Time = Space Supreme scientific secrets in ancient India (God’s particle, (God’s particle, Language, Arts, Temples & Sacred Sacred Geometry) Geometry)
(Shatkona Yantra – – Created Created by by Sri Sri Bhogar Bhogar Siddhar Siddhar currently currently in in a temple in Sri Sri Lanka, Lanka, taken once in a year for rituals, for rituals, believed believed to to emanate supreme subtle divine energies.)
Thinking Hearts (Raguram Gopalan)
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Thoughts from Thinking Hearts: “Curious by nature, by nature, in a life so uncertain Thirsty for the for the truth, which is so certain I sought for some for some water in water in our Vedas our Vedas ‐ the fountain the fountain Though I can’t understand can’t understand fully what fully what it it contains contains I am amazed & amazed & speechless with what I what I could ascertain could ascertain This is just is just a a speck of speck of dust dust from from that golden that golden mountain Thankful to Thankful to my family family for helping for helping me in what I what I could attain could attain Grateful for the for the wisdom and works and works from from all the all the chieftains Wish I repay every repay every atom atom of it of it through through my gratuitous my gratuitous tearstains”
This effort is to share what I read, understood and enjoyed about the scientific aspects in ancient India ancient India which are codified in codified in our language, arts and in 1000s of temples. The quotes and examples are predominantly predominantly in Tamil but I have tried to give the meaning which can enable a reader to grasp the meaning and progress. Any progress. Any shortcomings shortcomings you notice are purely are purely reflective reflective of my abilities to understand and express. There was not even an iota of intention to hurt any sentiments
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http://ragsgopalan.blogspot.com I initially thought initially thought that that II shall reproduce shall reproduce a prayer from from one of the of the books which I had read had read but at but at one fine moment I decided to capture my feelings my feelings in my own words. So I scribbled few scribbled few lines in English summing up my feelings feelings as above, few lines few lines for for the the Sage of Kanchi of Kanchi and and a a prayer in prayer in Tamil with its meaning in English. You may understand may understand this prayer this prayer better better after after you you read this read this book.
January 2012, Version 1.0 Please feel Please feel free free to copy and reproduce and reproduce in whichever form form or shape or shape as you deem fit without fit without any any acknowledgements. In fact see how much of this can you share to dispel the ignorance. The more you share the better. If I If I have acknowledged any acknowledged any books books or authors or authors please please recognize them and ensure and ensure that you that you either buy their buy their books books or donate or donate to their cause. their cause. They deserve They deserve all the all the credits.
A divine soul With a noble goal Walked this Walked this earth When divinity was divinity was dearth Beyond any Beyond any treasure's treasure's worth To avoid our avoid our death death & rebirth Seek his Seek his guidance & grace For he For he shall ever shall ever embrace! embrace!
த வணக (Prayer) உளம லமக உளம லமக , பரப கலமக பரப கலமக வண ஒளயறக வண ஒளயறக , ஓம உணவறக ஓம உணவறக உணவ ஓமளயக உணவ ஓமளயக , ஓமள ஓமலயக ஓமள ஓமலயக ஆடல ஆடமற ஆடல ஆடமற , அச கலமக (Mind is the source, primordial god’s particle as the form, The luminescent space, the Pranava as consciousness Consciousness as the Om’s Light, Om’s Light as Om’s sound Isn’t time a pulsation that’s the dance of Lord of Dance?)
கலம ச கலம சலமக , சலம கலமக கலம ஞலமக கலம ஞலமக , ஆத அதமக ஆத அதமக ஞலம லமக ஞலம லமக , அறடஆ னதமக நவல ந ந ந ந நத நத தள தள நடமக நடமக Time creates Rhythm & order, Rhythm creates shapes Shapes become universe, the beginning and the end Universe merges with source, it is awareness & bliss Ever searching for the feet of the divine & graceful mean
வணல மமக வணல மமக , மணல வமக மணல வமக வணல எணமக வணல எணமக , எணம எமக எணம எமக எனல எனகண எனல எனகண எ எ கணல கணல மணமக மணமக நமல பள நமல பள ஓங ஓங நமலன நமலன பவம ! The mass in energy (Space), the energy in mass(earth) The energy as thoughts, our thoughts as numbers (octets) To me find me within me, he who stands as my eye’s pupil Beseech his feet who is devoid of may blemish
அபலத ஆ அபலத ஆ அவன அவன , அரஙகத ய அவன ய அவன அரவத அவன அரவத அவன , அரவம ஆ அரவம ஆ அவன அவன பரவணவ அவன பரவணவ அவன , தமக தலவ அவன தலவ அவன ந அற ந அற இள இள நமன நமன , பபத பவம பபத பவம ! The one who is dancing in the microbode, the one who is sleeping in arangam The one who is wearing snakes, the one who is dancing on a snake The one who is consort of Goddess Bhairavi, the one who is the Lord of goddess Lakshmi Beseech his feet, the one who kills our mind’s tamasic darkness
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.
Time = Space Series. Part 1 ‐ Introduction............ Introduction......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ........................... ........................... .......................... ................. .... 6
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Time = Space Series. Part 2 ‐ Sound merges in light .......................... ....................................... ........................... ........................... .......................... .......................... ............... 9
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Time = Space Series. Part 3 – Vaak‐Artha ‐ Importance of word of word .......................... ....................................... .......................... .......................... .................... ....... 11
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Time = Space Series. Part 4 – Scientific languages – languages – Tamil & Sanskrit............ Sanskrit......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ............. 14
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Time = Space Series. Part 5 – Energy & matter conundrum............. conundrum .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ............... 16
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Time = Space Series. Part 6 – The Unfolding Self ‐ Universe has evolved and was not created......................... created.........................19 19
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Time = Space Series. Part 7 – The Chidambara ragasyam & the God’s particle .......................... ....................................... ....................... ..........21 21
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Time = Space Series. Part 8 – Characteristics of the of the God’s particle (Paramaanu) .......................... ....................................... .................... .......24 24
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Time = Space Series. Part 9 – Light, God’s particle and God............. God.......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ............... 27
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Time = Space Series. Part 10 – 10 – Lord Nataraja and The String theory ........................... ........................................ .......................... ..................... ........ 30
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Time = Space Series. Part 11 – 11 – Vastureva Vaastu and E=mc ......................... ...................................... .......................... .......................... ...................... ......... 34
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Time = Space Series. Part 12 – 12 – Vedic Concept of time of time & its measurements............ measurements......................... .......................... ......................... ............38 38
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Time = Space Series. Part 13 – 13 – South American Mayan & South Indian Maayan .......................... ....................................... ................ ... 40
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Time = Space Series. Part 14 –Mayan, 14 –Mayan, Tamil, Pleiades & iCHING............. iCHING .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ............... .. 43
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Time = Space Series. Part 15 – 15 – Shiva Lingam is not a Phallus............ Phallus ......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ...................... ......... 45
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Time = Space Series. Part 16 – 16 – Seelam ‐ The Primordial circular force ‐ Ganapthi & Mathematics ...............50 ...............50
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Time = Space Series. Part 17 – 17 – Seelam ‐ The Primordial rhythm & fundamentals............ fundamentals......................... .......................... ................ ... 53
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Time = Space Series. Part 18 – 18 – Seelam ‐ Significance of √2 & √3......................... 3...................................... .......................... .......................... ................. .... 56
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Time = Space Series. Part 19 – 19 – Seelam –Vesica Seelam –Vesica Piscis, √5, & Golden mean () ......................... ...................................... .................... .......58 58
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Time = Space Series. Part 20 – 20 – Sankhya yoga and Sage Kapila............ Kapila ......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .................... ....... 63
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Time = Space Series. Part 21 – 21 – 5 and 8 the Universal rhythm............. rhythm .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .................... ....... 65
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Time = Space Series. Part 22 – 22 – Eight (Octet) and the 5 sacred arts............ arts ......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ............. 67
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Time = Space Series. Part 23 – 23 – Nanotechnology in ancient india & size of god’s of god’s particle.............................. particle..............................69 69
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Time = Space Series. Part 24 – 24 – Octet, Octave and the Gandharva veda (Classical Music) .............................72 .............................72
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Time = Space Series. Part 25 – 25 – Adi Tala, Nava Tala and Sthapatya veda (Sculpture) .......................... ..................................... ...........74 74
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Time = Space Series. Part 26 – 26 – Sabda Veda, Chandas & Poetry (Ma Nishaada…) .......................... ....................................... ................ ... 78
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Time = Space Series. Part 27 – 27 – Architecture – Architecture – The Zenith of mathematics of mathematics (Vaastu) .......................... ..................................... ...........82 82
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Time = Space Series. Part 28 – 28 – Capturing the divine energy – energy – Squares & Circles............ Circles......................... .......................... .................. ..... 87
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Time = Space Series. Part 29 – 29 – Heaven & Earth – Earth – Lord Nataraja & Lord Ranganatha............ Ranganatha ......................... ........................ ...........91 91
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Time = Space Series. Part 30 – 30 – Temples and Idol worship .......................... ....................................... ........................... ........................... ........................ ........... 95
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Time = Space Series. Part 31 – 31 – Mayan & his works .......................... ....................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..................... ........ 101
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Time = Space Series. Part 32 – 32 – Conclusion ......................... ...................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ...................... ......... 105
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1.T 1. TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 1 ‐ INTRODUCTION As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.” *
“Abheda Darsanam Gnanam ” . Nothing defines what wisdom is better than these 3 words. Experience
of unity / oneness in all is wisdom. The roots of Indian wisdom are captured in these 3 words that
everything in this universe is the manifestation from a single source, and we can call it God or Consciousness. This naturally leads us to one of the mahavakya “Pragyanam Brahma” which means “Consciousness is god”. But for people who are stingier with words and wants these 2 concepts to be
put in just in just one word, then it is called “Advaita”. It is not very often that nature reveals itself its absolute oneness and the un‐manifested interconnections. You consider yourself fortunate when you come across such knowledge in however small measure, even if it if it happens very rarely and even if you if you have an illusion that you have understood something. It has been very overwhelming for me to come across some of the details I have been reading and hearing and the dots I could connect – connect – some of which of which I had decided to write as a book. If you If you are interested in knowing how scientific ancient Indian Sanatana Dharma is and how well we have codified nature’s secret in our languages, arts and temples and if you are interested in any of the following questions then you may like this book. Most of the of the aspects stated here as scientific proof has proof has a reference to one or more of our of our scriptures and I would refer and quote them at various places.
