Table Of Contents


Introduction

Part I Introduction

Chapter 1 Overview Of The Book

Chapter 2 Introduction To Evolution

           Introduction to Euclidean Geometry, the Western Model of Space

           Introduction to The Dao, the Chinese Model of Evolution

           Introduction to Evolution, and to the Stages in the Cycle of Evolution

Part II Stages In The Cycle Of Evolution

Chapter 3 The 1st Dimension: Existence At A Point

           Awareness of time and space in the 1st dimension
                       Space: The point of the here (immediately in front of the eyes)
                       Time: The point of the now (the present)

            Grammar of Chinese (verbs exress only 1 tense, the present)

           Unity of the Dao

Chapter 4 The 2nd Dimension: Position On A Ray

           Awareness of time and space in the 2nd dimension
                       Space: The ray of points extending from here before the body toward the south
                       Time: The ray of points extending from now before into the past

            Grammar of Japanese (verbs express 2 tenses, the present and the past)

           Subdivision of the Dao into Yang and Yin

Chapter 5 The 3rd Dimension: Motion Along A Line

           Awareness of time and space in the 3rd dimension
                       Space: The segment extending from the south to the north and the segment from the east to the west
                       Time: The segment extending from now before into the past and after into the future (the segment of the day)

            Grammar of Turkish (verbs express 3 tenses, the present, the past, and the future)

           Further subdivision of the Dao

Chapter 6 The 4th Dimension: Interaction On An Area

           Awareness of time and space in the 4th dimension
                       Space: The horizontal area of the surface of the earth
                       Time: The vertical area extending upward from east to west, giving awareness of the cycle of the moon (the month)

            Grammar of English (verbs express the simultaneous interaction of 2 objects in 3 tenses)

            Discussion of science (awareness and symbolism of space)

            The Ba-Gua (the 8 distinctions in space and the 8 + 4 distinctions in time)

Chapter 7 The 5th Dimension: Perpetuation In A Volume

           Awareness of time and space in the 5th dimension
                       Space: The volume of space rising above the area of the surface of the earth
                       Time: The volume of the year (awareness of which requires awareness of the motion of the planets in the volume of the heavens)

            Grammar of Swahili (verbs express the non-simultaneous perpetuation of multiple objects in 3 tenses)

           Unity of the Dao and the 5 Elements