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subject (recalled memory) and the object, in philosophical language this is called grafting the subject on the object which results in mutilation of the object. One is not aware of the pure object but aware of the mutilated object. At the spiritual evolution, the pseudo-subject goes to abeyance, the non-reactional attentivity takes over as the subject, so the unit of life is perception. In perception, the original (the Absolute, the Fundamental Vibration) and the mirror image (the pure perception) are identical, so pure perception implies perception of the wholeness.
At the psychosocial evolution, one plays the role of a doer or an experiencer. At the spiritual level, he proceeds from the doer and the experiencer to the witnesser, the non-reactional observer. At the psychosocial evolution one is aware of a miniscule information or a fragment and even here he distorts the fragment. At the spiritual level one has awareness of the Whole, or "Undivided Wholeness in Flowing Movement" in the words of David Bohm. The evolutionary impulse of life is pushing mankind to accept spirituality, which is perception of the wholeness and living in the light of that feelingful understanding Jonas Salk stated, “The characteristics of this. species is not one of social, political, or economic power. It is one that possesses evolutionary qualities of insight, foresight and creativity”.9
The natural law governing all plants and animals is: that they are open to the environment but closed to the Absolute. At the level of psychosocial evolution of man, the mind-brain system, or the cultural belief structure is. also governed by the law that it is open to the environment and closed to the Absolute. At the level of spiritual evolution, the mind-brain system is open to the Absolute and closed to the environment. It implies that the mindbrain system is in commune with Nature, or it vibrates on. the same rhythm as Nature. As in nature there is no pain and misery, so spiritual evolution leads to ending of all human suffering and every man will revel in peace.
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