Evolution & Life

Abstract

In my latest essays on consciousness, I suggest that, while it is the norm to examine the subject from the perspective of consciousness in the human brain, it might be more relevant to widen that viewpoint. For that reason I chose to use the Vedic theory of Satchitananda to examine how relevant that theory would be in the early cellular forms of life. Using the Vedic Sanskrit terms of Manas and Samskaras, I put forward some thoughts about how and why these terms, usually associated with the human experience, would apply to the simple form of life. To assist the discussion, I introduce the Yoga diagram from U. B. Arya’s book, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.