Universe, the Beginning

Reference: The Creation Hymn of Rig Veda

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Here we have the Ancient Creation Hymn along with a modern scientific rendition.

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There was neither non-existence nor existence then.
There was neither the realm of space nor the sky which is beyond.
What stirred?
Where?
In whose protection?
Was there water, bottomlessly deep?

Prior to the universe there was no idea of existence or non-existence.

There was no awareness of matter, energy, space or time.

The universe seems to arise from some disturbance 

Of what? We do not know.

There was neither death nor immortality then.
There was no distinguishing sign of night nor of day.
That One breathed, windless, by its own impulse.
Other than that there was nothing beyond.

There was no idea of death or immortality then.

There was neither day nor night.

There was only the slightest awareness

Of motion appearing by itself

Darkness was hidden by darkness in the beginning,
with no distinguishing sign, all this was water.
The life force that was covered with emptiness,
that One arose through the power of heat.

Lack of motion was hidden by lack of awareness

Nothing was distinguishable, everything was the same

The motion that arose was surrounded by no motion

There alone was the power of awareness.

Desire came upon that One in the beginning,
that was the first seed of mind.
Poets seeking in their heart with wisdom
found the bond of existence and non-existence.

It was the desire that was the disturbance

It was the beginning of the mind

There was then the awareness of existence

That also brought the awareness of non-existence.

Their cord was extended across.
Was there below?
Was there above?
There were seed-placers, there were powers.
There was impulse beneath, there was giving forth above.

Scale was formed from physical motion to metaphysical awareness, 

All opposites, such as below and above, had a scale as well.

There was concrete reality, and the abstraction underlying it

There was desire below,  and there was change above.

Who really knows?
Who will here proclaim it?
Whence was it produced?
Whence is this creation?
The gods came afterwards, with the creation of this universe.
Who then knows whence it has arisen?

Before the beginning of awareness

There was non-awareness

Before the beginning of motion

Who would know what was there?

Any knower came afterwards with the creation

Who then knows how disturbance came to be?

Whence this creation has arisen
– perhaps it formed itself, or perhaps it did not –
the One who looks down on it,
in the highest heaven, only He knows
or perhaps He does not know.

The beginning of the universe is there

Perhaps it formed itself, or perhaps it did not

Maybe the broadest viewpoint of it

Could reveal the secret of the beginning

Or, perhaps, it may not.

 

Summary

  1. We do not know what was there prior to the beginning of the universe. So, we shall call that state BRAHMAN as referred to in the ancient Vedas. This is also the “noumenon” of Kant.

  2. The universe seems to arise from the disturbance of this earlier state of BRAHMAN, or absolute zero. This beginning is characterized by motion and awareness. This is also the “phenomenon” of Kant.

  3. When there is motion there is also awareness. When there is no motion there is no awareness. Thus, motion and awareness present two different aspects of disturbance.

  4. The dimension of disturbance may be represented by a ‘concrete-to-abstract’ scale with concrete motion at one end also appearing as abstract awareness at the other end.

  5. This scale may be formalized as physical motion that is getting increasingly abstracted as metaphysical awareness.

  6. Thus there is a gradient of abstraction from PHYSICAL to METAPHYSICAL just like there is a gradient of temperature from HOT to COLD.

 

July 26, 2017 – 9:26 PM Categories: Uncategorized | Post a comment

Accessibility of Memory

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Reference: Course on Subject Clearing

Answers depend on data. And data comes from observations in the present time, and the experience from the past. The experience is accessed in the form of memory.

This exercise helps access the memory in the most efficient way. If a memory is not accessible, one should focus on data in the present time. In this exercise, you determine rapidly whether the required memory is immediately accessible or not.

You will find that if you ask the mind for a memory, and the memory is there, it will always come up sooner or later if not immediately. It will come up when the mind is relaxed on that subject.

