...ONCE AND FOR ALL...
THE NOO-CONSTITUTION…
THE NOO-CONSTITUTION…
‘’ OH
HIDDEN LIFE, VIBRANT IN EVERY ATOM,
OH HIDDEN LIGHT, SHINING IN EVERY CREATURE,
OH HIDDEN LOVE, EMBRACING ALL IN ONENESS,
MAY ALL WHO FEEL THEMSELVES AS ONE WITH THEE
KNOW THEY ARE THEREFORE ONE WITH EVERY OTHER. ”
THE
MANTRA OF UNITY – by ANNIE BESANT
As we read through the CONCEPTUAL COMMENTS written by Dr. Liubov Gordina, we immediately
felt a need of unity, as well as a
sense of urgency for the necessary convergence of ideas and ideals, men of
all cultures uniting into a single Mankind, described or conceptualized not in
its greatness but in its fragility and vulnerability vis-à-vis the great risks that
we are facing. Furthermore, this text not
only inspires us but urges us to help, to cooperate, and furthermore, to dive
deep into our consciousness and ask: Who is God, anyway, in the context of
modern science? And who am I? what am I doing here? Is it clear for me how I am
part of the great work? Thus, initially
humble and uncertain, we must start to think, meditate, and finally absorb what
is being considered the “quintessence of
human thought” as Dr. Liubov Gordina
has synthesized this paramount human endeavor.
Initially presented during the 2nd PLANETARY CONGRESS ON THE BIOSPHERIC RIGHTS, which took place
in Brasilia, Brazil, in September of 2006, right in the Preamble, the Six Pressure Points, as compiled by BBC
were recognized by all participants, as being crucial points for our survival:
food, water, energy, climate change, bioversity, and pollution, proposing
consideration of a 7th pressure point about human population growth, without
which none of the previous problems would exist. The following focus dealt with Pax Cultura – Pax Biosphera, along with
proposals for operations aiming earth rescue, Mission 2012, and planetary peace
plans. Then, the Goals of the Congress were presented, along with the general
Statement of the Problem, emphasizing that “it was not a biospheric crisis, but
a noospheric emergency envisioning the regeneration of Planet Earth”.
It was during the presentation of the topic: “The
Biosphere-Noosphere Transition: Biosphere – Technosphere-Cybersphere”, that we
became aware of the magnificent contribution of Vladimir Vernadsky, one of the co-originators of the term noosphere
(1926), of his paper on “The Biosphere and Noosphere” and finally, his ideas “Thinking
about the Noosphere – the Noospheric Solution”.
Immediately, we sensed the urgency to extend our studies towards
Vernadsky´s ideas as well as accompany the leading role being exerted by
Russian scientists, as Liubov Gordina,
Ph.D., who brilliantly exposed the contributions of NSEWA – WORLD ASSEMBLY OF SPIRITUAL/ECOLOGICAL AND NOOSPHERIC,
also referred to as the NOOSPHERIC
ASSEMBLY.
During the short span of time that Dr. Liubov Gordina and colleagues were
with us, it was evident that a major step should be taken in order to register their
presence nationwide, and towards this goal, Dr. Ulisses Riedel de Resende,
Director President of PLANETARY UNION,
a Brazilian independent network, was contacted and so, she was kindly invited
for an interview by Brazilian Ambassador to Russia, Dr. Luis Brun, later
transmitted to all its partner-stations. Not only she conquered the audience by her artistic
talent as a soprano, granting us the privilege of her singing, but also by the marvelous
presentation of the NOO-CONSTITUTION FOR
MANKIND.
This moment was destined to be a successful step
towards partnership as well as friendship, uniting our countries and our common ideals.
A special workshop was conducted during the afternoons of the
Conference, dealing specifically with the NOO-CONSTITUTION; the group then elaborated
a Resolution, which was duly presented at the end of our work, announcing the
general accepted statements as well as the decisions taken.¹ One of them was the “approval of the activity
of the World Assembly in the distribution of ideas of the Noosphere
Spiritual-Ecological Constitution for Mankind as a legal base in overcoming
consumeristic attitude to life-support habitat and as the main tool for
interaction between the civil communities and the leaders of all levels,
including the “Alliance of Civilization”,
a high-level group established on the initiative of Kofi Annan, then General
Secretary of the UN.
