Reference: Postulate Mechanics
Your Senses and One More
You already know your five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. But there is a sixth one — your thinking sense. That is the part of your mind that takes all the information from your five senses and tries to make sense of it.
Here is how it works:
- If you have never experienced something before, your thinking sense makes a guess (a postulate) to explain it.
- As more sensations keep coming in, your thinking sense builds a bigger picture — a kind of personal “theory of the universe.”
- The word “universe” itself means everything put together as one — all sensations fitting together in harmony.
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Three Big Postulates
The universe has three amazing qualities:
1. Substantiality — “It’s real!”
The universe can be seen, heard, touched, and felt. That means it has substance — it is actually there. In ancient Sanskrit, this is called Sat (meaning “being” or “existence”).
2. Awareness — “It knows itself!”
The universe doesn’t just exist — it is aware. Think about it: you are part of the universe, and you are aware of yourself! In Sanskrit, this is called Chit (meaning “consciousness”).
3. Oneness — “It all fits together!”
Everything in the universe fits together like a giant puzzle. There are no loose pieces. In Sanskrit, this is called Ananda (often translated as “bliss” — the joy of everything being in harmony).
Together, these three are known as Sat-Chit-Ananda.
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Three Kinds of Stuff
Everything in the universe can be sorted into three types:
| Type | How thick/solid? | How we sense it |
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| Matter | Most solid — has mass | You can see and touch it |
| Energy | Less solid — no mass | You feel it as movement or waves (like light or sound) |
| Thought | Least solid | You feel it mentally — as fixed ideas or open, free ones |
A cool example for thought: hate and bigotry feel very heavy and stuck, while love and tolerance feel light and free. Thoughts have a kind of “thickness” too!
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Growing Awareness
Awareness grows in steps, just like learning does:
Sensations → Perceptions → Conceptions → Knowledge
Each step takes what came before and blends it into something bigger and clearer.
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The Goal
The ultimate goal of the universe — according to Postulate Mechanics — is Oneness: everything working together in harmony, with no conflict or confusion. That harmony shows up as beauty, health, kindness, and clear thinking.
Postulate Mechanics calls this foundation Substantiality-Awareness-Oneness, and says the whole reality of the universe grows out of these three ideas.
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