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The science of consciousness: the science of the sap In his Global Press Conference on 4 December 2002, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi spoke about two values of science—the knowledge of the physical sciences and the science of consciousness. Maharishi said that science is the reliable path of gaining knowledge and applying knowledge to practical achievements. He explained that the science of consciousness and the physical sciences, are both ‘science’, which means that both fields of knowledge can be systematically unfolded and made use of in all the practical fields of life. ‘This is what science and technology is,’ Maharishi said. He gave an analogy for the relationship between the science of consciousness and physical sciences. A gardener has knowledge of the sap in a tree. This is the basic knowledge a gardener has. ‘The gardener waters the root and inspires the sap,’ Maharishi said. ‘The sap enlivens the greenness of the leaf, the shape of the leaf, and the hardness of the branches; the colorful tenderness of the flowers and the fruits, and the different tastes of the fruits. ‘The physical sciences are like the sciences of the leaf, of the branches, of the flowers, of the fruits—different stages of the physical expressions of the reality of the sap. ‘The science of consciousness is like a science of the sap,’ Maharishi said. He then explained that the sap is the fundamental or basic value—the source of all the leaves, branches, and fruits. ‘All the different values individually are known through the physical sciences and the source of all the physical expressions—the sap—is known by the science of consciousness. This is the difference,’ he said. He said that the science of consciousness is the basis. ‘It is like the ocean, the silent surface of the ocean, unbounded, infinite, unmanifest—plain, simple unboundedness, deep silence. ‘The science of consciousness is the science of infinitely deep silence. The physical sciences are the physical fluctuations of silence eternal. Silence eternal expresses itself in terms of feelings; one feels something, in terms of thoughts, in terms of speech, in terms of physiology. ‘The whole physiology is just like the physiology of a leaf, the physiology of a flower, physiology of a fruit—the physiology of many, many expressions of the unmanifest, transcendental value of the sap. . . . ‘ Maharishi then spoke more deeply about the nature of unboundedness, the Transcendent, explaining that ‘the knowledge of Natural Law has its Totality in every point of creation. ‘Infinity is an unbounded field of consciousness, Transcendental Consciousness, Infinity,’ he said. ‘Now, infinity is made of an infinite number of points. You put a point, point, point, point. You keep on putting point, point, point. Then you have an infinitely long line. So it is obvious that Infinity is made of points.’ He explained that total Natural Law is available in both values: ‘Infinity—unboundedness, and point value. . . . Natural Law is in every grain of creation and in the Totality of creation, in the ever-expanding universe. The ever-expanding universe is the expression of Natural Law, and the ever self-referral value of a grain of creation is Total Natural Law. . . . ‘One doesn’t see the sap,’ Maharishi continued. “What one sees is leaves, flowers, fruits, branches—all the expressions are visible to the sensory perception and to the behaviour. Everyone is endowed with the five senses through which one gains knowledge and five organs of action through which the knowledge is put to action.’ Excellence in Action will feature the second part of Maharishi’s address to 4 December 2002 Global Press Conference in a future article. © Copyright 2010 Global Good News
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