Needless to say, the impact of what seemed to be a “ONCE AND FOR ALL SOLUTION”
would demand of us, as human beings, further meditation and correct
actions, in compliance with all the vanguard propositions of such a group of writers and contributors to the human
causes, aiming to protect all the environment and its beings. The universal character of the
Noo-Constitution, indeed sounds to us a the dream of “quintessence”, since it is an integrated piece of work, inspiring and
engaging us to major internal and external transformations, and above all,
uniting us as Mankind. Duly structured
as a legal instrument, the text of the Noo-Constitution contemplates all the
major and crucial issues now being dealt by the various people and countries,
as discussed in all major world forums, allowing the choice of interaction of
each one, within our own domain or activity of life, since it is an all inclusive document, to be
appreciated by everyone, giving us a chance to be part of this historical instrument
of Peace and Understanding. Thus, we
Brazilians, are deeply grateful for the opportunity which was opened by Dr. Liubov Gordina.
May the Noo-Constitution be
read as a collective contribution of human beings, primarily concerned with
World Peace and Sustainability , whom we can consider as Men of Good Will.
May the
Noo-Constitution be treated, respected and enriched with further
scientific studies, and above all, with the Spiritual Light that all pervades.
We would like now to present briefly, several views,
opinions and considerations of those who have already impacted us with their
lines of thought:
I – HOMAGE TO FRIEDRICH W.J. SHELLING – (1775-1854) -
Philosopher
“HAS CREATION A FINAL GOAL?
AND IF SO, WHY WAS IT NOT REACHED AT ONCE?
WHY WAS THE CONSUMMATION
NOT REALIZED FROM THE BEGINNING?
NOT REALIZED FROM THE BEGINNING?
TO THESE QUESTIONS THERE IS BUT ONE ANSWER:
BECAUSE GOD IS LIFE, AND NOT MERELY BEING.”
“Schelling proposed an alternative to the encroaching materialism so dreaded by the Romantic thinkers of his time: an evolutionary idealism. As the opposite of materialism, the philosophy of idealism held that consciousness, not matter, was the ultimate
basis of reality. And once combined with a scientific understanding
of evolution, Schelling realized,
idealism would represent a force with which all serious thinkers of the
Enlightenment would have to contend.
Envisioning an epic process of cosmic evolution, in
which an unmanifested realm of pure consciousness, or absolute spirit, is
actively manifesting itself as the world of time and space, through a series of increasingly complex
and conscious forms – from matter to life to mind and beyond, Schelling
wrote:
“It
is the universal spirit of nature that gradually
structures raw matter.
From bits of moss, in which
structures raw matter.
From bits of moss, in which
hardly
any trace of organization is visible,
to the most noble form, which seems to have broken the chains of matter, one and the same drive governs. This operates according to one and the same ideal of purposiveness and presses forward into infinity
to express one and the same archetype,
namely, the pure form of our consciousness.”
to the most noble form, which seems to have broken the chains of matter, one and the same drive governs. This operates according to one and the same ideal of purposiveness and presses forward into infinity
to express one and the same archetype,
namely, the pure form of our consciousness.”
The famous poet and scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, when first encountered Schelling in 1798, was immediately impressed by him
and soon took the young man under his influential wing. (WIE, #35,pg.78)
(The title of our text “ONCE AND FOR ALL” was thus inspired
in Schelling´s evolutionary idealism, which the
author feels, does impregnate the text of the
Noo-Constitution and our work being done here).
II - VLADIMIR IVANOVICH VERNADSKY (1863-1945) and his Revolutionary Theory of the Biosphere and the Noosphere
“Living
matter gives the biosphere an
extraordinary character, unique in the universe... Cosmic energy determines
the pressure of life that can be regarded as the transmission of solar energy
to the Earth's surface... Activated by radiation, the matter of the biosphere
collects and redistributes solar energy, and converts it ultimately into free
energy capable of doing work on Earth...
