In the
phase zero of our existence, we remain governed by our instincts. That is how
most animals and other lower level beings exist. In the next level, we evolve
to use these instincts to our advantage and that of our companions. But that
only ensured our existence but cannot take us further.
To move
further, we need to evolve intellectually. And that is where our scientific
evolution stands. But mere scientific progress is not sufficient. We need to
evolve further by tempering science with morality, ethicality and compassion;
that is aimed not just around us and our companions, but towards the entire
universe. We need to move from ‘I’ to ‘We’.
But that is
not all. The ultimate stage of evolution is to convert this ‘We’ into once
again ‘I’, the ‘I’ this time is broadened in its scope encompassing the entire
universe. It is the universal identity. We need to identify ourselves with the
entire universe.
As ancient
Indian Upanishads ask “when the ‘I’ expands to cover the entire universe, how
can anyone harm anyone else, how can anyone be afraid of anyone else? It is then; there is no ‘anyone else’ but just
‘ME’”. That is the highest level of evolution.
But this
evolution probably does not happen in one step. If you want to move from New
York to New Delhi, you probably need to drive to the airport, take an
international flight, probably make a couple of stopovers and finally reach New
Delhi. Each mode of communication is important, but none of them are ultimate. You
only use them to move further. It is only the destination that is the ultimate.
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