WHY DO I EXIST

We have no more of an understanding of why we exist than the first thinkers of civilized consciousness. Where did it all come from? Why are we here? The farther we peer into space, the more we realize that the secret of life and existence can't be found by inspecting spiral galaxies or watching distant supernovas. It lies deeper. It involves our very selves. We've looked at the world for so long that we no longer challenge its reality. We are too content with our own sense organs. It's no longer enough to see as a man sees- even to the ends of the universe. Our radiotelescopes and supercolliders merely extend the perceptions of our mind. We see the finished work only. In this world, only an act of observation can confer shape and form to reality. We're not just a collection of atoms, proteins and molecules. There's more to us than the sum of our biochemical functions. A full understanding of life can't be found only by looking at cells and molecules. It seems likely that we're the center of our own physical reality, connected to the rest of life not only by being alive at the same moment in the Earth's 4.5 billion year history, but by something suggestive- a pattern that's a template for existence itself. This view of the world in which life and consciousness are bottom-line in understanding the larger universe, called biocentrism, revolves around the way our consciousness relates to a physical process. The universe can be devided into two entities- ourselves, and that which is outside of us. Self is commonly defined by what we can control. Everything you see and experience are part of an active process occurring in your mind. According to biocentrism, your not an object- you're your consciousness. You are part of a larger equation that includes all the colors, sensations and objects you perceive. If you divorce one side of the equation from the other you cease to exist. The study of the external world leads to the conclusion that the content of the consciousness is an ultimate reality. The answer to life and the universe can't be found by looking though a telescope. It lies much deeper. Our consciousness is why they exist.