A
new character is imparted to the planet by this powerful cosmic force. The
radiations that pour upon the Earth cause the biosphere to take on properties
unknown to lifeless planetary surfaces, and thus transform the face of the
Earth... In its life, its death, and its decomposition an organism circulates
its atoms through the biosphere over and over again”. (Vladimir
Vernadsky, Biosfera, 1926)
It
is essentially Vernadsky's concept of the biosphere... that we accept today. (Evelyn
Hutchinson, The Biosphere, 1970)
I
look forward with great optimism. I think that we undergo not only a
historical, but
a planetary change as well. We live in a transition to the noosphere.
(Vladimir
Vernadsky, The Biosphere and the Noosphere, 1945)
Vernadsky was one of the first scientists to recognize that the oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere result from biological processes. During the 1920s, he published works arguing that living organisms could reshape the planets as surely as any physical force. Vernadsky was an important pioneer of the scientific bases for the environmental sciences. (Source – Wikipedia)
Much
time will have to pass before the historian of science will be able to review
the vast scientific legacy of Vernadsky and fully grasp the depth and
many-sidedness of his influence. (Alexander
Vinogradov, Development of V.I. Vernadsky's Ideas, 1963)
|
Above selection of quotes - by Irina Trubetskova
Department of
Natural Resources
University
of New Hampshire,
irina@cisunix.unh.edu
III - PIERRE
TEILHARD DE CHARDIN (1881-1955) wrote in his famous book “The Future of Man”
“WE CAN
PROGRESS ONLY BY UNITING”
“Gradually situated by life at this critical point
in the evolution of Mankind, what
ought we to do?
We hold earth´s future in our
hands.
What shall we decide?
In my view, the road to be
followed
is clearly revealed by the teaching of all the past.
We can progress only by uniting:
this, as we have seen, is the law of Life.
But unification through coercion
leads only to a superficial
pseudo-unity.
It may establish a mechanism,
but it does not achieve any
fundamental synthesis;
and in consequence, it engenders
no growth of consciousness.
no growth of consciousness.
It materializes, in short,
instead of spiritualizing.
Only unification through unanimity is biologically valid.
This alone can work the miracle
of causing
heightened personality
heightened personality
to emerge from the forces of collectivity.
It alone represent a genuine
extension
of the psychogenesis that gave us
birth.
Therefore, it is inwardly
that we must come together, and in entire freedom.
But this brings us to the last question of all:
To create this unanimity, we
need the bond, as I said,
the cement of a favoring
influence.
Where shall we look for it?
how shall we conceive of this
principle of togetherness,
this soul of the earth?
Is it to be in the development of
a common vision,
that is to say,
that is to say,
the establishment of a universally
accepted body of knowledge,
accepted body of knowledge,
in which all intelligences will join
in knowing the same facts interpreted in the same way?
Or will it rather be in common action,
in the determination of an Objective
universally recognized as being
so desirable
that all activity will naturally
converge
towards it under the impulse of
a common fear and a common ambition?
These two kinds of unanimity and
undoubtedly real,
and will, I believe, have their place in our future progress.
But they need to be complemented
by something else if they are not to remain
precarious, insufficient and
incomplete.
A common body of knowledge
that brings together nothing but the
geometrical point of intelligences.
geometrical point of intelligences.
A common aspiration, no matter how ardent,
can only touch individuals
indirectly
and in an impersonal way that is
depersonalizing in itself.
It is not a tête-à-tête or a corps-à-corps that we need;
it is a heart-to-heart.
This being so, the more I consider the fundamental question
of the future of the earth, the more it appears to me
that the generative principle of
its unification
is finally to be sought,
is finally to be sought,
not in the sole contemplation of a single Truth
or in the sole desire for a single Thing,
but in common attraction exercised by a single Being.
For…if the synthesis of the
Spirit is
to be brought about in its entirely
to be brought about in its entirely
(and this is the only possible
definition of progress),
it can only be done, in the last resort,
through the meeting, center to center, of human units,
such as can only be realized in
the universal, mutual love.”
