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The Unity in duality!-Quantum Physics & Vedanta

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 theWORLD (the external world).Here we may substitute PHYSICS also for Science as

PHYSICS 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, Consciousnessbe 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?.VEDANTAattempts 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 isincorrect. 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 createssome 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'stheorem forces us to accept the validity of the concept of BRAHMAN-the ultimate

consciousness.

Some of the conceptual enigmas of Quantum Physics are also explainable byVEDANTIK deliberations. e.g Modern Quantum Physics now knows that all matter on

this earth is practically composed of sub-atomic particles

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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-both explainable with PHYSICS 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 isparticle or wave & the same way for light is futile. Honestly, it is MATTER-O-WAVE.

Sometimes matter, sometimes wave. Because, the duality of wave & matter is artificial!

Not real. Nothing is there which is only matter or only wave!!!

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 separatedby less than 20 cm. The list of limitation of human senses can go on & on & on.

The instruments of PHYSICS 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 besimultaneously 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 doesnt 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 weare 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 existingconsciousness 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 alsoof the same nature as BRAHMAN.

The following example contains the answer:

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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 doesnt occur easily.

While dreaming-Is it easy to know that you are dreaming?