This resonates with me. Our sense of perception is limited only to the five senses. Through schooling and the societal / cultural messages that we receive, we erroneously assume ( and don’t question, usually) that only that which is perceived is the truth. Our proclivity is to break things down to the smallest so we can understand the nature of things, and we forget to put them back together, to appreciate them in their entirety. This leads to categorization,comparisons, and aligning things /persons/experiences in a hierarchical manner, which leads to a division oriented perspective rather than a unity oriented perspective. So it is but natural that we think inert objects do not have Consciousness / Awareness. Whereas, Vedanta ( Upanisads ) says what we perceive as inert, from our vantage Point of view, is fully alive and infused with Consciousness; it just does not have a medium to reflect the Consciousness {like a mind ( that we have)}, for us to perceive. Everything ( no exception) is made of the five elements and is pulsating with the Life force/Consciousness, just at different frequencies. Rsis of yore and as we fine tune our minds we too, can connect with That primordial pulsating force that is the fundamental aspect of everything that we percieve and even that we don’t, and all that which we categorize as Animate and Inanimate, due to our limited perception and understanding. Namaskaram.
On Feb 18, 2025 indira P wrote :