IV – METAPHYSICAL
MATERIALISM – KEN WILBER
KEN
WILBER argues for the value of mystical realization and in opposition to metaphysical
naturalism: Are the
mystics and sages insane? Because they all tell variations on the same story,
don't they? The story of awakening one morning and discovering you are one with
the All, in a timeless and eternal and infinite fashion. Yes, maybe they are
crazy, these divine fools. Maybe they are mumbling idiots in the face of the
Abyss. Maybe they need a nice, understanding therapist. Yes, I'm sure that
would help. But then, I wonder. Maybe the evolutionary sequence really is from
matter to body to mind to soul to spirit, each transcending and including, each
with a greater depth and greater consciousness and wider embrace. And in the
highest reaches of evolution, maybe, just maybe, an individual's consciousness
does indeed touch infinity - a total embrace of the entire Kosmos - a Kosmic
consciousness that is Spirit awakened to its own true nature. It's
at least plausible. And tell me: is that story, sung by mystics and sages the
world over, any crazier than the scientific
materialism story, which is that the entire sequence is a tale told
by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying absolutely nothing? Listen very
carefully: just which of those two stories actually sounds totally insane?
— Ken Wilber, A Brief History of Everything, 42–3
V - ANDREW COHEN
– WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT?
THE REAL EVOLUTION DEBATE
“You have seen
the papers.
You´ve watched
the TV reports.
You know how
the debate on evolution is always framed.
Darwin vs. God. Science vs. Religion.
Evolution vs.
Creationism.
Reason and
Rationality vs. Belief and Faith.
That´s the
evolution debate we hear about
In the mass
media these days….
One that is
causing consternation everywhere…
But even as
the culture wars rage and endless straw men
are sent to
their graves, we at WIE² would like to suggest
a different
approach.
Because what
is portrayed about evolution in today´s media
more often
than not implies a false choice,
an artificial
polarization between two extremes.
In fact, here
is another evolution debate going on
behind the scenes,
behind the scenes,
one that is
broader, deeper, subtler, and much more profound.
And it is not just a debate between
Science and Spirituality.
Science and Spirituality.
It´s also about what kind of science
and what kind of spirituality we are talking about.”
VI - Dr.
ROGER NELSON – Director of the GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS PROJECT – UNIVERSITY OF
PRINCETON:
“COHERENT
CONSCIOUSNESS CREATES
ORDER IN THE WORLD.
ORDER IN THE WORLD.
SUBTLE INTERACTIONS LINK US
WITH EACH OTHER AND THE EARTH.”
WITH EACH OTHER AND THE EARTH.”
When human consciousness becomes
coherent and synchronized, the behavior of random systems may change. Quantum
event based random number generators (RNGs) produce completely unpredictable
sequences of zeroes and ones. But when a great event synchronizes the feelings
of millions of people, our network of RNGs becomes subtly structured. The
probability is less than one in a billion that the effect is due to chance. The evidence suggests an emerging NOOSPHERE,
or the unifying field of consciousness
described by sages in all cultures.
Roger Nelson (USA, the
Princeton University) - Doctor of Science, Director of “The Global Consciousness Project”
Center http://www.youtube.com/user/rdnelson#p/u/0/THel-bm7UUc
“The Global
Consciousness Project
uses experimental research technology to identify and learn about a
still-very-young consciousness for the earth. This global consciousness is
formed by the interconnection and interaction of human beings all over the
world, just as the mind is formed by the interaction of neurons in the brain.
In the brain, cooperation is the rule, but in the world it is the exception.
The global consciousness coalesces only when great events bring us together,
make us focus and temporarily share understanding and emotion. The Noo-Constitution is a framework within
which we can come together. The scientific evidence provided by GCP is part of
the educational and political picture: humanity must recognize its
responsibility to refocus its creativity. The Noo-Constitution is a framework within which we can come together.
The Noo-Constitution defines an enormous challenge for
today and the years to come. It is to change the understanding of the mass of
humanity by re-framing where we are and what our alternatives are for the future.
To survive and prosper, we need to give resources and intelligence to our
maturation as fully human beings. For this we must interact in a way that is
new: it is time to recognize that we are humanity, an organism with purpose, no
longer a scattered collection of elemental individuals. Scientific evidence for
a global consciousness shows our interconnection and interdependence, which are
fundamental to the viability of the Noo-Constitution.
Broad public recognition of the
noosphere will support a concerted effort to relearn how individuals, groups,
communities, and nations relate to
each other. The goal is interactions
based on the common interests of health, safety, and respect for all beings.
