Reference: Postulate Mechanics
The following key words and definitions act as stable data that help understand the basics of life. The key words appearing in earlier chapters (words in square brackets) are not defined again. For all key words, please see PM: Glossary.
NOTE: “PM” is the abbreviation for Postulate Mechanics. The content of this subject is open to further refinement and update as long as they comply with the postulate of ONENESS.
[LIFE]
EVOLUTION
Evolution of life occurs from inanimate to animate, minerals to cells, unicellular to multicellular, and from plants to animals to humans. The form becomes more complex as it evolves, and the inherent motion becomes more sophisticated.
MAN
Man is a life organism at the top of the evolutionary chain. A life organism has a form made of substance, which displays inherent motion. The form made of substance is seen as a body. The complex capabilities expressed through the body are seen as the workings of a mind. And, the inherent motion, which makes these capabilities possible, is seen as the spirit.
GENETIC ENTITY
Genetic Entity is that aspect of the mind, which develops and monitors the body and maintains all its functions. It is a programming that is hard-wired into the body through DNA molecules. This programming travels over the genetic line. It is very sophisticated, but it has limited capacity to update itself.
BEINGNESS
Beingness is a system of postulates that is capable of updating itself. It functions as the higher end programming of the mind. The components of beingness are awareness, attention and viewpoint. Awareness exists because there is a knowable universe. Attention is the ability to focus on any one part of the universe. Viewpoint is the frame of reference the beingness is using to view from. The beingness can sense and perceive; and it can exert force through the body.
SPIRIT
Spirit lies at the upper end of the spectrum of self. At the bottom end of this spectrum lies the ego. Spirit represents a self that is completely integrated and contains no anomalies. All aspects of the spirit are totally assimilated.
SPIRITUALITY
Spirituality may be defined as the oneness of postulates.
SELF
The beingness has a sense of its coordination from a single control point. This is the self, the “I”, or the being. The self exists simply to assimilate all that the beingness is interacting with, such as, sensations, perceptions, memories, experiences, knowledge and wisdom.
IDENTITY
The self acquires an identity when it identifies itself with something external to it. The self cannot differentiate itself from the identity. It simply thinks that it is that identity. A self can have many layers of identities and not be aware of it. It just acts out according to the identity that gets activated in a situation. Thus, an identified self is limited in its awareness.
INDIVIDUALITY
The self has a sense of individuality in that it considers itself to be unique. An identified self can also claim individuality. Therefore, individuality and identity are not exclusive of each other.
EGO
The ego is the awareness of oneself. It is the sense of “I”. The negative aspects of Ego are manifested when self gets fixated on its individuality.
SOUL
The SOUL refers to the animating, non-physical essence of life. In philosophy, this term has been used to refer to the mind. In religion, it is theorized to be that eternal aspect of the person, which separates from the body upon death, and goes to heaven or hell.
VIEWPOINT
The viewpoint is the frame of reference the self uses to view things. It is closely tied with individuality. The viewpoint determines a person’s reality, which includes the sense of his location in space, and what he thinks of himself. The viewpoint can become fixed, but a person can always unfix and change it.
SELF-DETERMINATION
Self-determination is a person’s ability to determine something without outside influence, and based entirely on his viewpoint.
FREE WILL
A person’s free will is his ability to make decisions voluntarily. In other words, he can postulate, but subject to the laws of Postulate Mechanics. Free will does not mean that the person can arbitrarily do anything he wants. If he does then there are unwanted consequences.
DEATH
Death is the total and permanent cessation of all vital functions of the life organism. Death and birth are natural events that are necessary for the evolution of life. When death occurs, the whole spirit-mind-body system disintegrates together as one. The “I” is the configuration of body, mind and spirit. This configuration is lost upon death. Therefore, the “I” does not pass through death, only knowledge and karma does. Knowledge is the assimilated content of the mind. It gets stored in the society, humanity and the universe. It is accessed through meditation. Karma is the unassimilated content of the mind. It passes from one life to the next as DNA “programming” that is waiting to be fully assimilated.
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