CHAOS THEORY

"ordered chaos" does this sound familiar? or jumbo shrimp.

as a matter of fact it sounds like the west trying to impose order on something random. the western scientific mind has had trouble with this for centuries. by not acknowledging "chaos" one looses a potential for opportunity and growth. the west has a history of of emphasising one side of the yin yang duality thus rendering an incomplete and distorted view of reality. to the west growth is what is important, whether it be production, stock price, sports, etc. some economists are so entrenched that they refer to a fall as "negative growth."

fractals as patterns of complex systems:

complex to the point of infinity. it is not easy in this material world to contemplate the infinite, but fractals are a start. a snapshot of infinity. circles also come close, but all material attempts are ultimately in vain. the reason pi can not be solved into a whole number is because God refuses to be pinned down to just one thing. the allegory of the tower of babel elucidates the problems inherent in trying to find God in purely material forms - by building a tower to reach heaven. in the end all the workmen misunderstood each other and spoke a different language - still seems applicable in current exoteric religion.

consciousness out of chaos:

this is very similar to the alchemical view of "order out of chaos". all phenomena can be divided into order out of chaos: if one wants to organize (order) his house he usually moves things around, cleans under furniture, stirs up dust, and etc (chaos) to create a better order when finished. consciousness is an energy that allows all things to be - rocks, trees, fish, people, etc. it also allows conscious attention within our psyche. by no means is it "mind". mind is an aspect of consciousness, but consciousness is not an aspect of mind. consciousness is divine - the philosophers stone of the alchemists. it will transmute all that it encounters. try putting attention (consciousness) into a minor pain in the body , (headache, etc) for 5-10 minutes. if one can accept and observe the pain without judgement it begins to decrease and then disappears. consciousness comes out of chaos because it existed before chaos, it is an aspect of the All.