Forum Post: Humanity & The Earths Environment PART1

Humanity and the Earth's environment

I have posted this post in two parts due to size restrictions. Could you please read both parts before leaving any comments, thank you.

Everything that exists is made of energy, and this has been accepted as scientific fact for quite a long time now. However Quantum Physics is in the process of discovering that this energy at its most basic level is very homogenous, and also reacts to thought, and thus is conscious. The three, Consciousness, Energy and Matter, serve to manifest all of creation in its magnificent multitudes into the one single whole that we call life. Therefore if energy is conscious then every single thing on our planet has some form of life ensouled within it. Indeed the whole planet itself could be conceived as having its own divine spark or soul, with its own creative intention and its own temporary though very long lifetime. In fact this planets intention was to bring forth a reality, from the endless ocean of undifferentiated energy that we call space, that would provide an oppurtunity for life to evolve into all its potential splendour. This reality is what we call our planetary environment. All to rarely is it looked upon in this way, with it usually being pure and simply taken for granted, or regarded as a resource to be taken advantage of.

Every single thing that serves to stimulate our conciousness into awareness relies on the existence of this environment/reality we call planet Earth. Our conciousness is stimulated via way of our senses, and all our sensory perceptions are given to us by our surrounding environment. While its obvious that we rely on this environment for our physical well being, what isn't so obvious is the fact that we also rely on it for our very spiritual/conscious existence. With out this reality, and other universal bodies like it, there would be nothing but endless undifferentiated energy or space. Consciousness would not and could not exist.

Each and every one of us have two divine responsibilities. First of all we must learn to take full responsibility for our own actions/inactions and behavior, along with all their subsequent consequences. Secondly we all have a responsibility to passionately both protect and enjoy the wonderful reality this being called Earth has provided for us. To do this effectively it is crucial that we use all of the tools that divinity has given us. Namely our intellect, with its ability to think both logically and intuitively, our sensuality and its ability to experience both physical and emotional pleasure or pain, and our heart with its ability to reconcile and balance these other tools in a tender and compassionate way.

We are meant to enjoy the sensual and material opportunities that this reality presents to us. It is the major reason why it has come into being, to offer the Creating Consciousness/God a chance to know, experience, share and evolve itself. All the myriad of beautiful sights, wonderful sounds, delicious tastes and pleasure filled feelings, along with their opposites, are the mechanics behind this process. This sensual side of reality does have to be balanced though, by way of our intellectual capacity, which is the closest part of our being to the true Self, the original source of all creation. Initially our intellect serves to help us learn the difference between pleasurable and painful situations, with an ignorant mind always seeking the former and trying to completely avoid the later. However an enlightened mind is aware of the true purpose served by this duality, and enjoys life's pleasures as they naturally occur, while using painful situations as opportunities for conceiving better ways of doing things.