In this exercise you learn to be relaxed about recalling memories. You read an item from the list below to see if it triggers a memory. If a memory comes up, acknowledge its presence and examine it as necessary. If no memory comes up, then do not force the mind, or interfere with it in any way. Simply trust the natural processes of the mind to bring it up in due course of time. Keep your mind relaxed. Move to another item on the list and repeat the above actions.

While doing this exercise, adhere to The Discipline of Subject Clearing. If you are having trouble doing this exercise, practice Discerning the Environment until you feel more relaxed.

The List:

Recall a time when

  1. You were happy.
  2. You climbed a tree.
  3. You ate something good.
  4. You received a present.
  5. You enjoyed a laugh.
  6. You helped somebody.
  7. You threw a ball.
  8. Something important happened to you.
  9. You played a game.
  10. You jumped down from a tree.
  11. You won a contest.
  12. You laughed loudly.
  13. You met someone you liked.
  14. You flew on a plane.
  15. You were at a beautiful place.
  16. You jumped into a pool.
  17. You enjoyed a beautiful morning.
  18. You went for a walk.
  19. Somebody teased you.
  20. You sat in a coffee shop.
  21. You danced with joy.
  22. You raced with someone.
  23. You completed something important.
  24. You were pleasantly surprised.
  25. You met somebody after a long time.
  26. You were caught in a rain.
  27. You heard a thunder.
  28. Someone smiled at you.
  29. You played with a pet.
  30. You held someone’s hand.
  31. Someone picked you up.
  32. You were spinning around.
  33. You read a good book.
  34. You felt breeze on your face.
  35. You saw a beautiful flower.
  36. You smelled a rose.
  37. Somebody called you.
  38. You were in a play.
  39. You sang aloud.
  40. You watched a movie.
  41. Your team won.
  42. You rode with friends.
  43. You visited a beautiful garden.
  44. You played in water.
  45. The weather was stormy.
  46. Somebody gave you a hug.
  47. You liked somebody.
  48. You slid down a slide.
  49. You ran toward someone you liked.
  50. You enjoyed beautiful weather.

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July 23, 2017 – 6:53 AM Categories: Subject Clearing | Post a comment

Universe, Inertia & Consistency (old)

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Reference: Disturbance Theory

The universe is the superset of everything that exists. There is no awareness beyond the universe. We may only speculate what is beyond the universe. When we become aware of something new we see it as part of this universe. We do not see it as “beyond this universe”. This boundary of this universe is thus determined by awareness. Beyond this universe there is simply non-awareness.

This is a universe of awareness. There is no awareness beyond this universe.

The universe consists of awareness. The awareness is made up of perception and further speculations arising from that perception. The perception may be divided into matter, energy, space, and time. When space is disturbed by time we have energy. When that energy condenses we have matter.

We perceive space being disturbed by time into energy. We further perceive energy condensing into matter.

Undisturbed space forms a reference point for this universe, physically as the absence of DISTURBANCE, and metaphysically as the absence of AWARENESS.

Physically, space is disturbed by time. This results in MOTION. The basic motion consists of interchanging electrical and magnetic fields. The frequency of this interchange generates an electromagnetic spectrum. This motion is balanced by inertia to appear as uniform speed.

Inertia in this universe provides a counterbalance to runaway motion.

Metaphysically, space is disturbed by desire. This results in EMOTION. The basic emotion consists of interchanging perception and recognition fields. The frequency of this interchange generates a spectrum of tones. This emotion is balanced by consistency to appear as uniform existence.

Consistency in this universe provides a counterbalance to runaway emotion.

This description of the inertia and consistency is objective. Human awareness is highly complex, but underlying that awareness there is inertia and consistency. This concept of inertia and consistency needs to be applied to the phenomena observed at the sub-atomic level of Quantum Mechanics.

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July 16, 2017 – 9:17 AM Categories: Uncategorized | Post a comment

Newton’s Laws of Motion & Inertia

See: Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Reference: Disturbance Theory

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Newton’s First Law states, “Every body continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it.”

