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Silence - Melathonin and Meditation
by Maria Ferreira da Silva
in 14 Dec 2016
 (...previous) The capacity of the mind to embrace a greater impulse from the Spirit allowed for the emergence of Consciousness.
The emergence of the Consciousness was not, as some evolutionist materialists believe, a product of natural selection. Intelligence derives from cerebral and natural development as a result of intellectual capacity or the stimulation of the neurons; but the Consciousness associated with it is the product of internal and subtle facets of Man’s own spirit. Man is both body and Spirit.
According to Karl Popper, a supporter of Darwin’s evolutionary theory, “The emergence of consciousness in the animal kingdom is perhaps as great a mystery as the origin of life itself. Nevertheless, it must be admitted that in spite of its impenetrable complexity, it is a product of evolution, of natural selection.”
However, John Eccles, in his work entitled “The Development of the Brain”, says: “I believe the emergence of the consciousness is the ‘the black sheep of the family’ of orthodox evolutionary theory. Although the holistic concept provides a reason for the emergence of consciousness, it does not provide an explanation for it. Indeed, this point remains just as enigmatic as it is for orthodox evolutionists as long as it is regarded as an exclusively natural process in an exclusively materialistic world.”
Experiments carried out on human beings by neuroscientists and rigorous mathematical testing have provided a reliable explanation of the action of mental occurrences on neural functions, and not just the lack of reliability of a field of probabilities. Mental intention is sufficient for the activation of different neural areas, even though the individual does not move, thus proving that something (the consciousness) governs the brain or its existence. Consequently, the formation of the consciousness did not derive from the brain, as some materialist scientists have tried to prove.
The problem of mental interaction upon cerebral matter (brain–spirit) can be explained and resolved by means of quantum physics, since it is thought that governs action.
As Eccles says:
“Quantum physics should be able to provide an explanation for this, and if mental influence was able to momentarily increase the degree of probability, the spirit could act effectively on the brain without infringing the laws of the conservation of energy.”
“I propose a natural explanation for the voluntary movements caused by mental intention which does not infringe the physical laws of the conservation of energy. It has been demonstrated experimentally that intention and attention activate certain well-defined areas of the cerebral cortex before movement is set in train.”
Following this look at cerebral activity and how it has impelled or stimulated the expansion of consciousness, we are now ready to move into the area of silence. Silence derives from mental and spiritual stillness and is not bounded by time or space; the future, being absent, does not constitute a source of preoccupation, since there is merely “immersion” in the present, in momentary existence, and thus a great deal of anxiety is freed from the unconscious. In silence, the contemplation of eternal loving kindness can arise, at its own bidding,* and inner creativity can be expressed in the presence of beauty and the Supreme Intelligence.
In order to consciously prepare for this silence, fully aware of the biological and mental mechanisms that have been dealt with above, time and availability are necessary. As soon as one allows the awakening of inner development, one has to be available to work hard and bring about a change of consciousness.
Embarking on the spiritual path inevitably leads one to reconsider one’s action in the world, one’s habits and ambitions. A life which cleaves towards spiritual values is undoubtedly very different from a life in which worldly values are uppermost, since spiritual awakening involves the recognition of essential unique values which supplant material values.
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