The Ghost

Reference: Postulate Mechanics

Some people think of spirit or soul in terms of the popular idea of ghost. They are afraid of ghosts and stay away from places that are supposedly haunted. There are others who ignore the idea of ghost. But there is a phenomenon that can be described as a ghost. 

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Definition of GHOST

After a person dies his body-mind system reduces to a latent thought pattern that maintains its own space. This thought pattern is so thin that it is normally imperceptible to most people and has no influence. 

This thought pattern is the outcome of identification with the universe. Highly enlightened persons, who have overcome their identifications, leave no thought patterns behind. But those, who are heavily identified with their bodies and its unconscious tendencies, do leave behind heavy thought patterns.

Such heavy thought patterns seem to have denser presence in certain spaces. These patterns may get activated and run like a video clip. The unconscious tendencies forming these thought patterns can be perceived.

You may psychologically respond to such perceptions of thought patterns. It is such a response that may appear as a ghost.

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Notes

You are basically responding to tendencies that are external to you. These tendencies are not out to harm you. They are simply operating compulsively according to their nature. They don’t have a discriminatory intellect to choose. They may be intense, mild or meek. They may just hang around certain places per their memory. They are everywhere in some way. This is the reason why processes exist to clear out such influences.

If you are vulnerable, these ghosts (external tendencies) can “possess” you,  and thus influence your actions. But, if you have the quality of meditativeness, you cannot be possessed. A person who is easily frightened, can, however, be terrorized; and it can lead to situations that are fatal.  But, if you have raised yourself to that level of awareness where you can feel and recognize such patterns, you will have no problem with them.

These disembodied thought patterns exist only in the level of “awareness” in which a person died. They are in a stagnant state that has a certain lifespan. They can be contacted and dissolved.

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Key Misconception

It is a key misconception to think that a ghost is an entity that is alive. The ghost is like a three-dimensional hologram that may get activated to play itself out. This hologram can be stopped from playing itself; or, it can be dissolved completely.

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More Misconceptions

You may discover more misconceptions on your own, if you contemplate on each sentence of the above definition with mindfulness. Please see:

The 12 Aspects of Mindfulness

Or, you may end up improving upon this definition.

Good luck!

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May 4, 2024 – 4:38 AM Categories: Universe | Post a comment

PM Preface

Reference: Postulate Mechanics (PM)
NOTE: “PM” in the title of this preface stands for “Postulate Mechanics”.

Throughout my life I had wanted to handle all my misconceptions. There were so many things I did not understand, and that bothered me. I had dived deeply into physical sciences, but the mathematics of quantum mechanics went over my head. Indeed, I was part of an exciting life; but the complexity of this life baffled me. I felt I would never arrive at the maturity that I saw so many others possess. So, when I retired in 2012, I figured that I had time now to find the answers to all my questions on Internet. I decided to work on a project to research the interface between physics and metaphysics.

In my mind, the best place to start was the things that I did not understand during the early years of my life, especially during my schooling. So, I started to investigate the basics of mathematics, physics, and the religion of Hinduism. I also looked at the subjects that I encountered during my college studies and then on my own, such as, Buddhism and Scientology.

I start using the study technology of clearing up the definition of words that I had learned in Scientology. This technology was the basis of the Math Club that I ran from 1995 to 2010 at the Safety Harbor Library. This was followed by promotion of self-learning through a blog that I started in 2010. I continued to tutor math privately. I later published The Book of Mathematics on this blog.

In 2015, I had an opportunity to work with high school dropouts, helping them prepare for their GED tests. I started going to a facility in New Port Richie, Florida, which was managed by the Metropolitan Ministries of Tampa. That facility had set up computers with software to help a person learn math; but these students just sat, fiddled and stared at the screen. They were not getting anywhere. Their failure to learn bothered them. They just wanted to somehow get a GED certification.

It was an interesting experience working with 20 odd young adults who  were surviving under tough conditions. Here was a wealth of experience with life that I could only imagine. It was amazing that they could even think of learning math. The study technology and word clearing techniques of Scientology were supposed to handle this kind of situation. So, I worked with them individually trying to “clear their misunderstoods.” But they were just so overwhelmed with all the things that were coming at them, that it was difficult to have them “go earlier similar” and find their basic misunderstood. It reminded me of my own difficulty in learning the subject of quantum mechanics.

It was under these desperate conditions that a breakthrough occurred. I organized a series of lectures that explained the most basic concepts in mathematics first, and then gradually built up logically to explaining more complex concepts. I kept the lectures sharply focused on the definition of key words in mathematics, with scattering of interesting puzzles. I used an abacus to explain the numbering system. It was interesting to see the relief on the face of these students when they realized that only ten digits (0 to 9) were used to write all possible numbers, just like only 26 letters of alphabet were used to compose all words in the English language. I explained how the place values were based on ten. I got them to read and write large numbers with confidence.

