Who's Conscious: Table 3

TABLE 3

THE FOUR STRANDS OF KNOWLEDGE IN SCIENCE AND MEDITATION, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO FOUR UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF LIFE

The Four Strands	The Scientific Method	Meditation	Universal Properties
Apprehension	Observation	Awareness	Assimilation
Injunction	Hypothesis	Stop thought	Communication
Interpretation	Interpretation	Energy incorporation	Adaptation
Validation	Replication	Repetition	Reproduction

The four strands of knowledge are four general processes that occur whenever we seek knowledge of something. Each strand is present in the operation of both science and meditation. Moreover, the four strands correspond closely to four processes that are found in all forms of life.