Cosmos Body of God

COSMOS THE BODY OF GOD: ISA PURUSHA TATVA
M.M.NINAN
like a clockwork mechanism that is locked into predetermined patterns of development, the new
physics sees it as a living organism that has the freedom and spontaneity to grow in unexpected ways.
Freedom is at very the foundation of our cosmos. Uncertainty (and thus freedom) is so fundamental
that quantum physics describes reality in terms of probabilities, not certainties. No one part of the
cosmos determines the functioning of the whole; rather, everything seems to be connected with
everything else, weaving the cosmos into one vast interacting system. Everything that exists
contributes to the cosmic web of life at each moment, whether it is conscious of its contribution or not.
In turn, it is the consistency of interrelations of all the parts of the universe that determines the
condition of the whole. We therefore have great freedom to act within the limits established by the
larger web of life within which we are immersed. '........
With a cosmology of a living universe, a shining miracle exists everywhere. There are no empty places
in the world. Everywhere there is life, both visible and invisible. All of reality is infused with wisdom
and a powerful presence......
On the other hand, if the universe is conscious and alive, then we are the product of a deep-design
intelligence that infuses the entire cosmos. We shift from feelings of existential isolation in a lifeless
universe to a sense of intimate communion within a living universe. If life is nested within life, then it
is only fitting that we treat everything that exists as alive and worthy of respect. Our sense of
meaningful connection expands to the entire community of life, including past, present, and future
generations. Every action in a living universe is felt to have ethical consequences as it reverberates
throughout the ecosystem of the living cosmos. ......""
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Duane Elgin, discusses how biology and physics show that the universe is not dead but rather uniquely
alive, an insight which, he shows, is in harmony with all of the world's major spiritual traditions. Plato
said the universe is a single living creature that embraces all living creatures within it. Indeed, the
universe is a whole, integrated system, with an infinite amount of energy flowing through it. Quantum
physics has pointed toward probabilities and uncertainties as the very foundation of reality. I have
discussed this in my book on "Quantum Theology". This freedom of choice runs up and down the
cosmic spectrum, starting at the level of an atom, to the creation of universe. Do they have
consciousness and intelligence. Unfortunately Consciousness and intelligence are not observable
directly. We arrive at their existence only by inference. If a choice is made and the wavefunction
collapses with only an observer, we better understand that intelligence runs all the spectrum of cosmic
life whether we can observe them in those levels or not.
Thus it is very legitimate to assume that we are part of a "multiverse." which all together should be
considered as the body of God. This multiverse if teeming with beings which form the divine organs.
God is not merely creator of the universe; His active Presence is necessary in some way for every bit
of creation, from smallest to greatest, to continue to exist at all. That is, God's Energies (activities)
maintain all things and all beings, even if those beings have explicitly rejected him. His love of
creation is such that He will not withdraw His Presence, which would be the ultimate form of
annihilation, not merely imposing death, but ending existence altogether. By this token, the entirety of
creation is good in its being and is not innately evil either in whole or in part. This does not deny the
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