COSMOLOGY
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The Order of Subtle Emanation
The Order of Subtle Emanation
19 May 2022
There are seven Cosmic planes:
Adi (MahaParaNirvanic)
Anupadaka (ParaNirvanic)
Atmic (Nirvanic)
Buddhic
Higher Mental (Manasic)
Lower Mental/Astral (Kamic)
Physical (Sthula)
Tattva
Parabrahma IS.
From Parabrahma, Purusha and Prakriti arise.
From the conjunction of Purusha and Prakriti, Brahma arises.
Brahma is motion.
Motion implies the existence of Space and Time (The Universe).
From Brahma arises Akasa, Space. The quality of Akasa is Sound.
It has only one quality of Sound.
From Akasa emanated the Vayu, Air. The quality of Air is Touch.
It has two qualities of Sound and Touch.
From Akasa and Vayu combined came the Agni, Fire. The quality of Fire is Form.
It has three qualities of Sound, Touch and Form.
From Akasa, Vayu and Agni combined came the Apas, Water. The quality of Water is Taste.
It has four qualities of Sound, Touch, Form and Taste.
From Akasa, Vayu, Agni and Apas combined came the Prithvi, Earth. The quality of Earth is Smell.
It has five qualities of Sound, Touch, Form, Taste and Smell.
Cosmic Plane
Adi/MahaParaNirvanic
Anupadak/ParaNirvanic
Atma/Nirvanic
Buddhi
Higher Mental/Manasic
Lower Mental
+
Astral
=
Kamic
Physical =
Sthula + Linga
This is the order of subtle emanation.
The Subtle Emanation: Part 2
The Subtle Emanation: Part 2
29 April 2022
There was NOTHING.
There was 'Will to Create'.
'Purusha/Knowledge' and 'Prakriti/Ignorance' were created at the same time.
From the conjunction between Purusha and Prakriti arises Brahma, the Universe.
Consider that the black circle is me.
There is nothing else existing, anywhere.
No earth, no world, no universe.
Nothing.
Except me.
At the beginning, there was 'Nothing'.
I want to know “Who am I?”
I can look out and see what is out there, which is nothing.
It is not possible for me to look at myself because there is no reflective surface to see myself; I can only look out.
If I can see a reflection of myself, I can know myself.
I create a reflection of myself, the red circle.
The black circle is me, the red circle is my reflection.
I can see my reflection, so now I know how I look.
In order to create a reflection, I need 'Space'.
I cannot occupy the same space as my reflection.
So now, we have 'Space'.
However, this perspective is limited.
I can only see a very narrow aspect of myself.
I cannot see all around me.
I cannot really know all of me.
To get a fuller perspective of myself, I need to move around my reflection.
Then, I can observe my reflection from all angles.
Finally, I can know myself.
In order to move, I need to change my position in space.
I occupied one space before, then I will occupy a different space - this is movement.
This introduces 'Time'.
There can be no movement without 'Space' and 'Time'.
Then there is 'Space' and 'Time'.
Existence is, so that I may know myself!
From Parabrahma (androgyne) arise Purusha (masculine) and Prakriti (feminine).
The Purusha is the Father.
The Prakriti is the Mother.
From the conjunction between Purusha and Prakriti arises Brahma.
Brahma is Motion (space and time).
The Universe is born.
The Subtle Emanation: Part 1
The Subtle Emanation: Part 1
29 April 2022
There was NOTHING.
There was 'Will to Create'.
'Purusha/Knowledge' and 'Prakriti/Ignorance' were created at the same time.
What is this 'Will to Create'? Create what?
What is 'Purusha' or 'Knowledge'? What is 'Prakriti' or 'Ignorance'?
How were they created from 'Nothing'?
To understand Creation, we may take an arbitrary point as the starting point. This is not the 'Beginning' of creation, it is just the point at which we start focusing our attention to the process of 'Evolution'.
In the beginning (relatively speaking), there was NOTHING.
