ABSTRACT
Each of us is situated in a complex web of relationships with each other and with every aspect of the phenomenal or material world. Any occurrence in one part of the universe reverberates throughout the whole, giving lie to the idea of borders, controlled experiments and other fictions of separation or containment. Every aspect of our life and environment is the effect of dynamic and complex interchanges between all aspects of the universe. Extra-material experiences involve seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling and even touching. Visions are beheld. Cosmic sounds are heard. Energies are felt and fragrances like rose petals or vibuthi are smelled. The conscious cooperative coexistence of nature and its infinitely wise and interdependent functioning suggest that nature lives on a basis that humans have yet to achieve. Every element has a particular and sacred place in the infinite and interlocking scheme of things.