Would you be surprised to know that the size, shape, color and characteristics of God’s particle are very clearly documented in our scriptures at least 12000 years back? What the scientists at CERN are spending billions of $, is well documented and we will discuss the characteristics of God’s particle in this book.
Would you want to know how Time = Space and more over time is nothing but the vibration of space? If I tell you that this was known us Indians at least 12000 years back and currently available in a written form would you believe?
When you throw a stone in water / pond the ripples that form take the shape of a of a circle (in 2D) / sphere (in 3D). Can you guess what the shape of the ripple would be if you throw the same stone in space?
What is the similarity between Poetry, classical music, Classical dance like Bharatanatyam, Sculpture and a building? Apart from the fact that we don’t clearly understand any of them in depth what is the similarity? Would you be surprised if I if I say that all are essentially the same and in fact a well constructed building is nothing more than a frozen music and the relationship between all the above confirms to a single grammar documented 12000 years + back ?
Would you be interested in knowing how E = mc2 an equation stated by our great Einstein has been known to us for years and not just that but we know the root of this energy and how to engineer it with precise formulas? Would you be surprised that this is the basis our language?
What if I if I say that the age of the of the universe, every astronomical unit of the of the bodies, big bang theory, string theory, God’s particle etc are all documented and they are all codified in our temples?
You would have heard about the golden ration but do you know the philosophical significance of and how it is derived? Moreover would be interested in knowing the significance of key
2, √ 3,√5 3 ,√5 ? What is I say that √ 3 can be correlated numbers and ratio like 0, 1, 5, 8, 9 and √ 2, with “Iyengar Namam”? Does it sound funny? What if there is a deep mathematical and philosophical significance? And how are all these ratios related?
As a wise man said that ‘Mathematics is the language of the gods”. What if this formula is codified in our texts from which we understand the God’s particle, its shape, characteristics and its manifestation?
What if I if I tell you that sound is a subset of light of light and sound merges with light at a point and that is at the root consciousness? Any non‐takers for this?
If you agree on the above then Sabda Brahman or the belief that sound is god merges with something higher, isn’t this contradictory? Also why many religions did believed that “Word is god”. Was it a mere belief or belief or was there any scientific reason behind it?
What is the correlation between Carnatic music and a human being’s height?
What if I say that the Mayan from South America and the Mayan from South India are one and the same?
These are some of the of the questions which might get addressed in this book. I am going to quote a series of references and books and links to understand and learn more about these topics and I would request you to utilize them if you if you are interested in these topics. This may not only refer you to the experts but also can help you overcome any weakness I have in understanding and articulating some of these topics. Some of the topics may touch upon religious beliefs (mostly Hinduism) but if you read with an open mind you would notice the underlying science behind it.
I would be happy if any if any of these of these blogs motivate and inspire you to explore the roots of our of our tradition and knowledge and give you an insatiable hunger for knowledge, wisdom to pursue the nature and its secrets. May the ancient Sanskrit quote “May I meditate on the supreme truth “Satyam Param deemahi”,
resonate within you as it does within me. Happy reading!
PS: Abheda Darshanam Gnanam, Dhyanam Nirvishayam Manam; Snaanam mano mala thyagam, Showchamindriya Nigraham", says the Upanishad.
The real Gnana is seeing all as one, real Dhyana is controlling the Manas from all temptations, the real snana or Bathing is Cleansing of All of All Mindly impurities, not physical impurities alone and real Showcha or cleanliness is controlling the Indriyas, this controlling of Indriyas, emotions, weaknesses and temptations. I am also quoting parts of Kahlil of Kahlil Gibran here, Your hearts Your hearts know in know in silence the secrets of the of the days and the and the nights. But your But your ears ears thirst for the for the sound of sound of your your heart's heart's knowledge. You would know would know in in words that which that which you have always known in thought. You would touch would touch with your fingers fingers the naked body naked body of of your your dreams. dreams. And the And the treasure of your of your infinite infinite depths would be would be revealed to revealed to your eyes. your eyes. But let But let there there be no scales to weigh your unknown your unknown treasure; And seek And seek not not the the depths of your of your knowledge knowledge with staff or staff or sounding sounding line. For self For self is is a sea boundless and measureless. and measureless. Say not, Say not, "I have found have found the the truth," but truth," but rather, rather, "I have found have found a a truth."
2.T 2. TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 2 ‐ SOUND MERGES IN LIGHT What if I say that “Sound is a subset of light”. Scientifically you may agree that both are electro‐ magnetic vibrations at different frequencies in the spectrum though one may not be the subset of another. So, What if I if I say that every other frequency is the subset of light? of light? I am sure many may disagree. Some
of the religious pundits may claim that “Sound is god” which I am not disputing but “light too is god” and as we progress towards the primordial state sound merges into light. Let me try to explain this with a simple exercise. Please sit in a place with a calm mind – few deep breaths may help.
Imagine that I am TALKING to you and avoid thinking that you are reading this blog.
I am going to TELL the following 5 words and you are going to LISTEN to it. Please just observe what happens within you. o
CAT, BOAT, MOM, DEVIL, BEST FRIEND
The following are the fundamentals of perception of perception as per Hindu scriptures:
Every word has a meaning (Let us ignore the so called meaningless words for the time being.).
Every meaning invokes a form or shape within our mind. o
For example when I say “MOM” you associate this word with your mother and the picture / image of your of your mother is perceived inside. You need to be little more observant to understand this. The fundamental principle is that
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“Every word is first associated its meaning then the meaning is associated with a form. The form is associated with a Guna (Quality) and then the quality or Guna is associated with its experience. What is stored inside is just is just the experience.
Let me TRY to explain the abstract concept of consciousness of consciousness as below:
Consciousness / existence exist in 3 states (deeper explanation is 5 / 7 states but we will discuss the simpler alternative). o
Formless state called Experience / feeling / bhava. This is the super conscious state.
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Gross state with form which has physical attributes. This is the conscious state.
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In‐between state (Not formless and no form) called Guna state which has subtle quality attributes. This is the Subconscious state. If this is difficult to comprehend for you please imagine “Egg” which is in‐between the formless and state with form.
Gotcha?
Let’s look at an example. Rose is a flower. When someone tells you “ROSE” then the following happens:
The sound “rose’ associates with a flower usually. (I am ignoring it being a name of your girl friend ). So here the word is associated with its meaning.
This flower is associated with red color and perhaps with thorns. Here the sound does not exist anymore but only a form. Yo!, the sound has merged into light.
The third step is
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this form is associated with a quality which is fragrance of a rose. For
someone sensitive they can smell the rose when they think about it. How else could we salivate at the thought / smell of a of a favorite dish if this if this step does not exist?
Now the last step is, this quality invokes an experience and hence a feeling. This rose may be associated with your inner self for love and hence the emotion of love surfaces. This is called Bhava / Rasa in Sanskrit.
