Reference: Postulate Mechanics
The following key words and definitions act as stable data that introduce the very first postulate and the laws of Postulate Mechanics. For all key words, please see PM: Glossary.
NOTE: “PM” is the abbreviation for Postulate Mechanics. The content of this subject is open to further refinement and update as long as they comply with the postulate of ONENESS.
VEDIC RELIGIONS
In the ancient Vedic religions ((Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, etc.) there is the concept of Unknowable (Brahma) that functions as the reference point for all things that are knowable. The knowable appears as the universe; whereas, the Unknowable cannot be talked about, since it is unknowable.
ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS
The Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) there is the concept of Cause or Creator (God) that has created the physical world, and has infused it with life. The created appears as the universe; whereas, the God appears as the all-knowing entity.
DICHOTOMY
It is observed that all other dichotomies, such as, “Creator-created,” “Cause-effect,” “Spiritual-physical” are included in the dichotomy “Unknowable-knowable” in the sense that both aspects of the former dichotomies are knowable. Please note that all dichotomies may be represented as two opposite ends of a scale. The concept of Unknowable is found exclusively in the Vedic religions.
UNKNOWABLE
Unknowable is beyond knowable. It is the Nirākār Brahman of the Vedas that is manifested through Māyā. It is Kant’s thing-in-itself that our senses interpret. We perceive the unknowable by making postulates about what could be there; and then reasoning from these postulates. Thus, the Unknowable serves as the reference point for all things that are knowable. This means all things knowable are related to each other like values on a scale. The only difference here is that there are infinite number of scales, which we call dimensions. This makes everything knowable to be continuous, consistent and harmonious in one way or another. It is this continuity, consistency and harmony that underlies all natural laws, whether physical or spiritual.
NOTE: When we make the postulates to “perceive the Unknowable,” we come to know only the postulates. The Unknowable remains unknowable.
CONSIDERATION
A consideration is a continuing Postulate.
NOTE: The following are the laws of Postulate Mechanics. Study these laws in the given sequence. As you study a law look up the key words indicated for that law in PM: Glossary. Carefully sort out any disagreement.
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 1
Beyond what we know, there is much that we do not know. (see UNKNOWABLE)
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 2
We know only what we can sense and perceive. (See SENSATION, PERCEPTION)
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 3
We can perceive only that which is substantial enough to be sensed. (See SUBSTANCE)
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 4
We perceive sensations only when they acquire meaning in association with postulates. (See POSTULATE)
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 5
The accuracy of perception depends on the consistency among the underlying postulates. (See ONENESS)
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 6
We know only what we have sensed, postulated and perceived. (See KNOWLEDGE)
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 7
The knowable universe is the outcome of what we have sensed, postulated and perceived. (See KNOWABLE)
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 8
All our spiritual and physical knowledge is part of this knowable universe. Nothing lies beyond it.
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 9
The spiritual elements are perceived as thought. This includes postulates.
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 10
The physical elements are perceived as radiation and matter.
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 11
The knowable universe consists of an integration of both spiritual and physical elements.
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 12
The knowable universe is a single Universe.
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 13
This knowable Universe is differentiated only from the Unknowable.
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 14
All experience is knowable. This includes experience that is supposedly difficult to describe. (See EXPERIENCE)
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 15
The “experience of void” is a sense of emptiness. It is a sensation that is knowable.
NOTE: “Void” often refers to a space that is completely empty, lacking any contents or substance. For example, outer space can be described as a void. But outer space is empty only of matter; it is not empty of radiation or thought.
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 16
Space may not contain matter or radiation, but it will always contain thought. (See SPACE)
LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 17
Time is a duration relative to the infinite duration (eternity, or no change) of a “black hole.” (See TIME)
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Comments
Another law could be:
What you can experience you can also explain if you work hard at it.
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I have added the following to the LAW OF POSTULATE MECHANICS # 9:
“This includes postulates.”
Spiritual activities, such as prayer, meditation, contemplation, etc., lead to deep concentration. A law seems to be that deep concentration is necessary to make any spiritual progress. This is true for any study also.