(a) A field is a disturbance that is spread out into emptiness. This disturbance is an energy that creates its own extension, duration, frequency and inertia.
(b) The extension/duration ratio is constant and so is the energy per cycle. These constants provide continuity as the frequency changes.
(c) There is resistance to changing the frequency, and that is inertia. Force is required to change the frequency. The force is then absorbed as increased frequency.
(d) Basic inertia appears as permeability and permittivity. This provides a window into the nature of field energy.
(e) Changes in inertia with increase in frequency may provide further knowledge about the nature of field energy.
(f) Changes in inertia with increasing frequency denote the formation of a structure of disturbance. We may call this structure “mass”.
(g) When we combine the equations, m = E/c2; E = hf; and c = 1/√(με),we get m = h (fμε). Thus, mass appears to be made up of high cycles of energy with permeability and permittivity.
(h) The structure of mass seems to start out like the formation of eddies in a flow (see quantum particles). Thus the primary characteristic of structure appears to be rotational.
(i) The rotational nature of structure reduces its linear motion, and tends to pin it down. We may see this as increased inertia. Thus inertia may be related to the natural speed of propagation of quantum particles.
(j) “No inertia and infinite speed” may then provide a workable reference point for the measurement of field as a substance.

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Newton’s Second Law states, “The change of motion is proportional to the motive force impressed; and is made in the direction of the right line in which that force is impressed.”

(a) It seems that the external force impressed on a field increases its frequency, and thus becomes internalized as inertia. This is consistent with conservation of force of Faraday.
(b) The natural tendency for disturbance to spread seems to be balanced by inertia.
(c) Inertia is internal, but it seems to continue to act as “motive force impressed” in generating a negative acceleration.

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Newton’s Third Law states, “To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction: or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts.”

(a) The inertia as a negative acceleration is equal and opposite to the positive acceleration of the disturbance.

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Newton’s Laws apply to matter that has a certain level of inertia. They do not apply to field (light) that has a level of inertia, which is negligible compared to the inertia of matter.

At the level of matter, the structure of substance has become so complex that both wavelength and period have become infinitesimal, and any differences in them may be ignored. This gives the impression of absolute space and time.

But at the level of field, the wavelength and period are not infinitesimal, and any differences in them are noticeable. This gives the impression of length contraction and time dilation.

Thus, the Newton’s Laws of motion are subject to inertia over the electromagnetic spectrum.

The vector addition supported by Newton’s Laws of motion applies to the inertia at the level of matter. The vector addition does not apply to velocities of matter and that of electromagnetic radiation because they are very far apart in their levels of inertia.

Where the levels of inertia are far apart by many orders of magnitude, the vector addition is replaced by relativistic addition.

Inertial frames considered in the theory of relativity all have the inertial property of matter. The relativistic addition works because the difference in inertia of the inertial frames may be assumed to be negligible when compared to the inertial gap with light.

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July 11, 2017 – 6:12 AM Categories: Science | Comments (11)

Extroversion & Orientation (old)

Please see Subject Clearing Life: Introversion

In this exercise, you employ all your five physical senses—touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste—to extrovert your attention. This exercise shall pull you out of any mental confusion or disturbance.

You do this exercise under The Discipline of Subject Clearing. Under this discipline you do not avoid, resist, suppress, deny or interfere with the activity of the mind. Let the mind carry out its natural functions. You simply observe what it manifests.

You may do these exercises yourself, or have somebody help you do them.

NOTE: A person, who is afflicted by neurosis or psychosis, shall definitely need assistance in doing this exercise. He or she should be assisted with considerable gentleness and patience.

The sense of touch, when exercised, can bring considerable relief even to a person who is completely disconnected with reality. Do these exercises for 20 minutes, twice a day, for two weeks at least.

In general, an extroverted and well-oriented attention brings clarity to the functioning of te mind.