If you If you are not clear about this then please do not move to the next part and think or discuss about it. A little contemplation would help you understand this 5 stage process of perception. of perception. ‘SOUND – ‘SOUND – MEANING – MEANING – FORM – FORM – QUALITY (GUNA) – (GUNA) – EXPERIENCE (FEELING / BHAVA)’
Our ancient forefathers knew this science and interconnection. Let me now quote these Slokas as an example from Bharatnatyam, which talks about this linkage. Kanteenaalambayet geetam, Hasteenaardham Pradarsayet, Chakshurbhyaam darsayeet bhaavam, Paadaabhyam taalamaacharet. According to Nandikeshara the dancer should dancer should sing sing with the mouth, express the meaning of the of the song with hand gestures, her eyes should express the emotions or bhava, the tala, the beat or rhythm should be done with her feet. feet. Further he Further he goes on to say – say –
'Yato hastas tato drushti, Yato drushitis tato manaha Yato manahas tato bhavo, Yato bhavas tato Rasaha' 'Where the hand goes, hand goes, there should follow the follow the eyes, Where the eyes move, mind should mind should follow it, follow it, Where the mind follow, follow, Bhava or emotion or emotion is created, & lastly when lastly when Bhava is created the created the sentiment or sentiment or Rasa will arise.' will arise.'
All the Mudras or gestures represent word when held at a particular position around the frame of the body and when used in a particular way. Alas we Indians have ignored this great science & art and its linkages and are like ignorant fools following the meaningless western tradition and dances! As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.” Happy reading!
3.T 3. TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 3 – VAAK ‐ARTHA ‐ IMPORTANCE OF WORD ‘SOUND – ‘SOUND – MEANING – MEANING – FORM – FORM – QUALITY (GUNA) – (GUNA) – EXPERIENCE (FEELING / BHAVA)’
In the 5 stage process of perception, one important factor which I missed is the “Self / EGO” which interprets the Guna to an experience. For example when I say Dog, the ‘Self’ interprets Dog to a loyal friend or a bike chaser or a rabbies generator. Essentially what is the quality of dog of dog mean to me? If you If you
understand this process this explains the uniqueness between individuals or the root cause of differences in a society. I am also going to add but not going to focus on the fact that the inputs are never limited to sound and when see a picture the process of perception starts with step 3. Just to poke the individuals who think “Sound / Word is the only god – Sabda Brahman, please tell me
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when you see a picture and when
there is no sound associated with it, where is God as Sabda Brahman in this situation? Does that mean that the very important Hindu belief that the Sound “Om is sabda Brahman or god” does not hold any meaning? It certainly does and I shall share my thoughts on it – it – continue reading. What is the importance of Word? of Word?
The greatest of Indian of Indian poet ‘Kalidas’ said "Vaak artha viva sampraktho samprakthov v vaakartha prathipathaye Jagadha: pitharov vandhe parvathe parameswarow"
he compared Lord Shiva and Shakti like sound (Shakti) and meaning (Shiva). Both sound and meaning are inseparable. You would now understand the wisdom behind this sloka since there is no sound without a meaning. Also Sabda Brahman merges with the Artha Brahman and both are inseparable. Here Artha Brahman is the light and the meaning of the word. Remember we say that ‘Throw some light” when we don’t understand something.
ப (porul) means “a thing” and it also means “meaning”. We will see how பரப (Paramporul) is the Lord Shiva as a God’s particle and how he is referred to as the In Tamil
meaning too. The same applies to Sanskrit where “artha” means wealth / things – remember Arthasastra? And it also refers to “meaning” as in the above sloka. How rich these languages are?
And in Abhirami Andadi, bhattar sees devi as "Arthanareswara" and confirms us that the grace of devi will brings us both richness and mukthi. "Sollum porulum ena nadamadum"…
A word is made up of letters of letters called Akshara in Sanskrit. The meaning of Akshara of Akshara is that which cannot be broken down further. ie. Word can be broken down to letters but it cannot be broken down further. A letter has a form like “A” and has a sound associated with it. This means the light and sound are merged in a letter. As per the principle stated above in the process of perception, the primordial state is one where light and sound is merged into each other. If you don’t dispute the philosophy that everything merges into god at the primordial state and at this state, sound and light are inseparable, and then you would agree that an Akshara is God / Brahman. Each letter has significance and meaning in Indian languages especially Tamil and Sanskrit. A word is a combination of Form (Light), Sound and meaning and these are first 3 aspects of perception which takes us from a gross state to a formless subtle un‐manifest state.
Hence the statement from New Testament “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” reflects the sam same e principle. But as per Hindu scriptures Veda is the breath of god (not word of god) or the aural vibration of consciousness cannot take you to the state of moksha. Words don’t take you to God, it can help you in the process but has its limit, since the sound and meaning merges into something else as we move towards more subtle space. This is what my friend Kambar said in Kambaramayanam as
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கண
மப வளவதத ம ய டத வத மபர!!. This means that the supreme truth who could not be found by Vedas came and solved the problem of an elephant, can someone dispute this? Every word or Akshara has four states Para, Pashyanti, Madhyama and Vaikari. Vaikari is the fourth state where the sound is audible to us. If I recite something mentally then the sound has 3 states only and these 4 states signify as to how a feeling (bhava) becomes thought and thought becomes form and then a sound. Just note here that as per Frank outlaw, it’s the thoughts which are primordial but as per our scriptures it is feeling or Bhava or deep rooted desire or also known as vasanas which drive your thoughts. So Frank’s quotes are half baked half baked plagiarism.
In a work called Tarka Samgraha, we have classified 9 different physical attributes (substances / dhravyas) and 24 different qualities / GUNA in all. If you are interested reading more about this, please read these blogs or the original work. http://ragsgopalan.blogspot.com/ http://ragsgopala n.blogspot.com/2010/09/v 2010/09/vedic edic‐perspective‐matter‐and‐its_14.html This is a 3 part series.
http://ragsgopalan.blogspot.com/2008/11/part‐1‐perception‐art‐of ‐seeing‐things.html This is a 2 part series.
To summarize this topic:
Broadly consciousness exists in 3 states.
The process of perception of perception if understood if understood well would throw a lot of secrets of secrets about nature.
Form – Guna – Guna – Bhava” is a simplistic way The 5 stage process of perception of perception “Sound – meaning ‐ Form –
of portraying of portraying this.
Sound merges into light and light is worshipped as God in most of the religions and belief. We can explore little more of this of this in the future sections.
A word is a unique combination where Light, Sound and meaning merges and hence it is considered as god. This word represents Arthenareeswara or yinyang or Star of David of David.
In the future sections let us explore as to what is the relationship between Maths and God and some of the critical numbers and its philosophical and scientific significance.
As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.”
Happy reading
4.T 4. TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 4 – SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGES – TAMIL & SANSKRIT One of the of the main reasons I believe as to why our wisdom has degraded so much in the last century is our ignorance and reluctance to learn our rich language. Our language offers richness not just in literary sense but is supremely scientific too. I am going to touch upon just upon just 3 to 4 aspects of it of it which I knew and understand at a fundamental level and request you to learn your mother tongue well. Many of my friends don’t exhibit a sense of remorse when they say ‘I can understand Tamil but can’t read or write it”. I wanted to tell them how much in life do they miss in terms of knowledge and
richness. This is not just about Tamil but every major Indian language is rich in its own way. Since my mother tongue is Tamil, I am going to articulate some of the of the science in it. Vigyan / Vigyanam (வ ஞன) means Science:
But most importantly for this series I wanted to take the word called Science as meant in Tamil and Sanskrit. A word always can be broken down to its dhatus for its exact meaning in Tamil and Sanskrit. Some examples below:
Science in Tamil is Vigyanam and in Sanskrit is Vigyan. This is split as Vin and Gnanam / Gyan. Vin means space and Gyan means knowledge. Hence according to Indian system science means it is the nature / knowledge of the space. This has very deep significance since western
science has not agreed the existence of space for a long time and their gross and materialistic approach prevented them from seeing the most subtle component and its nature. We were masters of it ages back. Most of the questions in Chapter 1 would be answered based on the knowledge of space of space – – Vigyan.
Universe is called as Brahmanda in Sanskrit. Brahma + Anda which literally means a big egg. This
means we knew that the galaxy is elliptical in shape ages back and it required hubble telescope in 1950 to tell us that.
Bhoogol means Earth (Study of) / Geography – Geography – This Splits as Bhoo +Gol. Bhoo means Earth and
Gol means round. We did not throw stones at a scientist as late as 17th century when he said that earth is round and not flat. We would have laughed our heart out and ignored him.
