The two channels for the meaning of the word Atmajnanam

[dattaswami]

The two channels for the meaning of the word Atmajnanam

The analysis of both the self and human body is done by science already

There are two channels for the meaning of the word Atmajnanam. The first channel is to analyze the composition of self and human body, since the word Atman means the human body also. However, if you confine the meaning only to the self, it means only the analysis of self. The analysis of both the self and human body is done by science already. In fact, science revealed that soul is only nervous energy, which is the specific work form of the general inert energy that is generated by the oxidation reaction of the food. The same inert energy is called as awareness, which is a specific work form of it only since the inert energy becomes that specific form due to its function in a specific system called nervous system. It is work form because it is only the work of transportation of information from senses to brain through neurons.

 

Similarly, the same inert energy becomes a specific work form called Respiration since it is work in a specific system called lungs. Similarly, any work is a specific form of work of the inert energy only in specific systems like heart, kidneys etc.