Reference: Postulate Mechanics (PM)
Here we look at the postulates that make up the ever present basis of the universe. These postulates are inherent to all parts of the universe. These postulates are the core of the universe, or self.
The Vedic religions describe these inherent postulates as “sat-chit-ananda”.
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Sat-Chit-Ananda
Sat = Substantiality (substance)
Chit = Awareness (ability to sense)
Ananda = Oneness (assimilation)
The very basis of the universe is formed by these postulates. In other words, every bit of the universe is substantial. There is awareness that senses this substantiality. And then there is oneness that results from the assimilation of the sensations. In summary, here is a profound sense of knowingness, love, and beauty, where the observer and observed are in complete harmony. This awareness underlies thought as knowingness that all life is woven into a single, cohesive fabric. This is the Self.
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The Universe & Self
These three basic postulates form the core of the Universe, which is also the Self. The considerations proceeding from the Self bring about identities and phenomena.
Phenomena is that which is observed. Identities are those that observe and consider.
The subsequent considerations that tie phenomena and identities together are affinity, reality and communication. There is natural affinity that we feel towards one another. There is the natural reality of how the phenomena appears. And, there is the natural communication through perception and exchange of ideas.
The subsequent chapters look at these basic postulates and considerations more closely.
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Considerations
The major concepts introduced in Chapter 2 are SUBSTANTIALITY, AWARENESS, ONENESS, and SELF. These concepts are defined in Glossary: Postulate Mechanics.
- At the core of the universe is Self.
- The Self is made up of postulates.
- These postulates are substantiality, awareness and oneness.
- These postulates are inherent to the self and universe.
- First considerations to form are phenomena and identities.
- Next to form are affinity, reality and communication.
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Comments
The śūnyatā of Mahāyāna Buddhism is the Unknowable of Postulate Mechanics.
The Sat-Chit-Ananda (or Saccidānanda) of Advaita Vedānta forms the core postulates of Postulate Mechanics. These postulates lie at the core of the universe and of its parts. These postulates are recognized as the self of human form.
When we look at the human self, we are looking at the core of a universe.