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The value of human birth and body was accepted because man's body was recognised as the supreme
instrument through which to strive for reaching life's great consummation. The ancient Seers, the Rishis
of wisdom, therefore, spared no pains in carefully evolving a great system of medicine tc help to keep
this precious instrument, i.e Liberation". The intuitive sages of India were in full awareness of this
important fact for notwithstanding their lofty idealism they had the admirable faculty to be intensely
practical and thorough. . been solved, at least for human intelligence, and particularly for
the
intelligence or mind. The monisticThe central fact of Indian Culture is its conception of the
spiritual Ideal. Its core and essence is the fundamental belief that the attainment of perfection is the
sole purpose of man's life. Thus the worth and value of all the other parts and aspects of our life is
estimated and equated in terms of their utility in serving this central Ideal. The value of human birth and
body was accepted because man's body was recognised as the supreme instrument through which to
strive for reaching life's great consummation. awareness). We have a kind of innate sense of
right and wrong. And to
been solved, at least for human intelligence, and particularly for the
one, I recall that the second lecture of the second part, was a lecture titled
'The Sankhya and Yoga View', where this was said, I have a goal
for this course. It is not just to review philosophical ideas. The goal is to
pursue an opening to a direct intuitive perception of the truth of evolution. horrified by
some acts of injustice, sometimes
by even very small ones, because of the utter ignorance and carelessness
that motivates them, and the pain they cause, even though there is no
way to prosecute them, because they happen in the family or among
friends and colleagues. In any case, somehow we have a sense of injustice.
But how many instances of justice or injustice have we experienced
that can explain our sense of 'justice' based upon previous impressions?
been solved, at least for human intelligence, and particularly for the. The Indian Seers in the
past have devoted special attention to the study of health, disease and therapeutics.
one, I recall t The value of human birth and body was accepted because man's body was recognised as
the supreme instrument through which to strive for reaching life's great consummation. The ancient
Seers, the Rishis of wisdom, therefore, spared no pains in carefully evolving a great system of medicine
tc help to keep this precious instrument, i.e Liberation". The intuitive sages of India were in full
awareness of this important fact for notwithstanding their lofty idealism they had the admirable faculty
to be intensely practical and thorough. . been solved, at least for human intelligence, and
particularly for the
intelligence or mind. The monisticThe central fact of Indian Culture is its conception of the
spiritual Ideal. Its core and essence is the fundamental belief that the attainment of perfection is the
sole purpose of man's life. Thus the worth and value of all the other parts and aspects of our life is
estimated and equated in terms of their utility in serving this central Ideal. The value of human birth and
body was accepted because man's body was recognised as the supreme instrument through which to
strive for reaching life's great consummation. awareness). We have a kind of innate sense of
right and wrong. And to
been solved, at least for human intelligence, and particularly for the
one, I recall that the second lecture of the second part, was a lecture titled
'The Sankhya and Yoga View', where this was said, I have a goal
for this course. It is not just to review philosophical ideas. The goal is to
pursue an opening to a direct intuitive perception of the truth of evolution. horrified by
some acts of injustice, sometimes
by even very small ones, because of the utter ignorance and carelessness
that motivates them, and the pain they cause, even though there is no
way to prosecute them, because they happen in the family or among
friends and colleagues. In any case, somehow we have a sense of injustice.
But how many instances of justice or injustice have we experienced
that can explain our sense of 'justice' based upon previous impressions?
been solved, at least for human intelligence, and particularly for the. The Indian Seers in the
past have devoted special attention to the study of health, disease and therapeutics. hat the second
lecture of the second part, was a lecture titled
'The Sankhya and Yoga View', where this was said, I have a goal
for this course. It is not just to review philosophical ideas. The goal is to
pursue an opening to a direct intuitive perception of the truth of evolution. horrified by
some acts of injustice, sometimes
by even very small ones, because of the utter ignorance and carelessness
that motivates them, and the pain they cause, even though there is no
way to prosecute them, because they happen in the family or among
friends and colleagues. In any case, somehow we have a sense of injustice.
