Both plant and animal life were part of evolutionary process. Similar as a student of class one promotes to class two, in the evolution hierarchy our soul atman, the spirit within initially manifests form of an amoeba (single cell formation), the first manifestation in cosmic life cycle. It further evolves into multi-cell formation, then insect life, plant life, animal life and finally human form.
Both plants and animals were part of evolutionary ladder. As detailed in scriptures of Hinduism, in its life time a soul atman manifesting 7.3 million forms in insect, plant and animal life. In the remaining 1.1 million human forms one was expected to reach stage of enlightenment (kaivalya jnana), the last stage in cosmic life cycle. As a soul atman we could confidently say that before manifesting human form for the first time we manifested various types of animal form.
On the evolutionary ladder all insects, plants and animals were related to us as brothers and sisters. This precept of spirituality can only be understood by indulgence in contemplation, path of logical reasoning. Only an enlightened one finally understands that all forms of life were just a medium, path for souls’ atmans to cleanse self of dross impurities within, reach stage of absolute purity. Human evolution, various stages of manifestation formed part of sacred texts of Hinduism.
By: Vijay Kumar “Atma Jnani”… The Man who Realized God in 1993 – (Ref 150912)
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