as sulfur and iron by mutation. This mutation has led to higher organisms such as hominids. The giant apes mutated to begin a new lineage, roughly about 4 million years ago. The hominid is a primate family that includes Australopithecus afarensis (the first guman form) followed by Homo habilus (with ability to hold and grasp and distinct human traits) and Homo erectus (standing erect) and finally the Homso sapiens (Intelligent and thinking) dated 2 to 2.5 m.y. The early four stages to humans are marked by macaques, orang-utans, gorilla, chimpanzee (4 to 5 m.y) and other higher mammals, primates, developed in the course of evolution due to mutation. The last specie spread rapidly everywhere as the Homo erectus, Homo Neanderthalensis and the Homo sapiens and coexisted. It is now human history and the earliest fossil remains of this is dated 130 000 yeras. The physiologically these appear same but some characteristics are dominant. The number of chromosomes in a cell and that of genes in a chromosome normally determine the species. Each cell of the human body contains 46 chromosomes and the number of genes with genetic codes defines an individual number of a species. The manner of grouping of nucleotide number goes upto almost 200 000 pairs. These species belonging to higher species are defined by the genetic code and the kind of proteins made by the chromosome and the genetic codes, and RNA, with the help of the raw materials absorbed. The life energy remains all the time responsible for the genes to act. The stages in life from childhood, youth, and old age are the result of progressive diversification and increase or decrease in the number of proteins manufactured by the system in response to the needs of the jiva. These are already encrypted in genes and genetic codes. However, death cannot be explained, albeit, it can be inferred from the codes, but remains so far undecipherable. Death may happen anytime due to any reason in addition to depletion and stoppage of production of protein. The eukaryotes and higher forms still retain their secrets, particularly regarding its death and extinction. chromosomes will definitely stop producing proteins one day or the other because its number is predetermined. Thus the cells gradually die out and then come loss of memory, debility, dementia and death. This energy-matter-energy dynamic will stop resulting natural deasth.

  Thus, it is very interesting to trace the origin of life and cause of death to basic elements and compounds, minerals and soil. Some scientists like Stephen Hawking think that this origin of life in a single-cell bacterium may have happened just by chance. But, there is much more than the play of chance here. It is that power (Shakti), chaitanya, of mobility that requires space (Akasha) to move, that is responsible for these particles in movement at terrific speeds, colliding and discharging the hidden energy and creating new chemical bonds; fission and fusion are going on due to this inherent power of movement of particles in nature.

   Electrons move en masse at the speed of light and never rest. These clash with protons and release more energy and produce new things. Energy primarily comes from atmosphere and secondarily from the inner reserves ans supply of food. The external source is Light energy and the role of dark energy is yet to be understood. Even the thoughts, ideas, dreams and actions of Mind are considered Energy here. Scientists have attributed these levels of the mind, except the transcendental (turiya) state or Samadhi. The activity of neurons and synapses expend a lot of energy. In a state of Samadhi this wastage is conserved and focuses to enliven, enlighten and extend longevity.

   There are 86 billion neurons in a human brain and nervous system. A trillion synapses in the human brain working as vibrant energy may simply be converted into a molecule at zero Deg. temperature and, may further be reduced to -236 K temperature to make the jiva work forever silentltly, transcending time space, and causality. Expert yogis have done it! These yogic exercises are better explained by a trained teacher in Yoga. The human body is mysterious machine and miracles can be turned out by conserving energy in yogic trance. However, these are beyond the imagination and reach of a person engaged in routine mundane sensuous life. 

  With all the inputs available till date, it is not clear what is the amount of energy the soul (Atman) has got to sustain the jiva for almost a hundred yearas! We do not know how much energy is required (whether constantly recharged by solar power like sun rays, or by constant supply of food and nutrition), or sufficient to develop a jiva from its childhood to adult state, and old age till death. Probably, the soul is a self-charging battery although the scripture call it an eternal source of energy by itself like a mini atomic radioactive battery, an inbuilt atomic reactor.
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