"Everything in the universe is within you.
Ask all from yourself."
~Rumi~
Written by Mathew Naismith
Organism: A living thing that has (or
can develop) the ability to act or function independently.
When talking about the organism as a whole,
I am making reference to the whole of existence. The whole of existence
includes both ego created existences (participation/motion) and an existence
not of the ego (observation/motionless. There is no perception of separation of
this singular organism as a whole.
The independence of this organism as a whole
is independent of the perceptions of separation of this whole organism. While
of the ego and by the ego, the whole organism is perceived to be of separate
individualistic entities or organisms, however, while not of the ego and by the
ego, all is observed as one organism. There is no perception here, just clear
observation through the absence of bias. You see, the ego
existence, therefore participation, creates biases simply by separating one
from the other. This process of separation also creates, for example, racialism
and hate; you of course could go on from this and say evil and demonic
tendencies.
This is odd for me to think like this as I
was brought up as an atheist, of a limited consciousness to certain specifics
of existence as whole. I observed that atheism wasn't just limiting my
consciousness; I also looked at the whole existence as a singular organism, not
of a separated organism trying to control all other organism not of itself.
Having researched in the way the Eastern
and Western mind thinks in all of us, it would seem that my Eastern mind
observed one organism even while my Western mind was focused on the
individualistic side of existence. Yes, we are individuals but individuals
existing in a holistic existence, an existence of observation of participation
of the ego. Ego simply means to individualise existence into separate parts.
A lot of people perceive this
individualising, the separation of a singular organism or consciousness, as an
illusion. Illusion refers to something that is fake, not of a real existence.
So, what is the observer observing? Why would the observer of ego existences
observe anything that was an illusion? To do this would be of the ego; this is
not the observer, considering the observer is egoless, only the ego would bother
to perceive and observe an illusion!!
What is being observed are ego existences,
a part of the organism in motion. It's important here not to perceive
everything as just being of materialism where matter is the only reality. The
observer is not of matter for matter takes motion, the observer is simply
motionless therefore not of matter.
The ego often separates one from the other;
thereby individualising its existence separate to other existences. Seen as the
Western mind is of individualising, you could easily perceive that the Western
mind is of the ego and the Eastern mind is of egolessness. I don't think this
is far from the truth considering that the Western and Eastern mind is within
everyone. What becomes more predominant reflects our thoughts and feelings,
either that be of the ego or egolessness/selflessness.
What the ego seems to do on a regular basis
is to perceive that ego existences are separate to the egoless existence; this
is while the observer observes only one organism in motion. It's still of one
organism even when the observer is observing itself in observation, it's all
one organism either in motion or not. Look at this way. Yin and yang can often
act as one organism when in harmony to each other. When one is asleep and the
other is awake, are they still not of one organism?
It's advisable and wise to be aware how our
egos behave; separating a singular organism into numerous individualistic organisms
to serve its own self-worth.......
It is really good to see that science is
looking at everything being of one organism, of non-duality. However, it is sad
for people like me observing new age spirituality doing the opposite, trying to
separate itself from something it doesn't desire to be a part of. When you are
a part of the whole organism, no amount of perceived separation will separate
you from this organism. You can become as perceived evil or saintly as much as
you like, you are still a part of the whole organism as a whole.
So how do you create a more constructive
existence/reality? By simply being aware that you are a part of the whole
organism without exception, within this, the destructive ways of the organism
become insignificant in comparison to the whole organism. Yes I know, this is
hard to comprehend for the Western mind and understandably so.
Alan
Wilson Watts was a British philosopher who interpreted and popularised Eastern
philosophy for a Western audience. What is being said here is very much of the
Eastern mind, of course the Western mind being what it is, desires to separate
itself from the Eastern mind!!
