Constants of this Universe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaN8uM_2_sk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCZ0U2sDi9M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNv9KVXhu2w

The universal constants are

Gravitational constant, G = 6.6 x 10-11 N (m/kg)2
Planck’s constant, ħ = 10-34 J.s
Speed of light, c = 3 x 108 m/s

A dimensional analysis from these constants (described in the videos above) gives us,

Planck length = 1.6 x 10-35 m
Planck time = 5.4 x 10-44 s
Planck mass = 2.2 x 10-8 kg

These are fundamental units that have significance, which needs to be explored.

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October 6, 2013 – 6:19 AM Categories: Science | Comments (9)

KHTK Axiom #3: Space-time (old)

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January 1, 2014: This essay is superseded by KHTK Axioms

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[Reference: KHTK AXIOM #2: Awareness]

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KHTK Axiom #3: Awareness of motion is composed of space and time.

  1. Motion comes into awareness with an object appearing at a distance, approaching, passing, and then moving away to disappear in the distance.

  2. The varying distance defines the dimension of this motion.

  3. The motion stays in awareness from the moment the object appears till the moment it disappears.

  4. The continuation of motion defines its duration.

  5. Dimension of motion, such as, the varying distance brings about the experience of space.

  6. Duration of motion, such as, the period of varying distance brings about the experience of time.

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[For further details, please see: KHTK Research]

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October 5, 2013 – 8:39 PM Categories: Postulates | Comments (36)

Book: What the Buddha Taught

What Buddha Taught

Book: What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula

Here is a cleaner pdf of this book: What the Buddha Taught (2)

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CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

The Buddha

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Chapter 1: The Buddhist Attitude of Mind

Chapter 2: The First Noble Truth: Dukkha

Chapter 3: The Second Noble Truth: The Arising of Dukkha

Chapter 4: The Third Noble Truth: The Cessation of Dukkha

Chapter 5: The Fourth Noble Truth: The Path

Chapter 6: The Doctrine of No-Soul: Anatta

Chapter 6A: Comments on The Doctrine of No-Soul: Anatta

Chapter 7: ‘Meditation’ or Mental Culture: Bhavana

Chapter 8: What the Buddha Taught and the World Today

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SELECTED TEXTS

Setting in Motion the Wheel of Truth

The Fire Sermon

Universal Love

Blessings

Getting rid of All Cares and Troubles

The Parable of the Piece of Cloth

The Foundations of Mindfulness

Advice to Sigala

The Words of Truth

The Last Words of the Buddha

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Abbreviations

Glossary

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October 5, 2013 – 2:38 PM Categories: Buddhism | Comments (4)

Introducing Wildcat

WildCat is a four-legged robot being developed to run fast on all types of terrain. So far WildCat has run at about 16 mph on flat terrain using bounding and galloping gaits. The video shows WildCat’s best performance so far. WildCat is being developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA’s M3 program. For more information about WIldCat visit the website at

http://www.BostonDynamics.com

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October 5, 2013 – 9:47 AM Categories: Uncategorized | Post a comment

KHTK Axiom #2: Awareness (old)

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June 26, 2014: This essay is superseded by KHTK Postulates for Metaphysics – Part 1

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[Reference: KHTK AXIOM #1: The Relative]

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KHTK Axiom #2: Awareness arises with relative motion, and disappears when there is no relative motion.

  1. Awareness among objects comes from relative motion among them.

  2. The objects in motion are not just something physical like a chair, Mozart’s music, or sensation. They can also be complex abstractions like thought, emotion, or impulse. 

  3. The self-awareness of an object must consist of an internal system of motion.

  4. There is no isolated “point of awareness” observing and/or creating motion from a distance.

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[For further details, please see: KHTK Research]

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October 4, 2013 – 5:21 AM Categories: Postulates | Comments (6)