Father of eco-philosophy and Cosmic Philosopher Prof. Henryk Skolimowski in his latest book Let there be Light: Mysterious Journey of Cosmic Creativity beautifully unfolds the creative powers of our universe. Light is all-pervading, all-creative and a source of all sources. Story of the universe begins with the story of Light. This universe is the photosphere—home of Light. Photosynthesis is the beginning of the story of fertilization of Earth with life. Evolution of living systems amidst the unlimited vastness of the cosmos is an imperative of the journey of the universe.
Evolution is the second all-pervading power of the Universe, which helps the universe to grow, evolve and put it in a state of dynamism. Everything renews in the universe thanks to the Evolution. Evolution is working ever since the Light brought it into existence. In its evolutionary journey, the universe underwent fertilization with the evolution of life on planet Earth. Light created life, the Evolution nurtured it.
The third all-pervading factor influencing the creative journey of the universe is the Time.
Universe Time Scale (UTS) is different from the Time scale of our life (the Earthly time) and all the universal phenomena go on according to UTS. Evolution has a rate of creativity which is provided by the Time. The Time is a universal chariot to carry on the Evolution. The Time puts every existence of the universe in its framework. Time terminates the forms of existence at certain point of time. “Time I am destroyer of the worlds,” Lord Krishna says in the Bhagwad-gita. Thus, at a point of time, the state of the universe is the result of the combined action of LET—Light, Evolution and Time.
Universe is integrated and works in oneness. Evolution too does its creativity in oneness. Coming of human species into being could not be a peripheral process of Evolution. Evolution works successionally and transcendentally. Human species too embodies successional and transcendental content of Evolution. Evolution is performing part of its duty through human beings. Universe, according to the Skolimowskian doctrine, is meant to generate intelligent life. One very interesting trait inhabiting human mind is its participatory nature. Henryk Skolimowski says that the participatory mind must be as large and inventive as the universe itself; for the universe is a form of mind.
Human brain is one of the most exciting organs of nature and a unique gift of LET to the universe. It is a wonderful researcher of the cosmos. In fact, the Evolution itself is revealing its secrets and its lures through the human species gifted with the unique organ of the brain and a unique system called mind. It is human mind that is gifted with the powers of perceiving all processes in his surroundings and of perceiving the whole cosmos and its wonders. The human Mind feels the pulse of the cosmos and attempts to solve its puzzles, resolve its dilemmas.
Life loves life, as Skolimowski says. Life also tends to remain in the mode of enhancement. Evolution from non-living to living systems of the universe, i.e., fertilization of the universe, is the law of life which is the eventual goal of the cosmic creativity. LET in the process of fertilizing the universe inevitably needs the role of human beings. Evolution has conferred upon human beings the responsibility of being the custodians of life on Earth. Imagination, responsibility, a sense of beauty, love, joy, wisdom, ethics, aesthetics, spirituality, hope, reverence, compassion, justice, consciousness and participation are the traits imbibing in human beings, which will be complementary to the process leading to the fertilization of the universe.
The all-pervading Light-Evolution-Time-Human (LETH) Power is all-potent to charge the Universe with life. In the Universal Yajna of Fertilising the Universe, human beings, being a compliment to Light, Evolution and Time, have to preserve, conserve, augment and fully assure complete bloom of life on Earth so that the Living Earth could disperse seeds of Life on other destinations of the Universe.