When we accept that the noosphere is possible, desirable, and within our reach,
we will be on the way to our evolutionary destiny as a sheath of intelligence
for the earth.
Human beings can and sometimes do connect or
commune, unconsciously but effectively, to produce changes they cannot see but
which model the changes we must achieve as a species that dominates the earth.
The evidence supports V. I. Vernadsky's and Teilhard de Chardin's vision of the noosphere – a sheath of intelligence they
believed would coat and protect the earth when humans advanced to the next
stage of evolution.
The Noo-Constitution, as framed by L.Gordina and М.Limonad, provides a foundation and clear descriptions for a new,
healthy and respectful relationship among peoples and the earth. (2006)
It is time for us to
recognize and adopt a Noospheric Ethical/Ecological Constitution and in so
doing lay the groundwork for the transition from biosphere to noosphere
envisioned by Vernadsky and predicted by Teilhard.”
The above statements summarize the challenges facing
the authors of the NOO-CONSTITUTION as well as ourselves; but the idea we have
right from the beginning of the Noo-Constitution, the BASIC PROVISIONS, is that
the Field of Application for the Noo-Constitution has already merged through intention and collective action to
reach all levels of Mankind, establishing norms of conduct based on spiritual
as well as on ecological and scientific data, expanding even more, to include
the ‘Noospheric Principles’, so well
captured and studied by its founders, Teilhard
de Chardin, Vladimir Vernadsky and Jules Leroy, and by the scientists and thinkers
of today´s modern world, co-authors of the Noo-Constitution.
VII -
THE UNIVERSE IN A SINGLE ATOM: THE
CONVERGENCE OF SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY
Comments
on the ideas of the Ven. THE DALAI LAMA,
by Karen Armstrong
by Karen Armstrong
“A rare, personal investigation of the astonishing
connections between seemingly disparate topics, such as evolution and karma – challenging
us to see that science and faith can
work hand-in-hand to alleviate human suffering. The Dalai Lama invites us to see them as
complementary investigative approaches to truth, and a key to peace.
Galileo, Copernicus, Newton, Niels Bohn, Einstein,
Vernadsky, Chardin, Wilber…their insights shook our perception of who we are, what are we doing here, and
where we stand in the world right now? We must face an uneasy
coexistence: science vs. religion, faith
vs. empirical inquiry. Which is the keeper of truth? Which
is the true path to understanding the present reality of the Earth and the
crucial issue of Sustainability?
After forty years of study with some of the greatest
scientific minds of the world, as well as a lifetime of meditative, spiritual,
and philosophical study, the Dalai Lama
presents to us his advice that a brilliant analysis of why all avenues of
inquiry – scientific as well as spiritual – must be pursued in order for us to
arrive at a complete picture of the truth.
Through an examination of Darwinism
and Karma, quantum mechanics and philosophical insights into the nature of
reality, neurobiology and the study of consciousness, the Dalai Lama draws
significant parallels between contemplative and scientific examinations of the
world around us, using different approaches to understanding ourselves, our
universe, and one or the other can be brought together in the service of
humanity.”
VIII – LIUBOV
GORDINA, Ph.D – President of NSEWA – NOOSPHERIC SPIRITUAL ECOLOGICAL WORLD
ASSEMBLY, AUTHOR AND
MAIN COORDINATOR OF THE NOO-CONSTITUTION (CONSTITUTION FOR THE NOOSPHERE)
Russian born,
Dr. Liubov Gordina is one of the great thinkers of our time, participating
actively in order to promote world peace and recognition of the scientific and
spiritual evidence of the Noosphere. (for more details about her curriculum,
please visit her site www.nsewabrasil.blogspot.com). She was present in Brazil to contribute with
her work in Rio-92, and also gave an extraordinary contribution during the
Rio+10 Summit, in Johannesbourg. She is bask to Brazil now, once again, to
share and exchange ideas with the world public here present at Rio+20. Let’s
give her a hand of applause as we welcome her in this important event.
By TANIA BELFORT, Representative of NSEWA in Brazil, and President of the Institution of Ethics and Human Values Star of Peace, Salvador-Bahia, Brasil.
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