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The Science of Higher Living (SoHL) - A book by "Phd" Siva
(Theory of Consciousness Evolution)

ABSTRACT
A comprehensive and holistic view of life, including the workings of human mind, that does not contradict the scientific findings and development.  The importance of this view is that it opens up vistas for finding a better handle for intriguing problems, where science and society do not have adequate basis to approach them. Also, has a method to develop this intuitive view, without dogmas & beliefs, for addressing our mind corruption that affect all our daily activities.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Consecration 3

Preface 4

“Ever Wondered” Questions 9

List of Illustrations 14

List of Tables 14

Introduction 15

Prelude 15

Problem 16

Proposal 16

Theory of Consciousness Evolution (TCE) 18

Section 1: Creation and Purpose 19

TCE 1. What is Creation? 19

TCE 2. What is Creation made up of? 19

TCE 3. Is there any plausible purpose behind the Creation? 19

TCE 4. How do we know, we can generate new Bliss in Creation? 20

TCE 5. What is Bliss? 20

TCE 6. Can someone else achieve the target for us? 21

TCE 7. What is the origin of this Creation? Did God or someone create this? 21

TCE 8. Is Creation a random, purposeless, “fun play”? 21

Section 2: Consciousness Evolution 22

TCE 9. What is self-transcendence? 22

TCE 10. How does one know if an action is positive or negative? 22

TCE 11. Why does the action determination have to be this complex? 22

TCE 12. Am I free to choose to abstain from action? 23

TCE 13. What is Consciousness Evolution? 24

TCE 14. How does Consciousness Evolution work? 24

TCE 15. How does Individualized Consciousness evolve from one life-form to another? 27

TCE 16. Is it possible to prove this theory: life-form transitions, matching process, etc.? 28

Section 3: Human Consciousness 30

TCE 17. What is special about human consciousness over other life-forms? 30

TCE 18. Is there a distinction between human consciousness and the mind? 31

Section 4: Self-Governance 35

TCE 19. What is Self-governance and how does it work? 35

TCE 20. How does the matching process work in humans with Free-will? 36

TCE 21. What is suffering and its role in the evolution? 37

Section 5: Human Evolution 38

TCE 22. What is Human evolution? 38

TCE 23. Are there stages in Human evolution? 40

TCE 24. What are the ways available for humans to evolve? 42

Section 6: Quickening Evolution 45

TCE 25. Are there any verifiable methods to quicken human evolution? 45

TCE 26. Is TCE advocating no loyalty or worship to God, a religion, or a prophet? 51

TCE 27. What is Spartan Sex? 52

TCE 28. Is non-vegetarian food considered a Naturally Digestible Diet? 54

TCE 29. How to do self-analysis or introspection? 55

Section 7: Advanced Topics 63

TCE 30. Can books be a True Teacher or only a living person can be? 63

TCE 31. How do machines, GM foods, AI robots, etc. fit in with this theory? 63

TCE 32. Are there any possibilities to reverse the aging process? 67

TCE 33. How does this Theory of Consciousness Evolution compare with Darwin’s? 68

TCE 34. What is “Descent” from Cosmic Consciousness? 70

TCE 35. Does evil exist outside the human mind and if so, how does it originate? 71

TCE 36. How to put this newfound knowledge from this theory to use? 72

Appendix 77

Appendix I: Balancing Profile Examples 78

Appendix II: Target State 81

Appendix III: Creation compared to Open-Source Software Platform 83

Additional Resources 86

How to get in touch? 86

Mind Corruption Cure Research Fellowship 86

“Phd Siva” YouTube Channel 86

Atma Rashtra (Soul Kingdom) Facebook Group or “Friend” to “D.L. Sivakumar (Phd Siva) 86

Traditional E-mail 86

My Readings List 87

By Paramhansa Yogananda (PY) and related to him - Entirely consistent with TCE 87

By Others – Mostly Consistent with TCE but some external differences 89

About the Author 93