Upanishadic sages thousands of years ago understood the secrets of neuroscience but going beyond the physical body to higher levels of consciousness, ultimately transcending the manifest universe.
Vedic Deities (Devatas) can be defined relative to mind, sensory, pranic, and motor functions that can easily be correlated to the workings of the brain and the nervous system. For example, Agni or fire is speech, Vayu or air is Prana, Surya or the Sun is perception, space or the directions is hearing, and the Moon (Soma) is the mind in its contemplative nature. These are also the priests and powers of the Vedic sacrifice or Yajna, of which the inner sacrifice is the practice of Yoga.
Through working with these Vedic Devatas we can develop methods and practices to activate the different aspects of the brain, the outer senses and pranas, and the inner senses and pranas, for individual well being. By connecting the Gods or Devas within, with those on the outside, we can promote their manifestation in the outer world, to aid in the unfoldment of Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha at both individual and collective levels.
The Aitareya Upanishad – Upanishadic View of Evolution
The Aitareya Upanishad, which is the main Upanishad of the Rigveda, has profound teachings that can be interpreted relative to the brain, neuroscience and natural evolution. This short Upanishad has several key points:
The Aitareya Upanishad (AU I.1) describes the universe as a manifestation of the Self (Atman) through its power of vision. This means that everything manifested is a form of the Self or self-awareness.
It then describes the creation of the worlds (lokas) as five, the heavenly waters, heaven, atmosphere, earth, and the waters beneath the earth. The waters symbolize the vibratory waves of consciousness-space in which all the worlds are held.
It then describes the guardians of the worlds starting with the Purusha, indicating that the entire universe has the form of the human being or human body and exists in the brain. The other world guardians (loka palas) consist of Agni, from the mouth and speech of the Purusha; Vayu from the nose and the prana of the Purusha; the Sun from the eyes and vision of the Purusha; the directions of space from the ears and hearing of the Purusha; plants and trees from the skin and hairs of the Purusha; the Moon from the mind and the heart of the Purusha,; death from the navel and apana vayu of the Purusha; and the waters from the sex organ and the seed of the Purusha.
The Devatas so created were cast into the great ocean of the universe (AU I. 2), where they were stricken with hunger and thirst. They asked the Purusha to create an abode or embodiment for them where they could eat food and become satisfied (fully manifested).
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