Why one behaves like this! (E O M - 13)

Swami Vijnananand provided guidance to the teenagers through series of discourses on various subjects. In one such

series of discourses he talked about the behavioral aspects. Our mind is expressed through the behavior. “Why one

behaves in certain way” and “How should one behave in proper way” were the subjects covered. While dealing with

the human behavior, he related its origin to the process of evolution of mind. His views expressed in informal language

are summarized as follows:

While we were thinking of ‘why do we behave like this?’ we explored various areas and said that we behave in that

manner because of our anatomy (the science dealing with the structure of animals and plants).

Human beings haven’t been born all of a sudden on the Earth. This progress is happening over a long period of time. Right

from that of the smallest particles which were created in the world, from the time the world came into existence the

progress took place in minute steps.

Where is the root of a child’s existence?

If you take this link into consideration, you would realize that the stream of evolution that is flowing over thousands of

millions of years, is responsible for our behavior and also for child's existence.

How did evolution take place? how did it happen? How human beings came into existence? Let us try to explore with some

l
ogical thinking.

Newton has told how a stone behaves. But how does a human behave? That was told by Darwin. So remember, Darwin

is Newton of Biology.

Newton made mistakes, Darwin also made mistakes.

what was the difference between Darwin and Lamarck?

It was that Lamarck unified Anthropology and Evolutionism. Darwin separated them

The contribution of Lamarck was also quite huge. Now, many people have begun agreeing with Lamarck’s views. We are

gradually getting more proofs supporting Lamarck even today, but still, there are more supporters on Darwin’s views.

We (New way philosophy)) are saying that the truth is even beyond this.

It won’t be sufficient to study merely Neurology and Physiology. As we are of the opinion that we should study psychology

too! While understanding the evolution process, we also have to bear in mind that the scientists of that era and many

scientists today have accepted Darwin, between Darwin and Lamarck.

Darwin held the opinion that , “Human being makes effort. He struggles while doing efforts and if he succeeds in those

efforts, nature appreciates the success. Nature favors him (the human being). Favor meaning, it becomes gracious and

there is a chance of changes taking place in his body. And then those changes can reflect in his descendants.”

As per Darwin, first the human being has a desire, then he makes efforts for fulfilling the same. After this efforts, if the

nature accepts it and if that effect is stable, then it enters into the descendants, in the children. It means human beings

have achieved permanent progress.

If it is so, then why the children of great people aren’t great?

Our conclusion should be that Darwin’s theorem is not sufficiently pervasive. 

If the only rule in the nature is that you gain strength while thrashing others, and you live, expand your community and

develop further, and if only this much is written as the motive of the nature, you should say ‘ Go! close all the schools 

down  and start gymnasiums.’ Everyone is well-nourished and hence so strong

Everyone with a big tummy, with both hands placed on it. “Come here and I will thrash you.” But effect of it will only be 

that everyone will be so swollen, so huge! How much will you swell? …Many time we have stated that comfort will eat you 


up. Nature cannot have such a rule. (Rule which says “might is right”)

Why did Dinosaurs die? They died because of comfort; they died due to eating too much. The situation came when no

competition was left. Hence, if you restrict the meaning of ‘might is right’ as relating only to physical power, then it won’t

be correct. We should gather another proof. That is, it will be realized that the world is not sustaining merely by “Might is

Right”, nor has the world grown further by merely attacking others The species which came afterward haven’t grown by

merely killing each other; they have grown by helping each other as well.

Symbiosis: What does Symbiosis mean?

When crocodile wants to eat flesh, the pieces of the flesh are stuck in its teeth. The birds fly down from the trees. This

crocodile opens its jaw wide & sits in the sun, its mouth wide open. Then these birds come and they pick food from its

teeth. Now, the crocodile can easily eat up a number of birds by merely closing the jaw. But the crocodile doesn’t eat

them. Why so? It certainly knows that someone is helping him. There we come across symbiosis. Hence ‘might is right’

does not apply there.

Here the so called mighty one is tortured by that mere piece of flesh. Hence we state that the cooperation & 


surrendering  are also the two methods of evolution. It is called as symbiosis. That means the phenomenon of helping 


each other.

If you want to build the life afresh, if you want to give new meaning to life, then you should be studying scientifically while

applying logic and appropriate tools. Only then you would be able to do something different. Remember, it is 

not  sufficient to know how the world is. You should also understand how to change the world.