But how many instances of justice or injustice have we experienced
that can explain our sense of 'justice' based upon previous impressions?
Theproper high central fact of Indian Culture is its conception of the spiritual Ideal. Its core and essence
is the attention to the study of health, disease and therapeutics. They have worked upon Ayurveda or
the science of Life as another Veda. . Ayurveda believes in treatment by hei'bs which form its
mainstaycare caretakers of the mystery, the seekers of the secret, the magiresponsible
for preparing the future leaders of our species and the world to think
and to will on the basis of consciousness of the truth of things, for the
sake of our common good. They Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the
possibilities takers of the mystery, the seekers of the secret, the magiresponsible
how to get there. So is this evolutionary leap, then, inevitable? If so, is
the time frame predictable? Are there conditions that would be more or
In our course on the philosophy of evolution of the mystery, the seekers of the secret,
the magiresponsible
for preparing the future leaders of our species and the world to think
and to will on the basis of consciousness of the truth of things, for the
sake of our common good. They Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the
possibilities we can
imagine and that circulate in the media today, is that consciousness
doesn't exist at all, or at least not as something separate or different from
matter.
. The greater part of the treatment of Ayurvedic practitioner is by medicinal herbs. How very minute and
how thoroughly scientific is their study of these herbs and their characteristics is amply evidenced by the
scholarly treatises of these ancient scientists in which subjects they have given us the results of their
admirable researches
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Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the possibilities we can
imagine and that circulate in the media today, is that consciousness
doesn't exist at all, or at l Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the possibilities
we can
been solved, at least for human intelligence, and particularly for the
doesn't exist at all, or at least not as something separate or different from
matter. Consciousness, if it exists, has evolved along with its material
structures and inheres in their elements and processes, as a principle of
intelligence or mind.east not as something separate or different from
matter. Consciousness, if it exists, has evolved along with its material
s fundamental belief that the attainment of perfection is the sole purpose of man's life. Thus the worth
and value of all the other parts and aspects of our life is estimated and equated in terms of their utility
in serving this central Ideal.
They have worked upon Ayurveda or the science of Life as another Veda. . Ayurveda believes in
treatment by hei'bs which form its mainstay materialists of the 19th century, along
with some idealists of the 17th and 18th, could therefore say, simply, that
the universe is made of intelligent substance. But at the same time, there
been solved, at least for human intelligence, and particularly for the
we can
imagine and that circulate in the media today, is that consciousness
doesn't exist at all, or at least not as something separate or different from
matter. Consciousnes caretakers of the mystery, the seekers of the secret, the magi
responsible
for preparing the future leaders of our species and the world to think
and to will on the basis of consciousness of the truth of things, for the
sake of our common good. They Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the
possibilities we can
imagine and that circulate in the media today, is that consciousness
doesn't exist at all, or at least not as something separate or different from
matter. Consciousness, if it exists, has evolved along with its material
structures and inheres in their elements and processes, as a principle of
intelligence or mind. (and we) must at least strive to do the
right things for the right reasons. And perhaps that means going beyond
s, if it exists, has evolved along with its material
structures and inheres in their elements and processes, as a principle of
intelligence or mind. (and we) must at least strive to do the
right things for the right reasons. And perhaps that means going beyond
We know where we have to go, we know the reason why, and we know
how to get there. So is this evolutionary leap, then, inevitable? If so, is
the time frame predictable? Are there conditions that would be more or
awareness). We have a kind of innate sense of right and wrong. And to
been solved, at least for human intelligence, and particularly for the
one, I recall that the second lecture of the second part, was a lecture titled
'The Sankhya and Yoga View', where this was said, I have a goal
for this course. It is not just to review philosophical ideas. The goal is to
pursue an opening to a direct intuitive perception of the truth of evolution. horrified by
some acts of injustice, sometimes
by even very small ones, because of the utter ignorance and carelessness
that motivates them, and the pain they cause, even though there is no
way to prosecute them, because they happen in the family or among
friends and colleagues. In any case, somehow we have a sense of injustice.
