Further Universal principles

Universal principles :

Inclusiveness

By Jimmy Henderson

‘Pick up a flower in a field and you may disturb a star in the sky. All is interconnected. Nothing is separate. Everything has its place, its function. Nothing is here for nothing. Everything is here for                                                                                             everything. Take Care’      Tishan

Another important principle is that of ‘inclusiveness’. This is related to concepts of ‘wholeness’ and ‘interconnectedness’. As revealed in one of my earlier books, this principle can be summarised in the following statement: ‘The universe is so much more than I can imagine, and that which any person (including myself) believes or can see, is only part of a far bigger picture’ (Multi-Dimensional Thinking, 2007).

‘Inclusiveness’, fits well with the Ecosystemic approach in psychology, which supports the idea of a Universal Meta-system incorporating all that there is. In terms of this approach, systems use ‘information’ as their ‘currency’, and with human minds being currently unable to process such complex multi-dimensional information,  ‘chunk up’ this single relational system as well as its content into three-dimensional views of reality, personal subjective experiences and seemingly unrelated relationships, situations and events, rather than seeing them as all part of one vast system or network.

Consequence

‘Sometimes I feel like a mouse running through the maze of life’.

J. Henderson

This particular principle explains how a number of factors mutually influence each other and eventually combine to produce a natural outcome or ‘consequence’ in the form of everyday situations or events. Once again, if viewed within on universal meta-system, this principle describes a balanced network of interconnections in which a change to any one of its sub-systems would affect the others.

Second, in terms of this approach, a universal system would also be ‘self-correcting’, in other words, able to adjust to minor actions or ‘perturbances’. More radical changes, however, would tend to unbalance the system and it may act to correct itself, and any resulting response would be a natural process in which the outcomes or ‘consequences’ are fair, impersonal and impartial.

This principle of natural consequence also applies on a smaller scale to the lives of individual persons. After a number of years of being together members of a family ‘system’ eventually adjust to one another’s idiosyncrasies and there is a balance in the relationships which leads to matters running quite smoothly. However, any serious destructive behaviour on the part of a family member, whether it is a parent or a child, can have serious consequences for all and may even lead to the breakdown of the entire family system. 

Although ‘consequence’ itself is an impersonal principle, most people in everyday life judge the results as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ and ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. This normally depends on the particular thinking paradigm that is being used to make the judgment. For instance, within a religious worldview, certain unfortunate world events such as epidemics could be interpreted as the judgment of a wrathful God, whereas within a scientific or medical framework, they would merely be seen as the natural outcome of a combination of factors accumulating over a period of time, such as conditions for the spread of the diseases, actions which render one vulnerable to infection, a failure to take proper precautionary measures and the absence of cures.

As it exists within a meta-system, ‘consequence’ would therefore be a developmental principle moving one away from error and limitation. However, if common sense and reason is not properly exercised, be it in one’s personal or social life, the meta-system will move to correct itself by introducing certain adjustments or outcomes which, on a personal level, may not always be experienced as pleasant. This perspective should really inspire one to take personal responsibility for one’s actions in life.

However, this principle is not without its exceptions, as there is a degree of randomness still existing within the Meta-system which is as yet, still shifting and not fully actualized. This randomness could emerge in situations and events not related to one’s own actions, choices or decisions, such as (freak) accidents or even being a victim of crime.

‘When you think everything is someone else´s fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy’

Dalai Lama

Jimmy Henderson is a metaphysician and the author of a number of books and articles on self-development. He has an Honours degree in philosophy (metaphysics) and a Masters degree in Psychology. His books ‘Multi-Dimensional Thinking’ (2007) and ‘Multi-dimensional Perception’ (2010) are available on Amazon.com and can also be ordered via his website www.jimmyhendersonbooks.com