IMPERFECTION OF HUMAN EXPERIENCES OF PHYSICAL DIMENSION

 

IMPERFECT EXPERIENCES

Science has led us to conclude that we are imperfect observers. Human awareness is limited to the extent it is structured to function in this creation. Unless there is primary God gifted "Elevated Awareness," we will not capture the essence with our senses. The senses are vital for transmitting signals to the cerebral consciousness, but human awareness leads these signals to inevitable conclusion and understanding. Thus, the soul or the inner consciousness is crucial for understanding the self and not the physical body's outer frame and senses. Science evidences this fact.

As an illustration, consider the following examples--

1)     Sitting at home or anywhere, we feel that we are stationary.  We are rotating with the earth and circling the Sun. That can be observed because the day is changing into night, and night progresses towards the day.

2)     When we look at the Sun, we watch its position, which was about 8.33 minutes before. (Distance between the Sun and Earth is 150,000,000 km divided by speed of light 300,000km/second =500 seconds. =8.33 minutes.) Considering that many stars and planets are much further away from the Sun, we cannot infer their real-time position. All that is watched by us is what happened in the past (and not "now" or real-time). Several stars visible to us "now" may have died a long time ago as these are billions of lights years away. "Now" is an illusion accepted voluntarily by the human mind.

3)     Water's composition is H₂O. Water is a compound of two gases.  All the seas, rivers, snow, and steam represent gases in diverse forms. However, our daily experience is of water and not that of gaseous matter-- much different—because of our conditioning.

4)     We see the sky as blue, but at night it is black. The incidence of type of light alters the color. Likewise, the sea appears to be blue, dark blue, black depending upon the time of the day. The same is valid with appearances on earth. What we see is relative to conditions prevailing at that time.

5)     We may feel Air touching our skin—but usually, we do not feel the effect of moisture in the Air. But Air and moisture co-exist in any familiar environment—though we may not be conscious of this phenomenon.

6)     We may claim that we walk. We take the presence of earth and gravity for granted. Unless earth,  gravity, and friction are supportive, it is impossible to walk because of a lack of pull and push.  Walking on water, or even on a slippery surface, is not possible because of a lack of firm support.

7)     We feel we are growing daily.  However, we are dying every moment. Death begins the moment we are born. In this unawareness, we spend our lifetime.

8)     We see because of our eyes or hear because of ears or speak because of mouth/ tongue. A deeper understanding reveals that it is primary consciousness gifted to us that sensual currents are transmitted to the brain, and thoughts flow from subtle planes. Then coagulations of ideas take place, which prompts us to act through our various nerves and limbs.

9)     It is commonly said that our eyes do 85-90 % of work but consider the inbuilt constraints on our seeing. For both eyes combined (binocular) visual field is 135° vertical and 200° horizontal. It is not 360° in direction. Through a microscope, more details can be sighted. Telescope increases the capacity to watch distant objects. Thus the capacity of the eyes can be significantly enhanced by artificial means.

10)   Do we see all colors? No. we are exposed to a limited part of the spectrum of light.  Many animals can only see white and shades of black.

11)   We do not see the light falling on the object, but what is reflected from the object.

12)   The existence of X-Rays cannot be inferred with human eyes. Infrared and ultraviolet rays are invisible to the human spectrum. We cannot appreciate the presence of electromagnetic waves –like radio waves, etc. that are the very basis of TV and mobile telephony.

The conclusion—we are imperfect observers and limited to experience, even what is physical and mental.  We are born in this Creation as He willed, with our shapes, sizes, looks, and inner capabilities as gifted by Him. We cannot create a new cosmic existence of our choice but can indulge in permutation and combination of the objects, materials, and substances available to us. It will be erroneous to presume that the Divine Creation is a random exercise. This cosmic habitat is perfectly planned for all animate and inanimate beings.

The speed of light, the distance between the Sun, Earth, and moon, the rotational axis of the earth, the gravitational pull between the planets, the prevalence of electromagnetic forces, the presence of five elemental entities, the cycles of days, nights, and seasons,  the shape of the earth and sizes of the seas and many infinite shapes and events are all part of His play of perfection.  At the current level of understanding, we can only wonder and not understand the why of its incredible phenomenon.