Thanks for the mail. *The Evolution of the Theosphere* 1 Teilhard described some turning points in evolution, from the atomic through the emergence of large masses of mineral compounds, planets, and geological forms—but not yet life. He called this phase the *geosphere*.
2 Life appeared—we don’t know how yet—but it is not implausible to consider the possibility that there are other dimensions operating in the shift towards increasing complexification of matter. From the first pre-bacterial compounds through several shifts of complexity and emergent qualities, we have today an incredibly varied and complex *biosphere*. 3 Soon after or possibly concurrent with the emergence of the biosphere the most rudimentary forms of mind emerge. (Indeed, DeQuincey argues compellingly for interiority, subjectivity, mind-like dynamics operate even at the sub-atomic level, are integral as a dimension in existence—and he draws on a goodly number of philosophers such as Alfred North Whitehead to make this argument.) As mind becomes more complex, it becomes able to communicate with other minds, and this might be the beginning of the next level, what Teilhard called the *noosphere*. 4 With the emergence of consciousness capable of reflecting on its own existence, this uniquely human capacity (at least on this planet) also began to envision a greater wholeness, a living dynamism that included individual, separate existence. A number of writers more recently have written books about the history not just of Western religions, but of all religions, of the very notion of there being a Greater Integrity to existence. Teilhard called this growing sensibility the *theosphere*. 5 One problem in this schema is the Western tendency towards associating monotheism not just with the underlying principle of unity, but rather with a single being. God is imaigined not as the over-all field of becoming, but the image is personfied as not just a single pervasive force—the single force—in the cosmos, but a force that has a will, a focus of intension, a specific desire. (The idea that God might desire everything to become more in more interesting ways seems to be beyond many early prophets. Some Hindu theologies might come closer.). This view of a more patriarchal, king-like god certainly supports monotheistic clerical establishments, but it denies the idea that God enjoys, celebrates, emphasizes the way Divinity can express itself through an innumerable variety of forms and activities—a variety that enjoys expanding, splitting off variations, creatively elaborating in all possible ways. This “Creative Advance” (a term used by the philosopher Alfred North Whitehead) is truly glorious, a zillion times more glorious than the obsolete patriarchal image of a single king on a throne. (Tillich wrote about a "ground of being," and that's good, but doesn't capture the dynamism of becoming, or the underlying lure towards becoming, the value inherent in every event.) 6 This lead Blavatsky in USA starting the theosophy a kind of religion, which later became the theosophical society in Chennai held by Anni Beasant. All the religions are involved out of the earth but the sanatana dhaarma from space. Theology is overly caught up in the Western historical separation of spirituality and life. There’s religion and there’s living, the sacred and the profane. What if this duality begins to break down, and we begin to recognize that it’s all God, worms and heroes, poop and fine art, it’s all part of the Great Becoming? In such a world, political action and family relationships are not separate from religious ritual. We can still imagine religious ritual as an exercise in communion or for other purposes, but sincere idealistic entrepreneurs inventing or marketing a good product should not be thought of as being less holy than a pious monk. 7 In other words, Theo sphere includes all the creativity that is aimed at greater integration, variation, differentiation, re-evaluation, innovation, improvement, consolidation, and many other activities. Along with that there is a growing awareness of the unity of all endeavor—that’s all we have to do. We don’t have to make that relationship to the Underlying Unity or Source so important that it obscures the other efforts. 8 Whether they are caused by autohypnosis, undiagnosed schizophrenia, archetypes of the collective unconscious, the real existence of gods and spirits, or something else, these experiences happen to a great many people, they have done so as far back as records go, *and religion is the traditional human response to them*. If nobody had ever had the experience of encountering a god, an angel, a saint, an ancestor, a totem spirit, or what have you, it’s probably safe to say that we would not have religions. Human beings under ordinary conditions encounter two kinds or, if you will, worlds of experience: one that’s composed of things that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, and touched, which we might as well call the biosphere, and one composed of things that can be thought, felt, willed, and imagined, which we can call the noosphere (from Greek *nou*s, “mind”). The core theory held by religions everywhere is that there is a third world, which we can call the theosphere, and that this is what breaks through into human consciousness in religious experience. *- John Michael Greer <http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.no/2013/10/the-renewal-of-religion.html>* 9 KR Thus one cannot escape any kind of non-godliness at all; if everything is not GOD, NATURE IS THE god; Agnimeele purohitam shall start from the lips; Rig vedam worships nature and nature is GOD. kR IRS 17423 On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 at 18:08, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < [email protected]> wrote: > > > -- > *Mar**Theosphere ( Repeat)* > > *Once the surface of the earth consisted of five spheres: 1) The > Lithosphere or land, 2) The Hydrosphere or Water, 3) The Atmosphere or Air, > 4) The Biosphere or the Life forms and 5) the most important of all, > governing the rhythm of the four spheres was The Theosphere or the sphere > creating the rapture of functioning of the other spheres.* > > *There was a time when the human organism along with all other organisms, > breathed, smelt, sensed, communicated, interacted, harmonized and raptured > along with all the organisms of the Biosphere. Coordinating and controlling > the breath based lives of all the organisms was the Theosphere which > created the Theism or rapture, resulting in the rapture of living among all > the organisms, creating various arts like dancing, singing, even simply > playing...* > > *All organisms must have participated in the mirth or art forms.* > > *Living automatically was the exhilaration of blissful understanding. The > Theosphere was just a feature of geography, not some Godly characteristic. > Understanding did not need some connecting conceptual base, the Theosphere > created the ultimate common understanding among all the organisms’ > automatically. Knowledge or enlightenment then was not mutilated into > faculties. Enlightenment flowed from the Theosphere and the internal > hormonal and nervous systems of each organism interacted in symbiosis. > Understanding itself was living, by participating with all the other > organisms, each organism was like the cell in the body of an organism, in > the big living entity-the Bhoodevi, the big life form.* > > *The Holistic method of study after the advent of the Brain, thanks to > evolution, consisted mainly of breathing and feeling, by controlling the > thoughts from Gaia. The Brain suffered from the 3D handicap distorting the > entire system of rapturous living, a living which consisted of the biased > living in rapture. Bias was living, understanding and harmonizing with the > environment. The worst distortion was the dependence on the eyes for seeing > the false 3D shapes and jettisoning the basic breathing, smelling, > sensing...* > > *The entire Holistic method unfortunately was discounted as bias that must > be avoided. As a result most probably the layers of feeling cum > understanding by the organisms, and as an extension by Bhoodevi as a Planet > in the Solar System, may be as the next layer of feeling by the Solar > System in the Milky way...,the ultimate super positional Atma or the > Universe as thought, was abandoned.* > > *You are at the core only the non 3D shapeless consciousness, caught in > the 3D illusion. Everything is only a super positional wave. It is notice > or illusion by the conscious that converts a super positional wave into a > particle. It is the conscious that has created the 3D shape, according to > Quantum Physics.* > > *Yoga, meditation and our ancient spirit based education, which holds > nature as sacred is urgently needed to be revived.* > > *I am not advocating any God concept of any religion. I actually feel that > the misunderstanding started with the misrepresentations by religions and > their Gods.* > > *The Theosphere was just Geography.* > > *YM* > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZor-HEJ-dZjJ4xcKNzPrR-dQn6d6Ue0%2BYOH8ZY2EZY%3DkLg%40mail.gmail.com.
