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There are two ways of trying to know anything. Only two to be precise, there can be no third way! The First is which Science employs-knowing the subject. Herein the basic assumptions that the subject knows itself & tries to find out about the objective the WORLD (the external world).Here we may substitute physics theory also for Science as physics theory is the most aggressive branch, out of all. It is the true Science-rest all are applied sciences.
When mankind begins for such a journey, one thing is presumed that everything is already known about the subject or the KNOWER or the Human mind,or Consciousness to be precise.
There can be one more way, the way of spirituality or VEDANTA-the most enlightened form of spirituality. This way begins from introspection, without presumptions & prejudices. VEDANTA says that the subject itself is unknown!
According to VEDANTA, presuming the world to be objective is a flawed thinking. Unscientific of course! How can the subject (Me or the human mind) know the object (world or Physical realm) if I myself do not
know my own basic nature? or HOW DO I KNOW WHAT I KNOW?.VEDANTA attempts to know objectively the KNOWER. In such an attempt, it gradually reaches a stage where it discovers that the basic attempt
to objectively know the world itself, or to consider the Physical world separate from us is incorrect. There is no true Physical world except in our thoughts. It is just the consciousness which perceives, names, analyses & concludes about the World. Hence, the great discovery of VEDANTA is that the subject (the KNOWER) itself is the object & hence can not know the world objectively.
To put it simply, CAN THE PART KNOW THE WHOLE?. The beauty of VEDANTA is that it does not conclude on preformed hypothesis, rather than getting answers it creates some of the most beautiful questions.
WHO AM I?
HOW DO I KNOW WHAT I KNOW?
WHO IS THE KNOWER?
CAN THE PART KNOW THE WHOLE?
WHAT IS REAL?
WHAT IS-”the IS”?
WHAT EXISTS OUT OF TIME & SPACE?
The whole observations of Vedanta are far more scientific & complete than of the modern sciences. And hence many common observations occur. The famous Bell’s theorem forces us to accept the validity of the concept of BRAHMAN-the ultimate consciousness.
Some of the conceptual enigmas of Quantum physics theory are also explainable by VEDANTIK deliberations. e.g Modern Quantum physics theory now knows that all matter on this earth is practically composed of sub-atomic particles
such as protons, neutrons & electrons. These particles have the same nature, no matter what element they constitute i.e the electron of carbon is essentially the same as that of Hydrogen.
Hence all matter being composed of one thing only seems plausible.
Second the basic constituent particle i.e electron displays dual nature-both MATTER & wave mechanics-both explainable with physics theory Experiments. Same way light also displays “DUAL NATURE”-explained well by Photo-electric effect & Young’s double slit interference experiment.
As a VEDANTIK, my humble submission is that the attempt to know weather matter is particle or wave mechanics & the same way for light is futile. Honestly, it is MATTER-O-wave mechanics. Sometimes matter, sometimes wave mechanics. Because, the duality of wave mechanics & matter is artificial! Not real. Nothing is there which is only matter or only wave mechanics!!!
The human senses have a limit of knowing-both upper & lower limit.
e.g. we hear 20 hz & then up to 20,000 Hz (Infrasonic & Ultrasonic being inaudible).Same goes for eyes (eyes do not see distinct object in less than 1/20 sec),similar for nose (Dogs smell very well what we can’t).
the touch receptors at the back of man can’t distinguish two points of touch if separated by less than 20 cm. The list of limitation of human senses can go on & on & on.
The instruments of physics theory laboratory are nothing but extension of our sense organs only. e.g. a microscope is a better eye, a particle counter is a better sense organ.But alas all in vain!
The famous theorem that” the position & the velocity of a particle can not be simultaneously known” puts a stop to the knowing of “simultaneous” events. As nothing can travel faster than speed of light ,than how do we know what is simultaneous?
VEDANTA says that the subtle or “sukshma” is something which can not be comprehended by sense organs. However, refined or better the equipment may be. The consciousness doesn’t exists in the frame of space & time, the sense organs do.
We can go in the form of a corollary-TO KNOW WHAT EXISTS BEYOND SPACE & TIME, THE KNOWING TOOL ALSO HAS TO BE OUT OF SPACE & TIME”.
The famous Einstienian observation that “we can not objectively know the frame, if we are a part of the frame”
To put it simply, how can a man in train see/observe the train if he is inside the moving train? The actual right observation will be made only by a man on platform!
Now for the big result-that -if we are able to comprehend something which is out of frame of space & time than the tool is also out of frame of space & time.
Hence, the big mahavakya-Tat Twam asi!!! (Thou are that!!!).
In meditation, the VEDANTIK knower discovers that the all pervading, all existing consciousness is out of the frame of space & time. If such a perceived consciousness, the Godly consciousness, the eternal space or the BRAHMAN can be perceived than it is a true by corollary that the knowing consciousness or the enlightened consciousness is also of the same nature as BRAHMAN.
The following example contains the answer:
When we create a pot, than we observe that the pot contains some space. Let’s call it “POTSPACE” or the GHAT-AKASH. Now suppose the pot is broken than where does the space in the pot go?
Is it where it is?
Did it appear & disappear with the pot?
Was it not there, from the very beginning?
The VEDANTIK knows that the appearance & disappearance of space is just an illusion. There was always one space from the very beginning-the eternal space. Nothing appeared & nothing disappeared. The creation & destruction of the pot creates the illusion.
Apply it on your life.Your birth & death.And you’ll know it all.
The Man makes the mistake of associating himself to be the pot, while he is the space itself. But, this realization of being the eternal space doesn’t occur easily.
While dreaming-Is it easy to know that you are dreaming?
Arise,Awake & Stop not till the goal is achieved! (Kathopnishad)
- ~ Quantum physics theory & vedanta
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