There is self-consciousness in matter: A new hypothesis on matter behavior through the Buddhism perspective

Abstract

Most people seem to hold a common belief that life as living thing composes of matter or body and mind and mind has-consciousness. But in nonliving things there is no consciousness or self-awareness. These articles aim to challenge this simple belief by analyzing the results from Mr. Masaru Emoto’s experiment and EPR ( ) experiment that points out certain issues. The article shows the nonconformities between results of quantum physics, test results from Mr. Emoto and simple beliefs that nonliving organisms lack self-consciousness. The article suggests a new theory that nonliving organisms can have self-consciousness by pointing out the possibilities in the given theory and by creating “a new model” with modifications of the variables in EPR which can lead to a solution for the debated issue. In Buddhism, there are references dealing with the subject of the self-awareness in matter, but it’s not an interesting issue to most people and not brought for study. This article has brought the subject as a part of conclusion. If there could be an agreement of the suggested theory, the matter having self-consciousness. This will affect the philosophies and the pattern of thinking in many ways, such as the philosophy of nature and its environment, modern science that relates to the quantum theory, the string theory, etc. If matter can have self-consciousness, this will give some significance in Buddhism’s perception and can help us to understand complicated topics such as the 5 Natural Laws, i.e. Physical, Biological, Psychic, Karma, and General Laws.