At some point in the evolutionary process, there was a 'Will to Create'. So the 'Creation' came about. 'Something' was created from 'Nothing'.
From 'NOTHING', two (2) equal and opposite concepts come into being.
0 = 2
These two (2) equal and opposite concepts may unite to become zero (0).
2 = 0
Example 1:
Consider a world in which everyone has the same height. There would be no concept of tall/short. If we change the height of any one individual, both the concepts of tall and short would arise at the same time.
From zero (0) (which represents the state where there is absence of the concepts of tall/short, and therefore represents unity or equality), two (2) equal and opposite concepts (diversity) would arise.
Now if the height of that one individual was again changed back to the same as others, the equal and opposite concepts of tall/short would unite and there would be unity/equality again.
Example 2:
Consider a world in which everyone has the same amount of money. Even if money was spent, or money was earned, each individual would have access to the exact same amount of money. There would be no concept of rich/poor. If we add or remove even one penny from an individual account, both the concepts of rich and poor would arise at the same time.
From zero (0) (which represents the state where there is absence of the concepts of rich/poor, and therefore represents unity or equality), two (2) equal and opposite concepts (diversity) would arise.
Now if the individual's account was again changed back to the same amount as others, the equal and opposite concepts of rich/poor would unite and there would be unity/equality again.
Thus, when there is balance, there is unity. This is the state of absence of opposing concepts, the state of zero '0'.
When the balance is broken, there is inequality, and therefore there is diversity. This is the state where two (2) equal and opposite concepts come into being at the same time. This is the state of two '2'.
0 = 2
The two (2) equal and opposing concepts may unite to again go back to the state of zero '0'.
2 = 0
From NOTHING, the CREATION came into BEING.
When we create 'Something' from 'Nothing', we essentially create both the positive and negative aspect of the same 'thing' at the same time.
In the state of unity, of balance, of zero (0), it is not that there is 'Nothing'. Instead, this is the state of 'potential' from which anything can be created. We just need to create an imbalance, an inequality in any one aspect, and it will give rise to two (2) equal and opposite concepts at the same time. It will give rise to diversity.
So this zero (0), this 'Nothing' is full of potential.
This is the Parabrahma, the Androgyne.
In the state of diversity, of imbalance, of two (2), we have equal and opposite concepts co-existing. These opposing concepts are not united, they exist separately. The opposing concepts are unaware that they are two sides of the same coin, that they have arisen from the same potential, and that when they unite, both of them will cease to exist and become zero (0), the potential.
These are the two (2) states of Purusha (masculine) and Prakriti (feminine).
Purusha, or the masculine aspect and Prakriti, or the feminine aspect arise together, at the same time, from Parabrahma, the Androgyne.
There was 'Nothing', Zero (0).
This is 'Parabrahma', the Androgyne, the Shunya, the One Consciousness.
Knowledge, or Purusha was created. This is the masculine aspect (positive).
Ignorance, or Prakriti was created at the same time. This is the feminine aspect (negative).
Ain Soph Aur: The Universe
Ain Soph Aur: The Universe
Edited 29 April 2022
What is existence?
Consider that there is a 'potential existence', which gives rise to a 'positive existence' and a 'negative existence'.
A 'positive existence' has a beginning and an end.
Since it has a beginning, there has to be a 'potential existence' behind it; there can be no beginning without a potential existence behind it.
But where did the potential existence come from?
The number zero is an example of a 'potential existence'.
The number +1 is an example of a 'positive existence'.
The number -1 is an example of a 'negative existence'.
Zero may be split into +1 and -1.
Or in other words, +1 and -1 combine to form zero.
The value of zero is nothing.
But zero has the potential to generate any positive number, along with its negative.
So if there is a 'potential existence', then 'positive existence' and 'negative existence' arise from it at the same time.
Components of the Universe:
The two main components of the entire Universe are matter (normal matter, dark matter and antimatter) and energy (dark energy).
Two galaxy clusters collided to create the 'Bullet Cluster'.
