Thought 86: Governance of the universe

God has not created this universe only for the human beings. He created it for the animal world as well as the plant kingdom also. Therefore, they also have as much right to exist in this world as the human beings. Animals and plants do not have choice in action – they are fully programmed and sent down. The human beings, however, are given Buddhi – and therefore, they have a choice in action. Because of this choice, there will be frequent abuses – and the laws and regulations governing the universe, therefore, must be able to provide the necessary corrections as needed, automatically, without the need for constant micromanagement.

Creation is not complete until the administrative set up such as the laws, regulations and the overseeing agencies are also in place - simultaneously with the creation of the objects and beings of this universe. Otherwise, there would be utter chaos and the Creation would become purposeless and meaningless. Do you see and accept the logic here?

According to Vedaanta, this administrative set up consists of the various laws of Dharma and Karma – which are the rules and regulations governing the functions of the this immensely large and complex universe.

In general, we may say that this world governs itself automatically without requiring micro-management at every stage by the Isvara (the supreme rule of this universe) or his assistants. In this sense, this world is the greatest automated system. The underlying principle governing this automation is the Cause and Effect Principle.

Hinduism calls the forces of nature as Devataas and gods. These Devataas and gods, who are several thousands in number, have the primary responsibility to ensure that everything in the universe is running as envisaged by Isvara – although everything is supposed to be self-correcting and self-directing. This is like the need for the human beings supervising all the automatic processes in a huge factory or in a large organization like a nuclear power plant. Thus, in spite of computerization/automation, we see a need for human intervention when necessary. This human (god or presiding deity) intervention is part of God’s administrative setup also.

The next thought is about “The orderliness in this universe”