Work has been done regarding the life force present in plants. In one typical experiment, electrical wires are connected from an electro sensitive meter to a plant. After a stable reading is obtained on the instruments, a small twig is cut from the plant. Invariably, at that moment, a significant response is perceivable on the meter, indicating that the separation of the twig has disturbed or agitated the plant.

~ Jagad Guru Chris Butler (Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa)
Science of Identity Foundation

We may think we are attracted to the beautiful body of a woman, but actually it is the spark of life which attracts us. When Marilyn Monroe "died", when the life force left the material body, the body was no longer attractive. All that was left was a lump of unattractive matter that was thrown in the dirt. So is it logical to think that material energy is all-attractive? No. Life force or spirit is the attractive element.

~ Jagad Guru Chris Butler (Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa)
Science of Identity Foundation

If life is materially based, then why don't we see it springing from matter in the natural world? And why can't we create life from matter in our laboratories?

~ Jagad Guru Chris Butler (Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa)
Science of Identity Foundation