Almost all of the scientists accept Darwin’s principle of evolution from one perspective; maximum of them, not all of them,

but most of them. But again there are so many proofs against Darwinism.

Still Darwin is generally considered as a great man. Even critics call him a great man. There is a minority which considers

him to be an utter crook. So if you leave out that, we have to consider with a calm mind and should say that he was great.

He conducted deep study. He studied in detail. We have to accept him. When Darwin died, a woman in his neighborhood

had said: “This Darwin was not believing in God lately. Yet, he was such a nice person by nature that God will pardon him

after his death.”

He provided a new direction to the world. That went wrong. That’s fine; you correct it. But until the point that he took the

effort and made you say ‘His direction is wrong’ at least, he made you undertake a new study -- be thankful to him for this

at least!

You ought to be thankful to Darwin. It doesn’t mean that ‘whatever Darwin does is correct’. No, not because ‘Darwin says

so!’.

Natural selection functioned in combination with qualitatively new social-economic factors but its importance grew less as

the role of the latter increased.”

It means that the principle of natural selection, meaning ‘might is right’ was there at the beginning of the world, but it

changed later.

Who changed it? He has given an answer for the same below. He said, it was changed by human beings who came later. A

community was created by humans. He has stated that many a times it is apparent that humans changed the nature.

Columbus discovered America. Then the natural selection ceased to remain a natural selection. Then what happened?

Mixed breeds of humans were created, hybrid races were produced. A few new sprouts were added to the human race

But my question is simple. You will get only contradictions. Why so? because you deny (the existence) of mind.

See what Darwin has stated “ But I was continually struck with surprise how closely the three natives on board H.M.S.

Beagle, who had lived some years in England and could talk a little English, resembled us in disposition and in most of our

mental faculties.” He says that the races or the communities weren’t produced unequally. Then what has happened? Then 

races…meaning African is dumb, black. And who is this European? He is fair, tall, huge, mighty, very strong. Then the

differences are actually apparent, but this author says that it isn’t correct ($). See the interesting argument. An African

mentioned was short, small, evil, stupid, and the European was big, huge by physique; he was mighty. So don’t say that he

is different. Why so? Then he has stated that, on our ship called ‘Beagle’, the person of a (so called) lower race, that is of

African race, stayed for three years, he slowly started to look like us. He started to behave like us. And he started to speak

English like us. Isn’t it right? Then you take his principle for consideration. This means Darwin has waged a war against

Darwin (himself)

($). Reference : This was the book by Popular Publications for ‘Steps in Biology’ Standard 12^th. By Prof. Apsangikar, Dr.

Dhage and Dr. Golatkar

Even Darwin himself has given several examples in his original book that, this can be changed in one lifetime, and now

several new proofs are coming to light that in one lifetime itself, meaning within a short span, few generations, few years,

this wonder can happen.

Darwin has made an interesting statement. “When discussing the expression of emotions, of spiritual experiences by

means of the face muscles, Darwin came to the conclusion that there is an amazing similarity in this respect among

representatives of different races.” Remember this. Now could an atheist have a spiritual experience? And again the word

‘mental faculties’ is used. So ‘mind’ has to come. You will realize the same thing here as well.

See how that interesting word has appeared here. Whose wish is it? Nature has chosen the mighty.

Who is mighty? The one who won the fight. He had a wish ‘I want to be powerful’ isn’t it? It is right. The wishes

originate from mind, don’t they? It is correct. Now the question arises that if this wish is of mind, then whether he

became ‘mighty’ for being capable of the desire or because he was chosen by the nature? Tell me who gets the credit?

See what a big confusion he has created! The human being accumulated power with efforts, did he get the status of

‘mighty’ because of the consistency of efforts or because of being chosen by the nature? And if because of power, meaning

if he had earned this status of ‘mighty’ because of the unwavering efforts, then the choice of nature has no consequence.

Who is nature to choose that? Tell me in certain terms what it is. Are you getting what I am trying to say?

Well, you have to draw only one conclusion:

• the mind is beyond this brain and body
• it is the one which has desires.
• As long as it keeps doing justice to its task, it will keep on winning until that point.

Real Evolution is here. The balance between power and peace, even the feeling of helping each other, has helped to gain

victory in the nature.

The second example is important. ‘Dedication’

Balanced dedication is needed. To convince a wise person to come round on your side, to surrender to him, to bow down

to him – this is what is meant by Samarpan (Dedication), Sama plus Arpana means to dedicate to the wiser so that he and I

can come together. If you cannot do it yourself, then bring the person who has been successful in this, on your side.