Be it the age of the universe, all of the astronomical measurements, health, spirituality etc, many of us need a white skin with blue eyes to tell us that what we knew was right and they have certified it. When we decide to come out of this of this mentality then the process of reclaiming of reclaiming our rich heritage shall start. Origin of Universe of Universe and linkage with Tamil:
The initial evolutionary process for the universe consisted of 5 stages states Aintiram. You can imagine that these are the movements of particles during the Big bang. They are
அமழதல, இமழதல,
மழதல, உமழதல, தமழதல.
Withdrawl (Amizhdal)
Imizhdal (Overflowing)
Kumizhdal (clustering round in an order)
Umizhdal (Emitting)
Tamizhdal (resulting into a well defined form)
These are the first stages from the Big bang till a well defined shape is formed. Now the last level is called Tamizhdal which results in a well defined form. This state has emanated from the Pranava and not been created by some one. Hence a language as rich with the sweetness of inherent order, originating from the luminosity of the of the original particle is called Tamil. Tamil is word based on the final resultant state called Tamizhdal (தமழதல ).
I shall address the other 2 interesting aspects that include a Chicken and Egg analogy for Energy and matter conundrum in the next blog. As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.”
Happy reading!
5.T 5. TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 5 – ENERGY & MATTER CONUNDRUM Energy and Matter concept in formation of letters: of letters:
The concept of Energy of Energy and matter is not new to us and does not start with Einstein’s days of E=mc of E=mc2. Let us look at how our letters are formed from Aksharas then people would know that the concept of Energy and Matter is old as our language. In Tamil there are two kinds of Aksharas Uyir Ezhuthu (Life / Energy letters – 12 letters) and
ம எ -
உய எ -
Mei Ezhuthu (Body / Matter
letters – 18 letters). Both put together it is 30 letter pack for Tamil as alphabets. Now both have to
combine to give letters called “body with life” which are called uyir mei Ezhuthu. This combines to form 18*12 which is 216 letters as Uyir Mei Ezhuthu. For example
+ அ = க
in Tamil and
क़ + अ = क in
Sanskrit. So the formation of letters itself is a science where Matter (Body) combines with Energy (Life) and then the living organisms (Body – (Body – life letters) are formed.
I want to ask you a Chicken & Egg question here which is very relevant to today’s scientists. Did the energy come first or is it the matter that came first? Modern science is still scratching its head. I can answer this question in 2 ways, first is obviously using language as a science.
In the above example + அ =க,
is the body and அ
is life. So as per our language sciences
be it Tamil or Sanskrit the matter is formed first and then the life came and attached to it. This is very well documented in Tamil scriptures as follows:
உடட உய வ ஒவ இயப தகபய This is over 2500 years old which -
.
states that life comes and joins and joins a body in language and this is nature.
மயள உயரல சவத இயப – ஐதற. This is over 12000+ years old which states that same thing and adds that body is like light and life is like sound and they merge and this is siva’s nature. This certainly means that both Body and life are not formed at the same – as popularly believed. Life comes and joins the body to give a living being – in the above case the letters are the living beings.
The second reference I am going to take for the same concept is our Yogic / Siddha / Ayurvedic science as to how fetus is formed in mother’s womb. As per our (Siddha) belief the conception of a child in a mother’s womb happens as follows:
The first organ that is formed for the fetus is the cells of the Eyes (Single Eye). This eye cell
starts vibrating due to its heat and multiplies as 2 eyes and then as the whole body. This is the vibration seen in the initial days of the fetus and not the heart beat. As per modern medical science the heart takes shape only by the end of the 8th week and not before. I am requesting someone to validate this.
rd belief as per Ayurvedic Life comes to this body at the 3 month of conception of conception only. This is the belief as
and Siddha science.
Instances of the of the third month natural abortions are very high than the later months based on the above reasons. This means that the life is not destined for that matter / life force is not sufficient enough.
How many of you know that the size of eyes never change as you grow and stays the same from the time we were born, while all other organs undergo growth?
Also the eyes hold a very important significance in the spiritual science which I shall address later. The eyes are the seat of Sun of Sun god and are characterized by heat and light.
It is through the heat in the eyes the subtle became a gross living being in this world and if the living being wants to merge back with the subtle – which is the process of Samadhi then the living beings should use their eyes, increase the heat in the eyes and start the devolution process. This is a supreme secret kept by the sages even in today’s world. You may want to ask any spiritual school as to why they recommend meditation with eyes fully or half open instead of closed eyes? Ask yourselves why the free masons and other secret societies use eye as one of their of their symbols? We shall address this later.
Now you want to answer the Chicken and Egg analogy to the Energy and Matter conundrum based on the above 2 thoughts, we can conclude it is the matter which came first. We shall try to explain this based on Space sciences a little later. Masculine and Feminine names based on ending letters:
I am also going to give you as to how Indians distinguished masculine from feminine names. Kanchi Maha periyava, the Sage of Kachi of Kachi had explained this beautifully in his “Arul Vakku”. I am giving a gist of
it here just here just to conclude this:
Masculine names: All the names shall end with the phonetic a, im, in , ir, aha etc. Examples are
Ram, Shyam, Raman, Kannan, Kishan, Vivek, Adam. So phonetically names like Catherine is a masculine name because it ends with “in” phonetically.
Feminine names: All names ending with phonetics aa, e, I, oo etc. Examples are Radha, Ramya,
Savithri, Gayathri, Uma, Rosy, Isabella etc. Same way phonetically Joshua is a feminine name.
Vishnu and Lalitha sahasranamam follows this rule and hence one invokes Shakthi as lalitha and the other invokes Purusha as Vishnu. Just to conclude this part, I think we looked at how science is an integral part of our of our language formation and for us science has always been about the knowledge and nature of the of the space and we believed that space manifested itself as the physical world. So in the next few parts we shall look at how this manifestation has happened and other interesting aspects. I would conclude this part with a earnest request that please encourage your kids to learn their mother tongue – tongue – to read and write and you would not have done anything better than this to advance their spiritual growth and adding richness to their life.
As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.”
Happy reading!
6.T 6. TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 6 – THE UNFOLDING SELF ‐ UNIVERSE HAS EVOLVED AND WAS NOT CREATED As per many scriptures in Hinduism this universe has evolved from itself and itself and not created by someone. If you want to quickly ask as me as to what Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra mean – mean – I would attribute them to different process heads in this evolution. They are all different aspects of the of the same consciousness based on their state of being of being in the process of evolution of evolution / devolution. This is my understanding but let us avoid this discussion here. Here
I
am
indebted
and
thankful
to
the
nobel
soul
Late.
Dr.
Ganapathi
Stapathi,
(http://www.vastuved.com/life.htm) who not only unraveled the Vaastu science – science – the science of Space of Space and time but also brought to light 2 important books which were over 12000+ years old written in Tamil by Mahamuni Maayan. Mamuni Maayan is believed to be the same person who is popularly known in South America as Mayan and the 2012 phenomenon based on Mayan calendar. Dr. Ganapathi has established proofs that
the pyramids in Middle East, the temple architecture in India and the structures in Mexico and Guatemala confirm to a single Science and Mathematics seen in all these works. At the end of the blog I am listing few books which helped me understand this topic but most of the books (Aintiram and Pranava Veda) are out of print now and if you are lucky, you would get some of them. Now let us understand briefly how this evolution process has come about. According to Mayans’ Aintiram:
The free space is the unified field of energy and matter and source of all forms that we see in material world. That is why we were defined science as Vingyanam. This space consists of very minute particle called Vinporul, nunporul, Sittrambalam, Paramanu, Oliporul, Microbode (வப, ப, சறபல, பரம, ஒளப) and in many names. You can pick what you like. I am going to use Paramaanu in the rest of the of the blog.
The whole process of evolution of evolution is a 5 stage process. (Keep noting the importance of 5 of 5 and at the background remember Shiva is represented by Panchakshara mantra (Na~Ma~Si~Va~ya).
So what is the five stage process? This space is called as Moolam (Source). o o This Moolam starts vibrating and this vibration of the space is called Kalam (Absolute Time and not physical time. We will refer this as time only). This Kalam (time) vibrates to a mathematical resonance called Seelam (Rhythm). o This Seelam as it resonates creates Kolam (Shapes – (Shapes – Circles, cubes etc). o This Kolam becomes our visible Universe which is called Gnalam. o
So it is MOOLAM (Source) – (Source) – KALAM (TIME) – (TIME) – SEELAM (RHYTHM) – (RHYTHM) – KOLAM (SHAPE) – (SHAPE) – GNALAM (UNIVERSE). ல - கல - சல ல - கல – ஞல, these are 5 stages of evolution.
