The Wholeness and the Implicate Order, book by Professor David Bohm and Master Intelligent Plan

INTRODUCTION:

Professor David Bohm, (1917-1992) was a renowned scientist. His books on quantum theory were widely acclaimed. He was a close associate of J. Krishnamurti from the early 1960s and was also associated with the Krishnamurti School in Brookwood Park. Professor Bohm and JK used to have regular discussions on various topics in philosophy, the most important being ‘The End of Time’ and ‘The Future of Mankind’.

He worked independently on his own Philosophy and proposed the theory of ‘The Totality and the Implicate Order’; which was published by ARK Paperbacks, London.

The book consists of seven chapters, viz.

1. Fragmentation and totality
2. The rheomode: an experiment with language and thought
3. Reality and knowledge, considered as a process
4. Hidden variables in quantum theory
5. Quantum theory as an indication of a new order in physics, Part A: The

Development of new orders as shown throughout the history of physics.

6. Quantum theory as an indication of a new order in physics, Part B: Imply and

Explain order in physical law.

7. The universe and consciousness that wrap and unfold

The content of the book is highly philosophical and scientific in nature and is intended for serious readers of Philosophy of Science. In the following paragraphs, a brief review of the contents will be made along with its own derivations based on the Intelligent Master Plan.

II. What is ‘Order Involve?’

According to David Bohm’s theory, the imply and explain orders are characterized by the following clarification: ‘in the folding [or implicate] order, space and time are no longer the dominant factors that determine the relationships of dependence or independence of the different elements. Rather, an entirely different kind of basic connection of elements is possible, from which our ordinary notions of space and time, together with those of separately existing material particles, are abstracted as forms derived from the deeper order. These ordinary notions appear in fact in what is called the “explained” or “unfolded” order, which is a special and distinguished form contained within the general totality of all implied orders.

Threads:

In this book, the learned professor expounds the theory that we are guided by a stubborn view and perceive and also experience the world as fragmented. Such a view is false because it is based on our mistaking the contents of our thought for a description of the world. Bohm, for his part, introduces the concept of an implied ORDER in which any element contains in itself the entire Universe known as TOTALITY. The most important thing to note is that this theory includes both matter and consciousness. In another conversation with Rutgers University Philosophy Professor Dr. Renee Weber, he describes consciousness as an “implicit order” that manifests itself as part of the whole, and the whole as containing the implicate order.

Professor Weber compares each individual to a bee serving the hive, which is the whole, while Professor Bohm compares it to individual notes that form a symphony. Anyone who has seen the huge temple towers of South India could see that hundreds of carvings on the huge Gopuras (temple towers) make up the entire tower. Here beehive, symphony or tower is the whole and the individual bees, musical notes and carvings are the implied order.

One is struck by the amazing similarity between Vedanta and what Bohm expresses in the following words, ‘an individual is eternally developing his potential’. JK elsewhere expresses it as ‘continually blossoming, revealing more and more of what it is’.

As for discussions about the book, the following three concepts deserve special attention
A. Cosmology and the Implicate Order:
B. the Implicate order, the Life and force of total necessity and
C. Consciousness and the implicate order.

Reading the three subheadings above will suffice to provide a thorough understanding of the topic of totality and the implied order. They will generally have the following key factors:

1. a set of implied orders.
2. A special case distinguished from the previous set, which constitutes an explicit order of manifestation.
3. A general relationship or law that expresses a force of necessity that unites a certain set of the implicate order in such a way that they contribute to a common explanatory end.

The three examples given above make the above factors clear and these factors constitute the essence of the book and the readers are invited to review the contents and understand the points mentioned in it.

III: THE LIGHT as an Implicate Order:

As a celebrated scientist, he deals with physical matter, light, space, and time. He describes matter as condensed or ‘frozen’ light. When we come out into the light, we are reaching the fundamental activity on which existence is based. Movement is the primordial reality in perception and when we say that there is no speed of light it is ordinary language. But, in a self-referential state, it means there is no time, no speed, no space. It is approaching a timeless state and Bohm logically derives that time originates from Timeless.