Normal matter is shown in pink and the rest of the matter is illustrated in blue, revealing that dark matter dominates this enormous cluster.
Normal matter
Normal matter is also called baryonic matter, made up of protons, neutrons and electrons.
It is the sum of all the matter which can be visibly seen with eyes or with equipment.
It includes the Earth, the Sun, the Planets, the asteroids, etc. in all the galaxies in the whole Universe.
This is a lot of matter!
However, this matter adds up to less than 5% of the Universe!
3-D Map of the large-scale distribution of dark matter
A visualization of simulations showing dark matter filaments permeating the universe, providing the necessary gravity to pull matter together and form galaxies.
Dark Matter
There is unknown dark matter surrounding galaxies.
Most of the gravitational potential in the universe is in the form of dark matter.
Dark matter may be made of baryonic or non-baryonic matter.
Some postulations about dark matter are:
It is dark, which means it is not in the form of stars and planets that we see.
It is not in the form of dark clouds of normal matter.
It does not emit light or interact with normal baryonic matter.
It is not antimatter
It is not a black hole
About 27% of the Universe is dark matter.
Most of the matter in the Universe is invisible.
Expansion of the Universe.
Dark energy
The universe is an increasingly concentrated cosmos preceded by a singularity where space and time lose meaning.
Since it's birth 15 billion years ago, the universe has been expanding.
Dark energy is thought to accelerate the expansion of the universe.
Einstein proposed a theory to explain dark energy.
It is possible for more space to come into existence.
This energy is expansive.
Empty space is not nothing.
Empty space can possess it's own energy.
This energy of empty space is a cosmological constant.
So as the universe expands, dark energy will become more and more abundant.
Since it is a repulsive force, an increase in dark energy will lead to an acceleration in the Universe's expansion.
About 68% of the universe is dark energy.
The source of most of the energy in the Universe is not understood.
Atoms of matter and antimatter have the same mass, but opposite electrical charge and different quantum numbers.
What is antimatter?
Normal matter is composed of atoms of positively charged protons, neutral neutrons, and negatively charged electrons.
Antimatter is composed of atoms of negatively charged antiprotons, neutral (yet different) neutrons, and positively charged antielectrons (positrons).
When matter and antimatter collide, the result is annihilation.
The mass is converted to energy.
The energy release is immense.
There is very little antimatter in the observable universe.
If antimatter galaxies exist, it would be very hard to detect because they would have the same chemical composition, absorption spectra and emission spectra as regular galaxies.
The key to finding them would be to look for annihilation events at the border between matter and antimatter.
An artist's drawing of a black hole. It formed when a large star caved in. This black hole pulls matter from blue star beside it
What is a black hole?
A black hole is a region of space-time where gravity is so strong that nothing - no particles or even electromagnetic radiation such as light - can escape from it.
Because no light can get out, black holes are invisible.
An artist's drawing of Milky Way galaxy.
In the middle of the Milky Way is a supermassive black hole.
A stellar mass black hole can have mass up to 20 times more than the mass of the Sun.
There may be many, many stellar mass black holes in Milky Way.
Sagittarius A: The black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
Every large galaxy contains a supermassive black hole at its center.
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy is called Sagittarius A.
It has a mass equal to about 4 million suns.
It is thought that the supermassive black holes are formed at the same time as the galaxy they are in.
What will happen if matter plus antimatter meets black hole?
Matter plus antimatter does not make a black hole disappear. The black hole only increases in size.
Antimatter is exactly the same as normal matter, except everything is backwards - electrical charges, spin directions and configurations of all sub-particles. It's all opposite, except mass.
An electron has the same exact amount of mass as an antielectron or positron.
In a black hole, both matter and energy are pulled in and become more black hole.
A black hole consumes everything; matter, light, energy, everything; and keeps growing.
Antimatter and matter collide to the annihilation of both.
However, the energy release is immense.
This is not the end of their existence. It is the beginning of a new existence as One.
Discussion:
Potential existence:
Scientific observations indicate that:
At the center of every major galaxy, there is a supermassive black hole.