This means that the Space itself becomes itself becomes spatial forms and time is the instrument that creates, sustains and destroys. Lord Siva in Tamil is also called as Kalan (கல) as to who controls time since Kalam
கல is time. To put it differently, un‐manifest state when pulsates becomes absolute time and this is the creative energy. The process of pulsation confirms to a mathematical order and we will see this order in detail later. You may now understand the phrase that “Time creates, sustains and destroys”. Since if there is no pulsation then nothing happens. For those who need quote from a foreigner to convince themselves of this can be referred to the Bertrand Russel’s quote “What we perceive as qualities of matter of matter are differences in periodicity”. I shall quote some from the oldest literatures for reference below:
கலம எவ ல, கலம ல ஆற கலம கல தற, கலம ஞல தற…
Maha muni Mayan muni Mayan from from Aintiram Aintiram
கலற கணகயலக... Time splits as Maths in proportion it pulsates . Vyasa says in Adi parva chapter 1, shloka 249, says the same thing that Time Creates, sustains and destroys everything. kalah srijati bhutani kalah sanharati prajah sanharantah prajah kalam kalah shamyate punah!!
The same is quoted as “Vastur eva Vaastu” which means the un‐manifest Paramaanu which is called Vastu (with Single a) becomes Vaastu (gross form – with two aa). You can relate this Vaastu as the building science which is grossly misused and misrepresented and commercialized in today’s TV programs. We will address the science in it later. (Shiva) – subtle component I shall leave this part with this thought, the space is considered as Nataraja (Shiva) – and Ranganatha is considered as the Earth component. So Shiva and Vishnu are two aspects of the same seed. We will see more scientific proof of proof of this this later. " Shivasya hridayam vishnur, Vishnoscha hridayam shivah:" and " Shivaya Vishnu Vishnu rupaya Vishnave Shiva Shiva rupin e"
Vishnu is the heart of Shiva and likewise Shiva is the heart of Vishnu and they both are the representation of each other.
Now if you are clear about the five stage process of evolution we can delve into each and every aspect of this of this in little more detail that would answer everything. Ref: Check out all the ones here. Key recommendations are item 6, 11, 14 and 43. http://www.vastuved.com http://www .vastuved.com/publication.htm /publication.htmll
7.T 7. TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 7 – THE CHIDAMBARA RAGASYAM & THE
GOD’S PARTICLE
There were 2 questions I had confronted myself when myself when I was reading these passages. They are:
Why did the unmanifest space energy started pulsating and became absolute time? What did the unmanifest space energy contain? Was it a point of singularity as the modern scientists wanted us to believe? If so If so then how much mass was concentrated in that point which is obviously very difficult to believe.
The answer to the first question is here “The self unfolds self unfolds itself for itself for its self – – Bhagavad Gita”. There is no convincing answer to the rational mind as to what the reason that the consciousness which was passive decided to become dynamic and started pulsating. So let’s leave this for the time being. But the second question is answered very comprehensively. But before we get into the details of what of what it is, I want you to check Figure 1. This gives the overall picture of evolution and the five stage process. I also want you to recollect the “EGG” state which is called as the GUNA state where in the form and sound manifests. They say that this pulsation started with OM. This OM as popularly believed is just is just not an aural form but also has a visual form and that is light. We will discuss about this later in detail.
But let us focus on the actual second question as to what the contents of this of this Space energy were:
The space is filled with Paramanu or Microbodes which are tiny particles. These are the God’s (Higgs Boson) particle our CERN scientists are after. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson
Now, we are probably a year away before CERN publish the results when this blog is published. I would not be surprised to see the results of that experiment is closely aligned with what is available in our scriptures and produced in this blog.
The primal manifest form of the of the unmanifest is a square (primal wave pattern). This is the shape of the Paramanu or Microbode. This is very luminescent, means filled with light and on a 3D plane this shape is a Square Cuboid.
A Square Cuboid is a shape which is equal in all sides – sides – say of unit of unit measure which is the smallest measure possible and has 6 faces, 8 vertices, and 12 edges. You can start figuring out in Hinduism, why the idols of Lord of Lord Shiva and Lord Muruga has six faces, 12 eyes, hands etc.
You may want to note that 6 faces can be represented in 2 ways as below. Figure 3 is Lord Muruga’s star or a Star of David in 3D which has 6 faces and 12 edges, popularly known as Tetrahedron. So don’t be surprised if the if the Boson Higgs particle is of the of the same shape.
Figure 1: Science of manifestation of manifestation (Courtesy: Pranava Veda by Mamuni Mayan – Mayan – 12000+ years back, recreated by Dr. Ganapathi Sthapati)
Figure 2: A cube with all equal sides
Figure 3: A tetrahedron (from Internet)
The free space is packed with cubical atoms of energy. of energy. They are building blocks of the of the structure of the universe. So what is clear is that all these atoms existed in a “resonant state of non‐ vibration” before the so called “big bang” happened or the pulsation started.
It did not burst out of a single point as popularly believed. Alternatively, in space every point is the center. When the pulsation started these cubical atoms underwent a shape change and manifested as shapes and forms.
This cube is called as micro‐abode called Sittravai / Chittrambalam (mini hall in Tamil). This is secret in Chaidambaram, Sage Appar (Chidambara ragasyam) realized. Chidambaram is a Shiva temple associated with Space energy and when you go to sanctorum you would not find any idol but just but just empty space with some lights there. This is to signify this concept of Paramanu which is luminescent and is a Cuboid in shape. This is the smallest particle possible and can be called as ‘God’s particle”.
The micro space, in the cubical shape is fetus or Garbha. This is known as Vinkaru in Tamil. This micro abode is the repository of light of light and sound.
The free space is Light and the Light is Moolam or source of the universe and universal forms. Light is Brahman, Atman, Vastu Brahman – Brahman – Nunporul in Tamil.
In the subsequent blogs we will correlate String theory, Brahma Sutra, Nataraja, Vishnu and how they are all contained in order and proportion in pulsation.
Happy reading! Ref: A good read Fabric of the of the universe, Jessie J Mercay.
8.T 8. TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 8 – CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
GOD’S PARTICLE (PARAMAANU)
This part is going to be a bit controversial hence read it with an open mind. Per our scriptures when analyzed deeply we can state that “At the beginning it was just Consciousness (Pragnanam) that was luminescent with unmanifested potential energy and residing at resonant state of non of non‐vibration. This energy was un‐manifest and was present as Paramaanu or Microbode or Vinporul aka a subatomic particle. Yes! It was a particle without vibration and was at resonant state of non of non‐vibration. The entire Space was supposed to be filled with these particles only and these were primal potential matter which is ever lasting.
Now let us ask few questions and see how our scriptures answer this: 1. What was the shape of this of this particle?
We have already answered that. In 2D it is square and in 3D it is a cuboid with all equal sides. Please note that in space it is always 3D and not 2D. It has 6 faces, 8 vertices, and 12 edges. This is known is current scientific community as Tetrahedron. 2. What is inside the Microbode or Subatomic particle?
This is a very interesting question. Our scriptures say that it is purely space inside but with an energy grid. 3. What is this energy grid and what is its shape?
It says that it is an 8x8 energy grid inside this microbode. This essentially means it is a square energy grid of 64 of 64 squares inside this Paramaanu. 4. What is this color of this of this Paramaanu?
It is luminescent and hence the golden color of the of the light is what it is associated with. “Hiranyavarnnaam harineem..” says Sri Suktha in the vedas, confirming the color of this Paramanu. Their variations exist
but the fundamental one is of golden of golden color. 5. What is this size of this of this God’s particle?
It is calculated to be ~133 nm. We will see this in detail later. 6. What is the significance of the of the energy grid?
For the time being let me state that anything subtle is a function of 8 of 8 and anything gross is a function of iChing – which is a Chinese divination book and the hexagram which deals with 9. Let me also add that iChing –
the Science of the of the subtle is in an 8x8 square matrix. The mental game Chess is played in an 8x8 square.
You would find 8 is the number or dimension for the subtle. We will see the importance of 8 of 8 and 9 and how beautifully these proportions adorn everything in nature in our daily life. 7. Are these particles faster than light?
Frankly I have not read a direct answer to this question but since this particle itself is itself is light the velocity of this particle cannot be faster than light. This is my opinion. Modern experiments are suggesting that it could be faster than light. In Mahabharatha, Yakshaprasna, the Yaksha will question this to King Yudhishtra as to “what is fastest thing in this world”? King Yudhishtra would reply as “mind”.