But how many instances of justice or injustice have we experienced
that can explain our sense of 'justice' based upon previous impressions?
these spiritual and material modes of existence, the conscious and
unconscious, the mental and t Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the
possibilities we can
imagine and that Consciousness, if it exists, has evolved along with its material
structures and inheres in their elements and processes, as a principle of
intelligence or mind. (and we) must at least strive to do the
right things for the right reasons. And perhaps that means going beyond
that motivates them, and the pain they cause, even though there is no
way to prosecute them, because they happen in the family or among
friends and colleagues. In any case, somehow we have a sense of injustice.
But how many instances of justice or injustice have we experienced
that can explain our sense of 'justice' based upon previous impressions?
We know where we have to go, we know the reason why, and we know
how to get there. So is this evolutionary leap, then, inevitable? If so, is
the time frame predictable? Are there conditions that would be more or
Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the possibilities we can
imagine and that circulate in the media today, is that consciousness
doesn't exist at all, or at least not as something separate or different from
matter. Consciousness, if it exists, has evolved along with its material
structures and inheres in their elements and processes, as a principle of
intelligence or mind.
this statement.
caretakers of the mystery, the seekers of the secret, the magiresponsible
for preparing the future leaders of our species and the world to think
and to will on the basis of consciousness of the truth of things, for the
sake of our common good. They Of course the easy answer, after eliminating all the
possibilities we can
imagine and that circulate in the media today, is that consciousness
doesn't exist at all, or at least not as something separate or different from
matter. Consciousness, if it exists, has evolved along with its material
structures and inheres in their elements and processes, as a principle of
intelligence or mind. (and we) must at least strive to do the
right things for the right reasons. And perhaps that means going beyond
We know where we have to go, we know the reason why, and we know
how to get there. So is this evolutionary leap, then, inevitable? If so, is
the time frame predictable? Are there conditions that would be more or
We know where we have to go, we know the reason why, and we know
how to get there. So is this evolutionary leap, then, inevitable? If so, is
the time frame predictable? Are there conditions that would be more or
about our perceptions, he believes enter the soul with a certain force and
vivacity from outside us, creating one category of consciousness that he
calls impressions. He says, then, By ideas I mean the faint images of
these in thinking and reasoning; such as, for instance, are all the perceptions
excited by the present discourse ... Our consciousness receives
impressions, and becomes aware of the images of those impressions that
first enter the soul from somewhere outside us. Everything you are
awareness). We have a kind of innate sense of right and wrong. And to
been solved, at least for human intelligence, and particularly for the
one, I recall that the second lecture of the second part, was a lecture titled
'The Sankhya and Yoga View', where this was said, I have a goal
for this course. It is not just to review philosophical ideas. The goal is to
pursue an opening to a direct intuitive perception of the truth of evolution. horrified by
some acts of injustice, sometimes
by even very small ones, because of the utter ignorance and carelessness
that motivates them, and the pain they cause, even though there is no
way to prosecute them, because they happen in the family or among
friends and colleagues. In any case, somehow we have a sense of injustice.
But how many instances of justice or injustice have we experienced
that can explain our sense of 'justice' based upon previous impressions?
words, comes first into your awareness with some force, vivacity of
And we may also ask the question of veracity. Do our ideas accurately
reflect our impressions? He says yes. In fact, they are virtually the same.
However, one of the problems with which we might meet his challenge,
been solved, at least for human intelligence, and particularly for the
Can our experience explain our understanding of justice? The root of
this problem goes back to the question asked by Plato: what impressions
can the senses give us of something as complex and non-material in nature
as the idea of justice? The idea of justice is surely not conveyed to
our awareness by light, sound, touch, taste, and smell, through our
senses. In fact, we may have never had an experience that qualify us to
know what justice is.
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been solved, at least for human intelligence, and particularly for the been solved, at least