This black hole is formed at the same time as the galaxy.
If matter was to collide with its anitmatter in the black hole, it would produce tremendous amounts of energy which would become part of the black hole.
Matter has mass, and its anitmatter also has the same mass. If both the matter and antimatter were to be pulled into the black hole, the mass of antimatter would not cancel out the mass of the matter but instead the mass of the black hole would be increased.
In simple words, potentially, the black hole is the storehouse of all types of matter and energy.
This is 'potential existence'.
AIN - Nothing.
This is Nothing.
Negative existence:
Scientific observations indicate that:
Since the birth of the universe, it has been expanding.
Empty space possesses it's own energy which remains constant.
As more space comes into existence, more dark energy will also come into existence.
Dark energy accelerates the expansion of the universe.
In simple words, space expands and the dark energy created accelerates the expansion.
This is 'negative existence'.
AIN SOPH - No Limit.
This is limitless expansion.
Positive existence:
Scientific observations indicate that:
After the initial expansion, the universe cooled sufficiently to allow the formation of subatomic particles, and later atoms.
These particles could form normal matter, dark matter or antimatter.
This is 'positive existence'.
AIN SOPH AUR - Limitless Light.
This is the Absolute, the Universe.
Space and Time came into existence.
Brahma arises. The Universe is born.
The Constitution of Matter
The Constitution of Matter
18 September 2021
What is matter?
Let's consider the example of the ocean, the trees and the minerals.
The ocean is largely made up of water, which is made up of hydrogen and oxygen.
The trees are largely made up of cellulose, which is made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
The minerals are largely made up of a mixture of elements like iron, gold and copper.
Hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, iron, gold, copper, etc. are all elements.
All matter is composed of elements.
Atom
The elements can be further broken down to smaller building blocks called atoms.
The atoms can be further broken down to smaller building blocks called neutrons, electrons and protons.
Protons and neutrons can be further divided into quarks.
Electrons are made of leptons.
Further division is also possible in terms of 'matter' and 'antimatter'.
However, for the purposes of our study, it will suffice to say that all elements are made of atoms of one kind or another.
All elements are made up of atoms.
Neutrons Electrons Protons
Neutrons are sub-atomic particles without any electrical charge.
Electrons are sub-atomic particles with a negative electrical charge.
Protons are sub-atomic particles with a positive electrical charge.
All atoms are made of neutrons, electrons and protons.
Examples of atoms of some common elements:
Carbon (C12) atom is made of 6 protons and 6 neutrons in the nucleus, and 6 electrons orbiting around the nucleus.
Nitrogen (N14) atom is made of 7 protons and 7 neutrons in the nucleus, and 7 electrons orbiting around the nucleus.
Oxygen (O16) atom is made of 8 protons and 8 neutrons in the nucleus, and 8 electrons orbiting around the nucleus.
If the number of neutrons in an atom is changed, an isotope of the element is formed. It possesses the same chemical properties but may become radioactive.
If the number of electrons in an atom is changed, an ion of the element is formed. It possesses different chemical properties and may become more reactive.
If the number of protons in an atom is changed, then the atom does not belong to the same element anymore. It becomes a different element.
Example of conversion of elements in nature:
Nitrogen gas is the most abundant naturally occurring gas in the atmosphere.
The nucleus of the Nitrogen atom consists of 7 protons and 7 neutrons.
Nitrogen = (7p + 7n)
When cosmic rays bombard the atmosphere, they produce neutrons.
These fast moving neutrons collide with Nitrogen atoms.
The nucleus of the Nitrogen atom will absorb the neutron, but kick out a proton.
Since the number of protons changes, the element changes. It does not remain to be Nitrogen any longer, it becomes Carbon (since an atom with 6 protons is Carbon)
Carbon = (6p + 8n)
The new Carbon atom contains 6 protons and 8 neutrons.
Since the number of neutrons in the Carbon atom is more (8 neutrons instead of the normal 6 neutrons), it becomes radioactive form of Carbon, C14.