Some of the sages have interpreted that since Consciousness is omnipotent and ever connected
‐
the
communication is seamless, instantaneous and not subjected to the concept of distance. The example given is if there if there is a pain in your leg, it does not take time to travel to your head. It is instantaneous and hence the whole universe should be considered as a living organism. So to conclude on this question the particles are not faster than light but each particle is filled with intelligence and consciousness (just like a human cell) and their communication to anything is not subject to concept of distance. of distance. If our If our scientists come back and tell us that these particles are faster than light, then wait for someone else to tell us a little later that it isn’t faster than light. 8. Ok. Who has seen these particles and give me empirical proof?
परमान िरत ोतं योगनाम ट गोचरम ! (Paramaanuriti ुिरत
proktam Yoginaam, drishti gocharam) says
Mayamatham. This means the microspace or Paramaanu is visible to the trained contemplatives and
meditators only. One quick example as proof is the Temple in Chidambaram which represents Space tattva where the temple is built around the concept with enough documentation on it.
But we have been trained under Lord Macauly’s education system and how can we accept this as proof which is subjective and superstitious. If I If I may ask please tell me how many of us of us have seen the electrons or protons? Do we not believe everything when someone tells us in English? It is true that because of its existence we can see its manifestations and results of some experiments in our day today world. So we will look at tons of manifestations which we have been in nature as we progress. I would like us to be philosophically very clear as to what these things mean which we have been blindly following. For the time being please note down your questions and I am positive that this would be answered in due course. Our sages have not only seen this, but have given the dimensions of this and the mathematical formula to manage this energy. We will see all of them. of them. After reading all of them of them if you if you still don’t want to believe in our scriptures, then may be CERN’s result if it’s if it’s in the same lines would prove it for you. Happy reading!
Figure 4: MANDUKA MANDALA – MANDALA – 8x8 (subtle form) & PARAMA SAYIKA MANDALA – MANDALA – 9x9 Gross forms Courtesy: Dr. Ganapathi Sthapati
9.T 9. TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 9 – LIGHT, GOD’S PARTICLE AND
GOD
“At the beginning it was just Consciousness (Pragnanam) that was luminescent with un‐manifested potential energy and residing at resonant state of non‐vibration. This energy was self manifest and was ever present as Paramaanu or Microbode or Vinporul aka a subatomic particle. This is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent.
Ignore religion for the time being and just and just look at this particle’s characteristics scientifically. It is Eternal (Anaadi), primordial (Aadi), without any quality (Nirguna), it cannot be reached / grasped by thoughts (Achintya ‐ since thoughts as energy are much more gross than this and we would see this), it cannot be measured (Aprameya), Luminescent (Jyothi swaroopa), its omnipotence, omnipresence (Visvam) and Omniscience is already known. So said the mahavakya Pragnanam Brahma!
All the characteristics of the particle are attributed to a personality or a state by the founders of religions. Hindus called this state as Paramasiva or Purusha. Hence everything subtle is called Sivamayam. The essential pulsation which started and the universal evolution began was called as Parashakti or Prakruthi or Maya. We will talk about the Shakti aspect later. This subtle un‐manifest energy evolves to become universe which is gross. This gross energy also
known as earth is called as Vishnu and the subtle energy is called as Space / Akash / Heaven. So the term became “Sarvam Vishnu mayam Jagat”. Please note that it is just Sivamayam and there is not Jagat there. Since it is all subtle and there is no Jagat which is gross. But it is Vishnu Mayam Jagat. I need to add that every sect in Hinduism has named this God’s particle with a different name. Narayana has replaced paramasiva in Vaishnavism and so on. In Hindu temples there are 2 prime idols – idols – Moolavar and Archakar ‐ The Moolavar does not undergo any archana or any decoration and it is always for the
Archakar for which all poojas are performed. This god’s particle refers to the Moolavar and not Archakar. To my knowledge, every religion and every sage / saint has agreed with the fact this fundamental particle or energy unit is LUMINISCENT. Note that there is no sound or word in this …yet. Let us see few quotes on this (there are thousands of quotes): of quotes):
Be it vedic culture, Zoroastrians, Greek or any major culture fire / sun god which represents light is worshipped.
“Om Jyothi rasaha” says Vedas
In Gayatri mantra you meditate on the supreme light to illuminate you.
Vallalar said “Arutperumjyothi, Arutperumjyothi” which means mighty graceful light.
If therefore If therefore your eye be single, your whole body shall be full of light. of light. Mathew 6:22
Thirumoolar states brilliantly that who realizes that the light (physical light which means the world) merges with light (subtle light), he has realized SIVA.
ஒளய ஒளப ஒஙகய வ தள அவர சவ சத தம - 124 So what has happened to the Sabda Brahman here? It has merged with the Artha Brahman which is the light. What can you use to represent this state? Light represents Form and our eyes represent Light / Form. So obviously sound is represented by ears. When sound has merged with light then it means Eyes and ears are merged together. Can you think of anything that represents this state? This concept is captured by representing a Manduka (Frog) or Sarpa (Snake) always. Since for a frog and a snake the ears and eyes are merged. Manduka Upanishad, represents a knowledge of this state. And obviously the 8x8 square / cube
represent the most subtle energy as an energy grid is called as Manduka Pada / Mandala.. Now the same aspect when it is applied to a gross form / body or a building then it is a 9x9 energy grid and it is called as Paramasyika Mandala. At the gross level the same concept as applied is the WORD where Light (form) and sound and meaning merged into one. You cannot separate them. We will look
at this later. Unfortunately we have lost the science and we neither understand the philosophy nor the symbolism behind this supreme science but we made fun of the fact that the supreme science is named after an absolutely menial creature like frog which is used only for zoological lab studies across the world or ends up in the dinner plate as it does in far eastern countries. I would like to conclude this section by stating (may be a little controversial) that First it was Consiousness as the Vinkaru, Microbode, Sittrambalam, Nunporul, subatomic particle which was luminescent. Later the concept of God of God evolved out of it. of it. So God is not light, but the right of saying it is “the primordial aspect of “luminescence” has been adopted as God…
So, of the of the 5 fold evolution process we are still at the source (Moolam). We will see the concept of time and the mathematical science in the subsequentparts. MOOLAM (Source) – KALAM (TIME) – SEELAM (RHYTHM) – KOLAM (SHAPE) – GNALAM (UNIVERSE). ல - கல – ஞல) (ல - கல - சல Happy reading!
Figure 5: Lord Nataraja Lord Nataraja in the Manduka Mandala (8x8 grid) (Courtesy: Dr. Ganapathi Sthapati) Ganapathi Sthapati) Our next Our next topic topic is Nataraja and String and String theory!, so check out check out this this picture. picture. I want you want you to note the light / / fire fire in the left hand and hand and sound sound / / damru in the right hand. If you notice little closely, you would find find a central line along the picture’s the picture’s sternum and all and all the the parts parts have minute measurements from measurements from the central line. central line.
10.
TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 10 – 10 – LORD NATARAJA
AND
THE STRING THEORY
“The self unfolds self unfolds itself for itself for its self – – Bhagavad Gita”. of Absolute time (KAALAM ). As I This self unfolded itself with itself with a pulsation and this pulsation is the start of Absolute said nothing to my knowledge tell us clearly as to why this pulsation happened. This is the point of singularity in the scientific language and the event is termed as Big Bang. Just as I expressed earlier it was an event of primordial pulsation and not of an explosion which threw away mass because of the explosion into the space.
The entire space existed with its subatomic particles and this pulsation made the space to vibrate and this vibration was rhythmic and led to the evolution of this universe. Popularly known as “That one became many”… and ..Vastur eva Vaastu. This pulsation happened because of the Pranava or the first pulsation resulted in the Pranava conceptually right. So at the time of this of this primordial pulsation 2 things happened:
‐
both
The absolute time started. This is called Kaalam. Primordial and the most sacred Pranava emerged.
Both these happened simultaneously and it is futile to ask whether Kalam created Pranava or Pranava of the texts it offered as Pranava that created the pulsation. So let’s go created the pulsation. In many of the by that.
This is the reason that Pranava / Primordial Om is so sacred in Hinduism. This Pranava had manifested in 2 forms: Luminescent form as OM the Light. This is the source of all visual forms. The o primordial form is represented as ஓ in Tamil and ॐ in Sanskrit. o
Aural form as Om the sound. This is the source of all of all aural forms. I should say that this is more popular form compared to the luminescent form.
Now this concept is very important, since in the Pranava meditation they say us to meditate on the silence after the word OM and also mediate OM as light, OM jyoti OM jyoti rasaha in vedas.