So the word ‘might’ doesn’t mean only the physical power but the sturdiness of mind, steadfastness of

intellect, ability to surrender, each of these factors or their appropriate mix. Evolution has taken place as a

result of these attributes. It is not sufficient to describe evolution merely as ‘might is right’.






Vijay R. Joshi.

WHY WE BEHAVE LIKE THIS? (E O M -12)

Swami Vijnananand provided guidance to the teenagers through series of discourses on various subjects. In one such series of discourses he talked about the behavioral aspects. Our mind is expressed through the behavior. “Why one behaves in certain way” and “How should one behave in proper way” were the subjects covered. While dealing with the human behavior, he related its origin to the process of evolution of mind. His views expressed in informal language are summarized as follows:

‘Evolutionism’ is a very fundamental subject. Before understanding that subject, first of all let’s understand how the subject of evolutionism is taught in text-books, in schools and colleges. Thereby further description will be simpler for us. This is the book of 12^th standard in India. This is the book by Popular Publications for ‘Steps in Biology’. 

“To state in the words of Darwin, evolution is descent with modification.”

The earlier sentence is like this, “In other words, all organisms are descended from the preexisting and simple ancestors”. That means all these creatures of the world…the complex human beings, were created from very simple creatures created in the beginning. This evolution has started from a single cell and then the various layers were created. But what was there before the arrival of the existence of the single cell? There was a virus. A virus must have been originated from some state existed earlier. So while going like this, where did it originate from?

So they have told in simpler terms – ‘Organic Evolution’. It means that non-matter is created from the matter. In short, all of the living beings are created from the lifeless matter. Their simple theorem is that this living being is created from the matter in the inanimate stage. If you consider this, then you can put forth a very simple equation, thereafter.

They are of the opinion that the living beings were created by the adjustments and modifications.

It is correct that the development happened slowly, one step after another. But whose basic desire was it to develop?

The believers in Energy (Life) are of the opinion that, it is energy which is important. That got stuck to the body, stuck to the matter, stuck to the inanimate objects; this world is created from both of them together. Some people who say that living being was created from the lifeless objects. Well, that’s OK,, but how did this happen?’ Then they are not able to tell. It means they are not able to explain it.

“ The doctrine of organic evolution has now been universally accepted. There is, however, no consensus of opinion amongst biologists as regards its modus operandi.

There was previrus before virus, there was retro – virus. Earlier than that there were coaservate drops, while counting back from 100 we arrived at one (1). We agree to it. But why don’t you tell us as to how did one(1) originate? You cannot tell us, about that? Did it come from zero? You are not able to give an answer as to where one (1) originated from. And that is why we are going to the roots and saying that we are proving (the existence of) energy’.

Talking only in terms of ‘New Way philosophy’, we have told earlier that you define the matter. After you have defined matter, we have demonstrated to you that there is something beyond the matter. That which transcends the velocity of light is called as non-matter. The one which cannot exceed the velocity of light is the matter, meaning the inanimate object as you have called it, which is right. We have demonstrated to you that there is something that can go beyond the velocity of light.

We have to accept a simple theorem that the Chetana (energy) has constructed the nature while taking the help of jada (matter). You will say, what will happen if we don’t accept it? – You will be caught in a trap.

We have seen in the last lesson that Lamarck’s theorem was proven wrong. The other theorem that was proven wrong was that of Darwin.

Limitations to Darwinism are given in this book under reference on page 53 -54. They have told that there are five aspects which are against Darwin’s theorem. They have mentioned these five points as ‘objections to Darwinism’

What was the reason for the nature to select? They cannot figure out that cause. It means they are not able to find the fundamental cause.

Who had the need at that time to suddenly transform the non – living matter into living beings? What kind of need arose for which the nature has done all this? What was its motive? They are unable to explain this by any means. And that is where the evolution or evolutionism falls short, becomes weak.

Generally even I (S. V.) accept the evolutionism to that extent. I accept evolution steps(11 to 100). Not only this, I am ready to accept it from (1) to (10). It is logically correct. We do accept that evolution has taken shape very slowly. But basically why life was created in the first place?

We agree with the fact you described about the way evolution happened from 11 to 100 very well. We are ready to accept it from 1 to 10 as well.

"Hence we put forth the theorem of velocity of light there; and we oppose the evolutionists of materialistic orientation. We politely tell them ‘Give us an answer; we are ready to go back’. But none has given any answer to this yet".


Vijay R. Joshi.