Consciousness or the functioning principle
We crave for love; we crave for comfort; we crave for security; we crave for the physical satisfaction of our senses; and for the meaning behind everything. We also crave to find a mission for our existence. These are very noticeable, obvious cravings or impulses found in every being, especially noticeable in the human form of life. Therefore if we separate the soul - the eternal part from the psychics - and try to analyze the psychological patterns of action and reaction, we come up with all kinds of sophisticated and interesting observations, but never with any solutions. As a matter of fact, in the so-called natural science-psychology, we do not know what a healthy state is. We are just starting to study the issue as things are becoming obviously unhealthy. It is really surprising to see how “rational thinkers”, as they call themselves, analyze the being and the psychic condition of a person ignoring the background of the situation, the future and also the functioning principle.
What is the functioning principle in psychology? It is consciousness. Consciousness is not a product of matter. Consciousness is observing matter. Consciousness is manipulating matter; it is able to evaluate the past, be in the present, and able to make guesses about the future. Consciousness is a very powerful, noticeable unit existing within each and every one of us. It is not material nor is it dependant on matter.
A scientist would support the saying, “The moment the body dies, consciousness is finished.” But we reply, “No".
The moment consciousness leaves this body, the body is finished.” It is the other way around, because the elements, such as the atoms and molecules in our body, are only maintained as a very sophisticated functioning unit by the presence of the soul or consciousness. Therefore, the moment the consciousness leaves the body decay starts instantly. Whereas, while the soul is still in the body, one may lose a part of the body or even an organ of the body and it can be substituted, at least temporarily. Nobody has been able to substitute consciousness once it is gone. There is a saying that some people do not see the forest because there are too many trees. In the same way they try to see the consciousness, which is only possible with the consciousness. Influenced by prejudice they are not able to recognize their own consciousness, as something higher than just interactions of matter.