Exploration of General Systems Theory GST and Jainism may provide new frontiers of knowledge and evolution

SR No.: 269185
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Surendra Singh Pokharna
Publisher: Surendra Singh Pokharna
Total Pages: 37
Language: English
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Syntropy 2013 (2): 243-279
ISSN 1825-7968
consciousness. Therefore there is a need to investigate the different states of human consciousness which can be in highly ordered states as mentioned in the above sections.
12. Some examples of Order in nature:
Now let us understand what we mean by order in the present context. The following examples attempt to illustrate our point of view.
a. Climatological order through precise movement of the Earth around Sun and the Moon around the Earth along with proper mix of various gases in atmosphere with a narrow temperature range etc.
b. Three and up to six seasons on various parts of the Earth, which occur in the periodic way.
c. Agricultural order like crop cycles and their dependence on weather etc.
d. Various cyclic processes in many biological systems including human systems.
e. Self-organized structures in brain and our body.
f. Maintenance of economic order in world economy.
g. Order in a laser beam
h. Order in the life supporting systems, (which could be some combination some of the of the above) and others
Figure shows a set of concentric circles. Each circle represents one cylic process, say motion of electron around proton. Other circles represents other cyclic processes in nature like biological cycles, crop cycles and or planetary motions etc. They all put together imply some grand "order" in nature.
A very advanced concept of order known as Implicate order in quantum mechanics is also discussed in the Appendix 5 and may be very relevant in the present context as it could represent a pure soul of Jainism.
13. Methodology and mechanisms developed in Jainism to increase order and reduce entropy:
Five main principles of Jainism known as Mahavratas viz. Satya (truth speaking), Asteya (Not to do theft), Ahimsa (nonviolence), Brahamacharya (Celibacy) and Aprigraha (Minimizing materialistic possession) have been developed so as to have a discipline life during all stages of evolution. These are the principles to be followed strictly by monks, aacharyas and higher ups in the ladder of evolution. For ordinary human beings smaller vratas have been defined which are called Anuvratas. These are a simplification of the above rules meant to start the
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