This sparked an interest that I still remember to this day. These were the basics they had never understood. So, they didn’t even know what they were missing. Their interest shot up, and now, as a class, they were full of questions. This helped me organize the subsequent lectures. This is when Subject Clearing was born. This experience taught me the valuable lesson that there is an inherent logic in every subject. The understanding of a subject seemed to depend on establishing a smooth gradient among all the concepts involved. A subject was best taught by starting from the basic definitions and then teaching more complex definitions on a gradient leaving no logical gaps. That was the only consistent way to present a subject. 

It took some time before I could fully grasp the power of this methodology. But when I did, it simply blew my mind. I started to wonder if one could deal with the universe as a subject? Was it a crazy idea bound for failure? But it was no less crazy than looking for an interface between physics and metaphysics. I was retired and had all the time in the world! Didn’t I? So, I persuaded myself to continue, and suddenly I realized the “interface” I was looking for. It was the correct definition of the word “Substance” that was missing. That gave me the starting point for this book on POSTULATE MECHANICS. The contents of this book may hardly scratch the surface of the universe, and may not mean much; but here it is.

More than the contents of this book, I would like to emphasize the power that lies in the methodology of Subject Clearing. It has helped me understand for myself so many of those principles discovered by the great minds of the past. I consider myself very lucky to have received the education that I did, and to be living in the age of Internet where anyone can easily access the knowledge of the great minds who have graced us.

I cannot help but express my delight in what I have come to understand through Subject Clearing. I hope this methodology serves you just as well. I feel privileged to be sharing it with you.

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May 1, 2024 – 4:33 PM Categories: Universe | Comments (5)

The God (old)

Please see Postulate Mechanics.

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The God

The Unknowable is symbolized as God. The sense of God as the Unknowable is retained in the Eastern regions; but, it is modified to “Creator” in the Western Abrahamic religions. 

God as “Creator” becomes a part of the knowable universe because the concept of “creator” is based on experience obtained from the Universe. A “creator” that is not part of the Universe must be unknowable; and, therefore, unidentifiable.

Some philosophies postulate God as the “Cause” of the Universe This only raises the question of an earlier cause. This leads to an absurdity, such as, the “Uncaused cause.” This only means that actual Cause of the universe is unknowable.

The philosophy of Scientology takes the “scientific” approach of postulating God as a “Static” that controls a “kinetic” universe. This is similar to the postulate of “Unmoved mover” from an earlier philosophy. Again, this leads to an absurdity because all motion is relative. This only means that the actual ‘static’ is unknowable.

Thus, the postulates of God as ‘Creator’, ‘Cause’, and ‘Static’ leads to unsustainable arguments.

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Misconception

God symbolizes the Unknowable. Any known attribute assigned to God, which is then fixed by faith, moves it farther away from its original sense of Unknowable. The Unknowable cannot be fixed by any meaning.

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More Misconceptions

You may discover more misconceptions on your own, if you contemplate on each sentence of the above definition with mindfulness. Please see:

The 12 Aspects of Mindfulness

Then, you may end up improving upon this definition too.

Good luck!

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April 26, 2024 – 12:15 PM Categories: Universe | Comments (9)

PM: Introduction (old)

Reference: Postulate Mechanics

Postulate Mechanics is a new subject that approaches the spiritual aspects of the universe scientifically. It uses the technique of SUBJECT CLEARING to ensure the completeness and precision of its content. The following key words and definitions act as stable data that introduce this subject. For other 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.

POSTULATE MECHANICS
The universe is knowable. It is substantial enough to be sensed through its properties of matter, radiation, and thought. For matter we have Classical Mechanics. For radiation we have Quantum Mechanics. For thought, we now propose this subject called POSTULATE MECHANICS. Postulate mechanics deals with postulates, which form the reality of this universe.

POSTULATE
We sense this universe because it is substantial. It forms our entire consciousness. We are conscious of it because it has acquired a meaning. This meaning is provided by POSTULATES. Dictionaries define ‘postulate’ as a creative thought that is claimed to be true. It is then used as a basis for reasoning. For example, Einstein’s theory of relativity is based on the postulate, “The speed of light in a vacuum is constant for all observers, regardless of their motion.” This postulate has profound implications for our understanding of space and time. In general, a postulate brings clarity to what we sense. All scientific theories, philosophic rumination and religious faiths have begun with postulates.

SUBJECT CLEARING
Subject Clearing is a method of reasoning, in which elements/concepts in a subject are collected and arranged in a sequence. Please note that there can be many different levels in a subject, and a person may address one level at a time. The elements of a level are collected until all of them are accounted for. These elements are then stacked up in the sequence of most significant to the least. Mindfulness is the key to arrive at the correct sequence. Please note that an element is more significant than another that is derived from it. This sequential arrangement facilitates the detection of missing, contradictory or arbitrary elements. These are anomalies by definition. The most significant anomaly is then taken up and traced further in a similar manner, until that trail leads to a discovery and a resolution. This whole process is then repeated again and again, until the problem or confusion in that subject is resolved. This includes the subject of life. The Subject Clearing process helps revise or redefine concepts in a subject and update their definitions. It also detects and corrects misconceptions prevalent in the society.

