Friday, December 9, 2011

Omnius Manifesto misses the mark

Here's a simple, but by no means complete, critique of the Omnius Manifesto, based on a single statement contained in the fourth paragraph of the introduction to that document:

"We can try to change human consciousness, but the truth is we are not going to succeed very well if we neglect to change the system that forms it."

Response: As shown in Solomon's Proof, everything in the universe comes from light (quanta), which itself is an iteration of what physicists call the Singularity.

Human consciousness is the result of the evolution of light into highly complex iterations of itself. While human consciousness is affected by its environment, it is, at its root, a product of the Singularity.

The Singularity is the omnipresent state (single dimension) in which everything is the very same thing (and which contains the potential for all phenomena). The only consciousness in this state is unity (being).

As Solomon's Proof shows, the next step in human development is conscious spiritual evolution. Whatever practice one uses to improve their consciousness, the fundamental basis is the state of unity, or pure being.

Singularity, or Supreme Being, is the source of all things. If we want the environment in which we live to change, this must begin with a change in consciousness.

Light consciousness in human beings (and all vertabrates) begins with the heart, the first organ to form and the center from which life is maintained (see previous post). The significance of the heart being the manifestation of light in human beings is that, just as all spiritual masters have taught, Love is the key to our well being.

Consider what the popular phrase, "Think globally, act locally," metaphorically implies. Transformation begins within us, in our hearts (the brain develops from the heart); or, as Solomon's proverb (23:7) puts it, "... as a man is in his heart, so shall he be ..." The Beatles said the same thing: "You tell me it's the institution. Well, you know. You better free your mind instead."

So, change begins with consciousness and consciousness changes the institutions. This is consistent with the message of Occupy Wall Street, which stresses decentralization. Changing institutions and relying on these inanimate objects to change people is backwards.

To be sure, we are not denying that there is a dialectic between consciousness and institutions, but in the new world in the making, people need to be valued above things (institutions, money, etc.). By definition, capitalism puts capital above all things. That's why environmental degredation, war, and poverty are justified by economic excuses.

What we envision is a world where human and spiritual values determine the nature of institutions. This begins with enlightened human beings.

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