"We would like to address the animal kingdom, for it is this area of nature where nature intelligence expresses itself most closely with human intelligence. Notice we said "expresses itself most closely", and did not say that the two intelligences were related or identical in any way. Within the animal kingdom the underlying dynamic of intelligence is still inherent balance. Often this is demonstrated through instinct. Animals act on instinct. The fact the the animal kingdom includes brains, central nervous systems and sensory systems doe snot mean that it functions with free will. It does mean, however, that animals, because they have similar means of receiving and expressing stimuli, are more able to communicate what they know directly with humans in a way that is similar or familiar to humans."
"An animal may express what it knows at any given moment through its sensory system. It also receives information about what is presently going on in its environment through its sensory system. Consequently, an individual may understand what an animal knows through its eyes, its touch, its sounds. This does not mean an animal has intelligence traits identical to human traits simply because it can express what it knows through its eyes. Animals do not think, consider, debate, believe, daydream, understand, define, or hypothesize. They don't need to. They know, and what they know is based on inherent balance and is expressed instinctually."
"Animals that closely interface with humans (companion animals) also operate according to inherent balance. However, their environment and daily rhythms are defined by humans. Their instincts are expressed, but within the context of a human world. When there is a successful relationship between human and animal, the individual provides the environment and daily rhythm that takes into consideration and best suits the animal's ability to reflect inherent balance within the context of the individual's defined environment. In short, the two very different needs are expressed within one environment that is provided by man. When the relationship between man and companion animal is not successful, man has provided an environment that is to his own liking but does not allow the animal to express inherent balance. The animal's daily rhythms are defined and dictated solely by the individual, and the animal often expresses behavior appropriate to the situation that humans call "neurotic".
"It is important that man understand that the differences between human and nature intelligence remain the same when referring to animals. Animals are not creatures with one foot int he nature world and one foot in the human world. When an individual confuses this issue and looks at animals as furred...humans, he misses the opportunity to interface with nature intelligence through form with a brain, central nervous system and sensory system that are similar to his own. This similarity enables humans to experience nature intelligence more easily. The similar physical makeup between man and animal doesn't mean the intelligences are similar. It only means that some of the ways of expressing the respective intelligences are similar."
"People with companion animals may say that their animals have the ability to argue, observe, educate, decide, and understand--all aspects of human intelligence. A fight to establish or maintain dominance does not equate with the criteria of a human argument. The ability to see does not equate with the ability to observe. Evolutionary development based on opportunities presented in an animal's environment and survival instincts do not equate with education. Acting on instinct does not equate with the ability to make decisions. And knowing that is based on inherent balance does not equate with understanding. With each intellectual trait individuals observe in animials that appears similar to human intellectual traits, they must view the animal trait from the perspective of inherent balance and the human trait from the perspective of free will. Only then will humans begin to understand the true differences between the traits and how they are expressed. And it is then that humans will begin to learn and understand something about the intelligence, which is so different from their own, that is called "nature intelligence".
