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organisms but all these myriad cells interact with each other in an astounding display of mutuality and cooperation with a singular orientation of serving the cause of Man, his evolution from the physical biological level to the highest level of expressing the Divine in totality as witnessed in the case of our Master. The whole organism is much more than a simple assembly of the parts. The complex biochemical reactions taking place in the cell are the same whether it is the case of the amoeba or it is in the case of man. There is an amazing integration of inorganic matter with the so called living or organic matter in all organisms in furthering the purpose of life. The complex organic molecules such as the proteins, the building blocks produced in the cells through the instructions contained in the hereditary unit namely the DNA are fundamental constituents of all living things. The difficulty faced by the present day science is in its being unable to explain the link between insentient matter of which the human body is made of and consciousness, self-awareness and other uniquely human faculties. At this juncture we may note Revered. Dr. K.C.Varadachari’s reference to some Jewish philosophers who consider that mind and matter are parallel. But they do not provide any explanation except for the proverbial distinction between mind and matter. Matter is material and mind immaterial and how the two can ever interact? The Master however says that it is not a conflict between mind and matter, they are of the same order. The real parallelism is between the line of humanity and that of divinity.
Looking at parallelism from another angle we see Revered. K.C.Narayana stating (BP V1 p 352-4) that creation can be considered as the expression of a latent potentiality and it has come out as an idea. That it is idea or consciousness which came first may be disputed by the scientist who would like to believe that matter came first and consciousness is a subsequent evolution or a emergent property of evolving self-organizing complexity. The spiritualist or the mystic is convinced that consciousness gave rise to all things in manifestation as a result of its own progressive grossening. The idea which expressed itself as the universe also expressed itself as the human mind and thus these two are parallel. Because of the parallelity between these two alone it is possible to have communion between the two. We never become one with the Divine, the divine impulse is different from the human impulse which is only a mental plane impulse. They never become one but can resonate. The human mind can resonate to the vibrations of the divine and that is what is being done in sadhana. Thought is the kingly thing in man according to the principle of Rajayoga and this thought force is of the same nature as the original stir which caused creation. This is again the exhibition of principle of parallelism. Parallelism is the only guarantee that we are going to realize God.