So, when I say that sound merges into light, it is all the aural form merges into ITS luminescent form. All luminescent forms merge with the Paramaanu which is also luminescent. I am reproducing this passage again for emphasis and clarity.
Sage Thirumoolar states brilliantly that who realizes that the light (physical light which means
the world) merges with light (subtle light), he has realized SIVA.
ஒளய ஒளப ஒஙகய வ தள அவர சவ சத தம - 124
I have read many times over to understand this concept and I would suggest that you allow this concept to sink in. Now let’s come to the 8x8 energy grid of the Paramaanu and imagine that it is pulsating because of Pranava and this Pranava has both light and aural form.
They say that this pulsation is rhythmic and symmetric. When something is Symmetric, then there has to be a central line along with the Symmetry comes. For example if our right and left sides are symmetric then the body is divided along the sternum & backbone. Within the 8x8 energy grid / hall there is a vertical luminous shaft called Brahma Sutra (Oli nool). Sutra in Sanskrit and Nool in Tamil means Thread / String. This Olinool / Brahma Sutra is a shaft of consciousness also called Moolathoon / Moolasthambham. This shaft of consciousness vibrates in a particular order called rhythm. This is the order of nature. This rhythmic vibration of the shaft of consciousness is the dance of Shiva, the CELESTIAL DANCE / THE COSMIC DANCE / THE DANCE OF EVOLUTION of the of the LORD NATARAJA.
Look again at the picture of LORD NATARAJA, he is drawn inside a 8x8 Manduka mandala (now you know what it is), his left leg is raised suggesting a movement from left to right. Imagine that he is going to land the left leg to his right side. Why should he suggest that he is moving from left to right?
His left hand holds light / fire and his right hand holds Drum / Damru / Sound. The process of Evolution which starts with the absolute time and Pranava is fantastically represented pictorially. It suggests that the evolution process starts with the rhythmic dance of the PARAMAANU in a 8x8 energy grid and this process evolves first as light and then as sound. This light and sound creates further forms and the entire universe. It is very easy to answer as to why sound evolves from light? We all know that the light is at a higher frequency and velocity than sound. This is the same reason we see lightning first then hear the thunders. So let’s summarize the DANCE OF EVOLUTION of LORD of LORD NATARAJA:
From being un‐manifest the Pranava emerges. Or the Pranava evolves the un‐manifest to the manifest and starts the cycle of evolution. of evolution. This leads to a pulsation which is called as the COSMIC DANCE / CELESTIAL DANCE / DANCE OF EVOLUTION. This pulsation is rhythmic and symmetric. The luminescent shaft of consciousness is called as Brahma Sutra or popularly called as String theory in the modern science. The process of creation evolves from the dance as light then sound evolves from light and then all the visual and aural forms in this universe.
If this is so then the process of dissolution should be that Lord Nataraja’s right leg should be lifted suggesting a movement from right to left isn’t?
Look at the majestic picture suggesting the DANCE of EVOLUTION and the DANCE of DISSOLUTION as below:
Figure 6: LORD NATARAJA / DANCE OF EVOLUTION
Figure 7: DANCE OF DISSOLUTION
In my opinion there is nothing more scientific in this world that is pictorially represented about the evolution of universe. You should read a book called “The Tao of Physics” by Frijat Capra where as physicist he explains how he experienced this and highlights the dance of the of the quantum particles in space corresponds to the dance of Lord Nataraja. Now this central shaft of Consciousness is called Brahma Sutra and according to our scriptures every Paramaanu has this string, which means every being, matter, inanimate things in this universe including the tiniest of subatomic particles have this string / sutra. In the future parts we will see the Maths behind this sutra and the pulsation but let us look at what the modern science says about Superstring theory here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_theory. You can read it how many times ever you want but
this theoretical postulation is a direct adaptation of the of the cosmic dance and our Brahma Sutra and nothing more. Now check out Lord Nataraja at the CERN http://www. http://www.fritjofcapra.ne fritjofcapra.net/shiva.html t/shiva.html As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.”
Now you may understand as to why I started this series with the above line. We have a very rich past that is most scientific and it is left codified in a form across thousands of temples in India. Let us just open your eyes and understand the scientific meaning around it. If you are so far surprised at our richness and advancement, please wait till we will get into real hard core mathematics and geometry of our of our nature in the subsequent parts. May that “Sutradhaari” dispel our ignorance and reveal to us the secrets of nature. of nature. Happy reading!
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TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 11 – 11 – VASTUREVA
VAASTU AND E=MC
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We have seen that the universe in its un‐manifest state is filled with luminescent cuboids and there was a trigger in the form of Pranava which started the absolute time and gave forth visual forms and aural forms. This process of evolution of evolution is depicted very nicely in the following diagram:
Figure 8: Transition forms of Brahman of Brahman (Coutesy: Dr. Ganapathi Stapathi)
The square (in 2D) which is an 8x8 energy grid became a 9x9 energy grid which is manifest / gross. The transition forms were an octagon and a circle. Aintiram suggests how this transition takes place. Current physics accepts that a pulse and a sine wave can be created from each other and this happens because of simple of simple addition of harmonic of harmonic frequencies. The primordial pulsation initiates a rotational force and this rotational force as it gains momentum converts the square into a circle and if you notice that the octagon is just an in between state between a square and a circle.
We see confirmation of the details of this manifestation process in Chapter 9, verse 8 of the Bhagavad Gita where Lord Krsna describes His manifestation process to Arjuna: “prakritim svaam avastabhya visrijaami punah punah”, meaning “Curving back onto myself, I create again and again…” What it suggests is that the essential shape of every of every gross form in its natural state is a circle (in 2D) and a sphere in (3D). This is the reason we find every planetary body is almost spherical in shape and this is also the reason as to why the ripples in a water body when we throw a stone in the water are in circles. Be it the center of a tornado or the shape of a hurricane or a tsunami it always a circular force. The supreme secret in martial arts is that the Chi moves in a circular fashion and hence Tai Chi is the most
deadly form of martial of martial arts. Lord Vishnu has Chakra as his weapon to suggest not only light but also the rotational force. The process of manifestation is captured in these 2 pictures at all the significant stages. If you notice that a single dot becomes multiple dots, then a line, then a pulse and then goes on to becoming a 8x8 energy grid and then to a 9x9 energy grid. 8x8 is un‐manifest and 9x9 is manifest. These aspects are very well captured as sutras in the book Aintiram and Pranava Vedam.
Figure 9: Transition forms of Brahman of Brahman in detail (Coutesy: Fabric of the of the Universe) If you If you look at the Fig 10 conceptually the following things happen:
Subtle Energy becomes gross universe and the fundamental 5 elements are created in the process. It is said that 1/10th of the space becomes Air, 1/10th of air becomes Fire, 1/10th Fire becomes Water and 1/10th of Water of Water becomes Earth. So we can conclude that we are living in a Space delineated world.
Figure 10: Subtle Energy to gross (Courtesy: Dr. Ganapathi Sthapati) This wisdom was so succinctly captured by my good friend Lao Tzu in “Tao Te Ching” as follows: (Read heaven as un‐manifest space and Earth as manifest gross)
“Heaven and Earth last forever. Why do heaven and Earth last forever? They are unborn, so ever living…. Thirty spokes share the wheel's hub; It is the center hole that makes it useful. Shape clay into a vessel; It is the space within that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows for a room; It is the holes which make it useful. useful. Therefore benefit comes from what is there; Usefulness from what is not there….”
But I wanted to highlight more important aspects to this process of manifestation. of manifestation.
Advaita philosophy states that there is no duality. If you note that the Parammanu is what is present every living being and inanimate thing. What is within you is what is within me and hence the mahavakya “Tat Tvam Asi”… You are that. Vastureva Vaastu – Vastu which is unmanifest and subtle becomes Vaastu which is manifest and gross. If we assume that Paramaanu is God’s particle and hence it is divine, then everything in this world is divine. This is the most important philosophy in Hindusim. See the oneness in all and see “All in one”. That’s why Hindus saw divinity in everything. Trees, snakes, animals, insects, birds, human beings etc. There is nothing without that divine energy or particle – particle – however you call it. This philosophy is UNIVERSAL, OPEN SOURCE, ALL COMPASSING and the highest state of consciousness.
But let’s look at something even more important:
We all note that Subtle has become Gross. Hence conceptually Gross = Subtle or both are proportionate. We all note that Space has become Earth. Hence conceptually Space = Earth or both are proportionate. We all note that 8 have become 9. Hence conceptually 8 =9 or both are proportionate. We all note that ENERGY has become MATTER. Hence conceptually ENERGY = MATTER or both are proportionate. This is represented by E = mc2 by our great scientist Einstein. While we did not have this specific formula, the concept and the associated texts were very much with us for ages.
