The unity of spirit and matter

The interaction of these four forces has shaped the universe and all life therein. Matter and spirit arise from these interactions and share the same wave character. Matter and spirit shape all our human reality, be it environmental, evolutionary, physical or spiritual. The four forces, which are well known to physicists, are inextricably linked. They work in harmony and are governed by rational laws: the unwavering, verifiable rules of symmetry.

It is essential that we recognize the profound unity of matter and spirit, in the sense that they form a “unique nature,” with different properties. An apple, for example, is a unique object, but it can be simultaneously red, firm and sweet. By recognizing this unity, we open new prospects for our ethics, because the laws that govern matter are the same as those that govern the spirit! Thus, all our spiritual activities, including ethics, are governed by rules of symmetry.

This is great because “symmetry” means “having a common measure” or “proportionate” or “harmonic arrangement of parts”, and this, among others, is one value our international institutions have an urgent need of, for – as I’ve said before – we cannot manage properly that which we cannot measure properly!