In Vedanta, the mind is considered a sense like sight or hearing, not awareness itself. A state of consciousness called Samadhi exists without any sense of 'I'. Vedanta also describes a Universal Self that identifies with everything in the universe, and claims that moments of love and sympathy are manifestations of this oneness. This article examines that claim using the concept of an ever-widening circle of identification, describes an analogy for how the individual self arises from the Universal Self, and summarizes Vedanta's theory of mind-body interactions, suggesting it offers a solution to the 'hard problem' of consciousness compatible with modern science.
A postmaterialistic paradigm of science is proposed, grounded in a holistic worldview and evolutionary processes. The cosmological model of Helena Blavatsky, featuring a symmetric hierarchy of matter from physical to spiritual, serves as the methodological basis. The system's unity is maintained by the egregore of the Absolute, emitting higher-level energy beyond traditional physical sources. The paradigm integrates quantum physics, synergetics, eniology, and physical vacuum theory, explicating principles such as holism, teleological hierarchy, materialistic-ideal complementarity, anthropic predefinition, and spiritual determinism. These principles aim to transform energy use by harnessing egregore potential for subtle, non-material realities, enhancing energy efficiency with an axiological focus.