Professor Bohm makes a very interesting hypothesis that particles are implicit in the information content of light. He makes a bold statement: “light, so to speak, determines itself to make particles, to allow for a richer Universe. In other words, Light (the whole) transforms aspects of itself into particles (implied order). ) so that the particles will reveal the light.

IV: TOTALITY and TIME:

About Time, Prof. Bohm suggests that Time is the enrichment of Eternity. Can we visualize that nothing happens but everything just ‘is’? Past and future are always present as nuances of the ‘present’. Past, we remember it as memory. But the memory is present. The future is our expectation in the present. Therefore, “the past ends in the presence that extends into the future without end” – J.Krishnamurti.

Bohm says: The present idea of ​​this Universe may represent some age of the Universe. The Universe of light is eternal as far as we are concerned. But at a certain stage, some of these light rays came together and made the big bang. And that unfolded the current Universe that may have its end. But the Universe of life is beyond time and therefore could be other Universes. There may be many ages, not necessarily in succession.

V: Implicate Order, Consciousness and Intelligent Master Plan:

The implicate order would be the material aspect and the Superimplicate order would be the conscious aspect. (There could also be super-super implied orders), while totality is the implied origin in all of these. A brief description of the Smart Master plan will clarify this aspect. In the Smart Master Plan theory, it was clearly defined that space and time are explicit forms of energy, a Universal energy known as Smart Master Plan. That cosmic energy is the cause of the entire Universe. The dissipation and/or accumulation of energy causes various objects and changes that we observe. Such objects, including the so-called Ether, constitute space and the measurements of such changes constitute time. Time and space are just measurements or observation of various changes in the single source of energy.

Thus, the Intelligent Master Plan of Holistic Philosophy is a replica of the Totality in the Philosophy of implicate order.

SAW. The concept of ‘GOD’:

Having discussed what is common in Wholeness and Holistic Philosophy, it may be appropriate to conclude this article with a discussion of GOD. Some scientists may be reluctant to use the word God; there are some great scientists like, none other
than Einstein, who declared that the entire Universe is in accordance with a ‘grand design’ of God. But is there any famous scientist who has unambiguously clarified the existence of God, that too in scientific terms?

Professor David Bohm, in proposing the Wholeness theory, has clearly explained that there is a ‘super’ power or Intelligence that is represented in all matter and consciousness, which again tries to enrich the whole as explained in the previous paragraphs. Super intelligence does not need to be neutral and is benevolent and compassionate. Which are precisely the attributes of God according to Vedanta.

Indeed, one is struck by the similarity between Vedanta and what Professor Bohm expresses in the book under discussion. Two citations from Vedanta will clarify these points.

“THAT that is in the Universe is in the molecule and THAT that is in the molecule is in the Universe”

“THAT is older than the oldest and

THAT is more nascent than the most nascent”

The word THAT is very important. The Upanishads say OHM TAT SAT which means
“IT is” and here the word IT contains the entire Universe and all time, present, past and future.
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God is considered as an acronym formed by the three words Generator, Operator and Destroyer. Here, all three functions are performed by the whole or the Intelligent Master Plan with the difference that there is no destruction, but only a process of Change, because the energy “is eternally unfolding its potential”. He quotes JK as saying “continually blossoming, revealing more and more of who he is.” This can be called ‘Creative Lilac’ (Eternal Game). We can also call it ‘bloom’, as JK says.

Conclusion:

Thus, one of the most serious books on Philosophy is simplified in the preceding paragraphs for readers to read and understand. Along with the book’s author’s examples, my own examples were also given to keep things simple. The major contribution of this article to the Philosophy of Science is an Explanation of the Philosophy of God given in scientific terms. The correlation between Professor Bohm’s Totality Philosophy and Vedanta is presented in simple terms.

An important aspect of this article is that the implied order and the whole are represented in all the concepts explained in it.

In short, readers who are interested in Scientific Philosophy will greatly benefit from reading this article.

We wish readers all the best.