Mysteries of Existence – Beyond the Obvious: Fundamental Ideas – Energy
Copyright 1988 by the Theosophical Society in
Fundamental Ideas
- Reality is not limited to that which is perceived by the five senses, or by extension that which is detected by the instrumentation of contemporary science.
- Energy is indestructible
- Consciousness can exist independently of the physical body.
- Skeptics have found no irrefutable proof that consciousness terminates at death while there is a significant body of evidence that it continues.
- Life is an ongoing process of growth that takes place over vast periods of time’. Each human being has the inner potential to create for himself or herself a future whose splendor has no limit.
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If modern and ancient religions alike are correct in implying the universe was ‘created’ and if Einstein is correct that matter and energy are interchangeable in form then one must conclude that energy was not only ‘created’ but is capable of being ‘uncreated’/destroyed.
The Theosophical Society had it correct for Blavatsky’s time in history but the Theosophical Society has little choice but to update their terminology.
As such, ‘energy’ now needs to be replaced with ‘consciousnesses’.
The above then would read:
Fundamental Ideas
- Reality is not limited to that which is perceived by the five senses, or by extension that which is detected by the instrumentation of contemporary science.
- Consciousness [as opposed to ‘energy’] is indestructible
- Consciousness can exist independently of the physical body.
- Skeptics have found no irrefutable proof that consciousness terminates at death while there is a significant body of evidence that it continues.
- Consciousness [as opposed to ‘physical life’] is an ongoing process of growth that takes place over vast periods of time’. Each human being has the inner potential to create for himself or herself a future whose splendor has no limit.
Separating consciousness from energy would then reinforce bullets 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Updating the terminology brings theosophy back into line with modern scientific, religious, and philosophical advances.
The metaphysical model of symbiotic panentheism reinforces the second set of fundamental ideas whereas the first set of theosophical fundamental ideas are in stark contrast to the metaphysical model of symbiotic panentheism since the metaphysical model of symbiotic panentheism provides the rationale supporting religious perceptions that ‘The Unmanifested’ (Theosophical concept)/God (religious concept) is capable of ‘creating’ energy - matter/physical universes and does so with a purpose in mind.