UNIVERSE
This book of Postulate Mechanics addresses the subject of the UNIVERSE and the life within it. The universe is the outcome of postulates, because postulates make the universe knowable to us. The first postulate is that the universe has substance that can be sensed. This postulate makes the universe exist for us. The next postulate is that this substance is continuous, consistent and harmonious. This postulate makes the universe real to us, being integrated in all its aspects. The word UNIVERSE literally means “combined into one.” It is looked upon as a single whole.

LIFE
The life appears as a form made of substance that has inherent motion. We observe that thought has a form and inherent motion, so does radiation, such as light; and so does matter, such as the particles of atom. These are evolving forms. As life evolves, its form and inherent motion become increasingly complex. And so we have objects, minerals, chemicals, cells, plants, animals and humans. This evolution has led to self-animation and intelligence. New abilities may emerge in future as life has the potential to postulate and become aware within the constraints of oneness.

CONCEPTUAL LOGIC
Conceptual logic involves starting with broader but fewer concepts; and continuing with narrower but more numerous concepts, while ensuring consistency. This logic may be used to explore any subject—even a subject as large as the universe, and life within it.

CONCEPTUAL TRUTH
Conceptual truth involves oneness (continuity, consistency and harmony) among concepts. A single concept is neither true nor false in itself. The degree of continuity, consistency and harmony may also serve as ‘evidence’ of truth of a concept within a given context.

ANOMALY
An ANOMALY is something that doesn’t make sense. Actually, an anomaly is a violation of ONENESS, in the form of discontinuity (missing data), inconsistency (contradictory data), or disharmony (arbitrary data). An anomaly is basically a misalignment among emotion and concepts. As you look closely at an anomaly, it resolves into emotion and concepts. The concepts arrange themselves into a consistent order. This allows missing, contradictory and arbitrary data to be straightened out emotionally and conceptually. The anomaly then blows.

CRITERION OF TRUTH
The criterion of truth is absence of anomalies. The lesser are the anomalies present, the greater is the truth in a subject.

KNOWLEDGE
As sensations are assimilated, they, ultimately, lead to knowledge of the phenomena one is looking at. Knowledge thus obtained is applied to improve the conditions in life. Knowledge was, at first, conceived through philosophy, and applied through religion. Over time knowledge has been made more precise through the systematic approach of science. The knowledge that is needed today is about the understanding of the mind, so the potential of a person can be maximized.

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The Scientific Method

Reference: Essays on Substance

The Scientific Method

The curiosity to know has progressed from religious speculations about life to extroverted philosophical inquiry of the universe. This inquiry then gave birth to the systematic approach of science. 

The modern scientific approach is based on observing more closely to formulate a hypothesis, and then using that hypothesis to arrive at some new conclusions. The next step is to verify those conclusions through further observations. 

Consistency is extremely important in such verifications. If the new conclusions cannot be shown to be consistent with life experiences, then one has to go back and work more on improving the hypothesis. If the conclusions are consistent with life experiences, then the hypothesis is accepted as a new theory. However, such acceptance is provisional because the verification can never be absolute. For the future may present observations that are not entirely consistent with the theory.

In today’s science, mathematics has become an important part of formulating and verifying a hypothesis. The scientist makes a mathematical model of the hypothesis. He, then, checks that model for mathematical consistency. This has become an important step in the scientific development. But, the mathematical consistency is not the same as consistency with life experiences.

In the past, consistency of a hypothesis was tested in the live environment of the laboratory. The scientist devised experiments that could be conducted using lab equipment. This was closer to life than mathematics and provided live verification. However, science has advanced to a point that such lab experimentation is not always possible, especially in the case of sub-atomic and cosmic phenomena.

Einstein’s theory of relativity could not be verified until the Solar eclipse of 1920. Still many doubts exist regarding this theory. In fact, the theory of relativity was not even considered when the Nobel Prize was awarded to Einstein. But Einstein also advanced a novel idea of conducting thought experiments to verify a hypothesis beyond the mathematical logic. Such thought experiments were closer to the logic of life experiences. They only need to be devised carefully. 

Once again the criterion of thought experiments had to be consistency; only that consistency was in terms of ideas. In addition, it was expected that the logical train of ideas would have no gaps. Also, there would be no arbitrary ideas that do not fit in the overall picture. In short, the criterion of a thought experiment would be continuity, consistency and overall harmony of ideas. 

But, if we look carefully, the criterion of continuity, consistency and harmony applies to all experimentation, whether it is mathematical or lab oriented, and it even defines the Scientific Method itself. The basis of the scientific method may be stated as the following twelve aspects of mindfulness.

The 12 Aspects of Mindfulness

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