Law of entropy: From orderto chaos

Things seem to be getting more and more chaotic in the world, and this state helps us to understand what actually is happening as a whole. In a nutshell, the core of everything comes down to energy. Everything at the core is energy. There are two types of energy: one is material and the other is non-material. Material energy takes physical forms, and this is what we see all around us and what appears to be in chaos.

The second law of thermodynamics states: ‘Energy moves from order to chaos’ – entropy. What we see around us now is an entropic state of the physical world, which has been in process very slowly, over thousands of years. For example, up until now, the Sun has been replenishing and refreshing the world in such a way that we have really not noticed what actually is happening. But in the last 100 years or so, we have been releasing energy faster than the Sun can replenish, which is creating chaos in the physical environment. Be it global warming, pollution, climate change, diminishing resources, etc, everything expands from order to chaos, and the only thing that keeps the process slow or re-energises is a source of energy from outside the system.

The natural state of matter is form whereas the natural state of non-material energy is formless. For centuries we have identified ourselves as matter, forms that we occupy and get attached to it. Any perceived threat to these attachments results in emotions. Attachment to any person, possessions, idea, or belief system will lead to emotional chaos. We have believed that contentment and happiness will come from these identities or possessions. But they are very short-lived, and so we continually go on searching for more sensual stimulation. The temporariness of external fulfilment creates anxiety, stress, and fear. Love, joy, peace are not emotions. They are the natural state of being that is to be found within. Meditation is the only way of transcending from chaos to order again, returning to formless state and becoming aware of being free.

Winning and losing are part of the game; order and chaos make the story complete; day and night constitute the daily cycle. It is all the way it is meant to be - like the climatic point in a beautiful symphony. I am the non-material energy, the spirit, formless and radiant; full of peace, love, joy, and bliss. Unfold your reality and move beyond the law of matter for formlessness is the ultimate freedom of consciousness.

- Courtesy: Rajyoga Meditation Center, Kingston (meditation courses and counselling are offered free of charge). Email: kingston@jm.brahmakumaris.org. Or follow them on Instagram: rajyoga_meditation_jamaica