This C14 is very unstable and decomposes back to Nitrogen at a certain rate.
It does this by splitting a neutron into an electron and proton.
neutron = proton + electron
The electron is then ejected along with an antineutrino particle as radiation. The proton is absorbed in the nucleus.
Since the number of protons changes again, the element changes again. It does not remain to be Carbon any longer, it becomes Nitrogen (since an atom with 7 protons is Nitrogen).
Nitrogen = (7p + 7n)
All matter is made of the same basic units.
The different combinations of the basic units make up the variety.
Fossil
The process of conversion of Nitrogen in the atmosphere to radioactive Carbon C14 and back to Nitrogen is a continuous process.
Nitrogen >>> Radioactive Carbon C14 >>> Nitrogen
The radioactive Carbon C14, once formed in the atmosphere, is absorbed into the water of the ocean. It is absorbed by the plants during photosynthesis. Through the food chain, C14 also enters into the bodies of animals and humans.
During life, the radioactive Carbon C14 present in the body will decompose at a certain rate, but it is constantly replaced by the living organism.
Upon death, the radioactive Carbon C14 present in the body will decompose at the same rate, and it cannot be replaced. Thus the amount of C14 gradually decreases in the dead body over time.
This is the principle used to date fossils.
Discussion:
The atom is made of neutrons, protons and electrons.
These three constituents come together for a physical manifestation of an atom.
The protons determine the identity of the atom.
The addition of neutrons makes the atom unstable and radioactive.
The change in the number of electrons makes the atom more or less reactive to its environment.
An individual is made of spirit (atma, buddhi), soul (Causal body) and matter (mental, astral and physical bodies).
These three constituents (spirit, soul and matter) come together for a physical manifestation of an individual.
The soul determines the identity of the individual.
The addition of spirit makes the individual unstable and radiating (he radiates magnetism and love).
The change in matter (mental, astral and physical bodies) makes the individual more or less reactive to his environment.
As above, so below.
The Universe
The Universe
12 July 2021
There are perhaps more than 100 billion galaxies in the universe.
The milky way galaxy has billions of stars, one of them is our Sun.
More than meets the eye: A galaxy seen at different wavelengths.
Observations of visible light show several hundred billion stars that make up the galaxy.
Observations at far-infrared wavelengths reveal mixture of mostly gas and dust from which new stars will be born.
X-ray observations show the glow emitted by stars close to the end of their life cycle or by remnants of stars that have already died.
A galaxy is a living entity.
The narrow band of the visible light range.
The visible range is narrow.
There is much in darkness.
Limitations of the human naked vision: There is much that we cannot see without specialized equipment.
What we do not see, does not mean that it does not exist.
Stages of formation of Earth
Very hot gas
Magma forms rocks
Water condenses to form oceans
Tectonic activity
Continents appear
Life on Earth
Question: Can there be life on earth without oxygen?
Answer: Life first appeared on earth in the form of cyanobacteria.
Cyanobacteria converted sunlight into energy and produced oxygen as a waste product.
In fact, the oxygen was actually toxic to the cyanobacteria.
Eventually, there was so much oxygen in the atmosphere that it wiped out a majority of their population.
Perhaps, here is an evolutionary lesson that we humans could learn!
Evolution of Life Forms
Cyanobacteria that could survive without oxygen
Bacteria that could survive in oxygen
Life in the ocean
Life on land
Refinement of forms
Development of brain
Over millions of years, life evolved; from bacteria, to life in the sea, to life on land, to primates, to humans.
It would be useless for the consciousness that inhabits a human form to instead inhabit the form of a bacterium; It would not know how to function with such limited capabilities.
It would be equally useless for the consciousness that inhabits a bacterium to instead inhabit a human form; It would not know what to do with the great capabilities that come with the human form.
Thus, we see a parallel development of forms and the consciousness of life that inhabits the form.
The consciousness does not land in any type of form by chance.
The life consciousness inhabits only that form which can be used to its greatest advantage.
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