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EXERCISE # 1: EXTROVERSION

PURPOSE: To extrovert the attention by exploring the five physical senses.

GUIDING PRINCIPLE: The Discipline of Subject Clearing

STEPS:

(Touch)

  1. Go to an environment where you can explore the sense of touch without getting distracted.

  2. Touch two different surfaces nearby and discern the difference between them. Touch them repeatedly until you can discern the uniqueness of each surface.

  3. Similarly touch other surfaces carefully and discern their uniqueness. 

  4. As you touch the surfaces, keep aware of the activities of the mind without interfering. Let the mind carry out its natural functions in the background.

  5. Explore the sensation of touch until you find yourself doing it happily without internal resistance.

 (Sight)

  1. Go to an environment where you can explore the perception of shapes and colors without getting distracted.

  2. Look at two different objects nearby and discern the difference between them. Look at them repeatedly until you discern the uniqueness of each object.

  3. Similarly look at other objects carefully and discern their unique shapes, colors, etc.

  4. As you look at the objects, keep aware of the activities of the mind without interfering. Let the mind carry out its natural functions in the background.

  5. Explore the perception of sight until you find yourself doing it happily without internal resistance.

 (Hearing, Smell & Taste)

  1. Go to a coffee shop where the atmosphere is pleasant and relaxed. Alternatively, go for a walk in a crowded place with some sweets and gums in your pocket.

  2. Explore the perception of hearing as above until you find yourself doing it happily without internal resistance.

  3. Explore the perception of smell as above until you find yourself doing it happily without internal resistance.

  4. Explore the perception of taste as above until you find yourself doing it happily without internal resistance.

  5. Recycle through all five physical sense perceptions until you find that your attention is fully extroverted.

  6. Keep the duration of the session to 20 minutes. Do as many sessions as necessary to fully extrovert your attention.

STEPS FOR ASSISTED VERSION:

  1. The guide gently directs the student by pointing: “Touch that ______.”

  2. If the student hesitates, the guide gently takes the student’s hand and makes it touch the intended surface.

  3. The guide gently directs the student by pointing: “Look at that ______.”

  4. If the student hesitates, the guide gently directs the student’s attention again to look at the intended object.

  5. The guide gently directs the student by pointing: “Listen to that ______,” “Smell that ______,” “Taste that ______,” one at a time as appropriate.

  6.  If the student hesitates, the guide gently directs the student’s attention by giving the command again.

  7. Continue assisting the student with this exercise until he can do it unassisted.

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EXERCISE # 2: ORIENTATION

PURPOSE: To orient oneself by exploring directions and distances.

PREREQUISITE: This is a higher level exercise. If you are having trouble on this exercise, then return to the previous exercise.

GUIDING PRINCIPLE: The Discipline of Subject Clearing

STEPS:

  1. Go to an environment where you can explore different directions and distances without getting distracted.

  2. Look at two different objects. Assess their distances from you. Assess their directions from you. Do this until you fully discern their respective orientations.

  3. Similarly assess the distances and directions of other objects around you carefully and discern their respective orientations. 

  4. As you assess the distances and directions of objects, keep aware of the activities of the mind without interfering. Let the mind carry out its natural functions in the background.

  5. Explore the orientation of objects until you find yourself doing it happily without internal resistance.

  6. Keep the duration of the session to 20 minutes. Do as many sessions as necessary until you can easily orient your attention in any environment.

  7. If you are having difficulty with this exercise, return to the previous exercise.

STEPS FOR ASSISTED VERSION:

  1. The guide gently directs the student by pointing: “Look at ______.” “Get the idea of its distance from you.” “Get the idea of its direction from you.”

  2. If the student hesitates, the guide gently directs the student’s attention again to estimate the intended direction and distance.

  3. Continue assisting the student with this exercise until he can do it unassisted.

  4. If the student has any difficulty with this exercise, return to the previous exercise.

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July 9, 2017 – 4:47 PM Categories: Self-Improvement | Post a comment