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Ecology is a science that studies relationships
between living organisms and the
environment they live in.
Its branches focus on studying specific kinds of these organisms and are called respectively. For example: ecology of river beaver or ecology of sturgeon, etc. The object can be researched in terms of its habitat, places and conditions of reproduction, mating patterns and other kinds of interaction with representative of the same species, competitors and enemies (predators, parasites, etc.), or just neighbors.
Human being can also be an object of such research. It is being studied mostly in its working environment (sea, coal mines, space flight, etc.)
A separate branch of ecology of human being is protection of his environment. In many countries there are special
ecological services as well as voluntary environmentalist organizations like Green Peace. Environmentalists struggle with pollution of water reservoirs, air, and soil, as well as for preserving natural forests and fauna. They protest against nuclear weapons testing, fight for banning of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons and antipersonnel mines that cripple civilians and animals. They also call for banning of the usage of traps in fur trade, which cause incredible sufferings to animals…
The environmentalist movement deserves highest praise and every possible kind of support. The applied ecological studies of professional activities of man are also very important. But in this book we will try to show that this is not all that the ecology of human being can study.
After all, man is not only his body, but also, and primarily, a consciousness. And he lives not only in close contact with air, water, soil, other people, animals, plants, viruses, and bacteria… He also interacts with non-embodied individual consciousnesses (spirits of people and animals) and — which is the most important of all — with God.
In reality we live in a multidimensional environment. And the material world that we can perceive with our senses is just a small portion of it. Other layers (eons or lokas) of the multidimensional universe usually remain completely out of our perception, although they are filled with life that can see us and which influences us.
This is what we are going to talk about here. And we will see that ecological science has a much broader field of study, than one may think.
Contents:
— What Is Ecology
— What Is Man
— Multidimensionality of the Universe
— God
— God — and Us
— The Meaning of Human Life
— Destiny and Its Correction
— Love, Wisdom, and Power
— What Is Love
— Love for People
— Love for Nature
— God Is Love
— “Every Instance of Leaving the State of Love…”
— Self-Centeredness versus God-Centeredness
— Love for God
— Sexual Aspect of Love
— Upbringing Children
— Advices on Nutrition
— Clothing
— Night Sleep
— Medicine, Health, and Destiny
— Work in the Material World
— Spiritual Service
— Attachments: True and False
— Teaching of God versus Sectarianism
— Sanatana Dharma
— Stages of the Spiritual Path (Comments on the Patanjali’s Scheme)
— Yama and Niyama
— Asana
— Pranayama
— Pratyahara
— Dharana
— Dhyana
— Samadhi
— Cleansing and Development of Chakras and Meridians
— Meditative Trainings
— Places of Power
— What Is Atman
— Work with Kundalini
— Completion of the Path
— Bibliography