So this is what Einstein quoted after reading Bhagavad Gita. "When I read the Bhagavad -Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superf superfluous." luous." ~Alber ~A lbertt Einstein
Now let’s try to answer this question:
When you throw a stone in water / pond the ripples that form take the shape of a of a circle (in 2D) / sphere (in 3D). Can you guess what the shape of the ripple would be if you throw the same stone in space?
You would have probably guessed the answer. The ripples in space should be and would be in square /cube in shape.
As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.”
Happy reading!
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TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 12 – 12 – VEDIC CONCEPT
OF TIME & ITS MEASUREMENTS The importance of time (Kaalam) is so high in the Vedic tradition that they ensured that the accuracy, continuity of time and the easy measurability of it is maintained for who knows how many years. Time creates, sustains and destroys everything and this is very nicely captured in these 2 lines:
கலம எவ ல, கலம ல ஆற கலம கல தற, கலம ஞல தற The god of time is Kaala Bhairava – a form of Shiva and hence both Shiva and Yama the lord of death both were known as Kaalan. The time is represented by number 13 and it belongs to Kala bhairava. We will see the interesting linkage between Vedic system and the Mayan calendar found in Guatemala and Mexico later. Swami Chinmayananda states that “Time is the periodicity between 2 thoughts”. Nothing captures the concept of time more wisely. What is clear from our scriptures and Swami Chinmayanda is that time is the pulsation that creates this universe. It is the vibration with very accurate periodicity and our sages suggested that you can live beyond time provided you manage to escape the effects of that of that pulsation. Einstein’s view on time and its relativity is very realistically captured in this quote “When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red‐hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.” More than relativity I found that the root cause of relativity is the pulsation of mind of mind as time. Einstein on a serious note proved that our view of time of time is not absolute, it is relative and it is a continuum with space. We will in the next few parts of this of this blog would see that time and space are the same or Time = Space. Aintiram states that there are 5 things that vibrates which have a common root and are not under our control. They are Space, Earth (vibration of earth is gravity), Eye lids, thoughts and Musical notes and very nicely put in Tamil as (Vin)வ, ம(man), க(Kan), எ(Yen), ப(Pan). Pan is musical metre / chandas and Yen is the yennam or thoughts. Correlate this with the first line of Patanjali Yoga Sutra which says “Yoga Chitta Vrtti Nirodah”, means Yoga is one which stops the vibration of mind of mind / pulsation of mind of mind and hence is a killer of thoughts. of thoughts. The meditation techniques of keeping your eyes opened without battling the eyelids is another way of overcoming this pulsation instinct that is primordial and inherent in our nature. Let’s look how intricate our measurements time are in Vedic system. Check out the image below.
The smallest unit of time of time is approximately 2 micro second. The largest unit is about 155 trillion years…. YET. Brahma’s linear age is 50 years and in currently in his 51st year which makes the universe to be 155+ trillion years. Brahma’s life time is 100 years which means it would be 300 trillion+ years of universal life which follows a cycle.
After 100 years of pulsation of pulsation cycles Brahma stays as dormant energy for the same period and then pulsates again for the next life of 100 of 100 years. A Brahma's life is also known as a Para. Each half Param is referred to as a parardham. parardham. This second half is half is termed as 'dviteeya paraardhe of Brahma's term) is stated in all dviteeya paraardhe' (the second half of Brahma's vedic rituals. After every Chatur yuga, the world recycles. After every 2000 years / a Brahma day the world dissolves and remerges. The important point to note is that there is no CONCEPT OF CREATION here. It evolves and dissolves as per the science of pulsation. We also note that this pulsation expands and contracts. This cyclical nature of time as believed in Indian mythology refers to time as 'anaadi ' or that without a beginning.
Figure 11: Time measurements in Ancient India While doing Vedic ritual the time and space coordinate is invoked to say that you are doing this ritual at this place in the universe and at this time – with reference to Brahma’s age to the time and star of the day. This tradition is unbroken and the Indian Almanac can predict the position of astronomical objects without any error for thousands of years of years without any sophisticated instruments and space ships. On the contrary just read the history of the Gregorian calendar which we are following here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar . There is neither accuracy nor continuity and to top it up there are authorities who reform the calendar as if time stops and waits for them to affect that reform. Why should we ignore the best of time science that we have for an inaccurate, discontinuous reformed calendar? As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.”
Happy Reading!
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TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 13 – 13 – SOUTH
AMERICAN MAYAN & SOUTH INDIAN MAAYAN Since we are discussing about time, let us address the Mamuni Maayan and the South American Mayan. A lot has been talked about Mayan calendar and the imminent destruction to planet earth in the year Factor – Path beyond technology” by Jose Arguelles if you are 2012. I would recommend ‘The Mayan Factor – interested in this topic. In this part I am interested in highlighting that the South American Mayan and the South Indian Mamuni Maayan who wrote Aintiram and Pranava Veda are one and the same. Extensive research have been conducted by many and I found, both the works of Jose Arguelles and late Dr. Ganapathi Stapathi who has spent about 3 decades each, very impressive. Dr. Ganapathi concluded that they both are the same and he has shown some interesting linkages. I am going to present what impressed me in both these great researcher’s works.
First let me state that the doomsayers of 2012 phenomenon picked up Mayan’s calendar which started in 3113 BC ran for 5125 years and the calendar ended in year 2012. Since the calendar ended they thought this signified that the world is ending. Jose argues that this is wrong and most probably the human race is entering into the next phase of evolution and the next cycle would begin. If you strongly believe that this is not true and the world would certainly end by 2012, then please ensure that you transfer all your assets and savings to my name effective 22, Dec 2012.
Mayan in his calendar in South America used very unique numerals in his calendar that is given below:
Figure 12: Mayan’s numeral system (Courtesy: Wikipedia, Internet) Now let me reproduce a Tamil poem written by Mamuni Maayan in his work called “Kanithamaa sennool”. This song is part of the of the book written by Maayan in Tamil during his time – time – 12000 years+. This song expresses how the numerals are formed till 10. It says, o 1 is one dot, 2 is 2 dots, 3 is 3 dots, 4 is 4 dots, 5 is a line and 10 is a double line.
மள ஒற அற ஒம எண க
மள இரட யற இரம எண க மள ற யற ம எண க மள நக யற ந எண க மள ஐத யற ஐ ம எண க மள கனல இர மகங க மவய தறதனல பத மகங க மவய தறதனல எத ப மவ!! ( கணதம ச - மய)
Among the books written during Mayan’s time in Guatamala are Popol Vuh, The annals of of Chilam Balam. The resemblance of Chilam Balam to Chidambaram cakchiquels and the Book of Chilam with which S. Indian Maayan was so involved is very striking.
Be the pyramids that were built in the jungles of S. America that has a striking resemblance to the viamanas from south India, the earth’s revolution around the sun measured within 1/1000th Siddhaanta – In Sanskrit by Mayan of the of the decimal point which is available in a book called Surya Siddhaanta – and the identical measurements available in South America – the similarities are difficult to ignore.
Jose Arguelles makes a compelling argument about the shift in consciousness in 2012 due to a major galactic synchronization. But what impressed me are the following: o
Comparison between iChing (8x8 hexagram) and Mayan’s Tzolkin which is 13x20 matrix. In fact there is a Franklin’s magic square which is based on the 8x8 grid of iChing of iChing that adds upto 260 which is the galactic constant of Tzolkin. of Tzolkin. This was amazing.
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He refers to Radiogenesis – Universal transmission of information through or as light or radiant energy which is very much relevant to our discussions of light of light and sound.
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The revelation he received from a Maya Humbatz men belonging to the universal great brotherhood organization revealing that our universe is the 7th such system which Maya has charted in the universe. So, we are not alone
Would conclude this topic in the next part…
Happy reading!
Figure 13: Galactic Communication Channel to Hunab Ku (Courtesy: The Mayan Factor, Jose Arguelles)
Figure 14: Tzolkin table (Courtesy: The Mayan Factor, Jose Arguelles)
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TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 14 –M 14 –MAYAN, TAMIL,
PLEIADES & ICHING Jose Arguelles was also mentioning that the pyramid structures of Mayan civilization in South America with the Tzolkin calendar matrix communicates with 2 constellations – Pleiades and Arcturus. Jose mentions that he is sure about communication with Pleiades constellation. Why did Pleiades interest me? According to Tamil history, Tamil is a divine language and the Lord associated is Lord Muruga. He is the Tamil deity and he is from the Constellation Pleiades which is called Kritika nakshatra. This emphasis that the South American Mayan could be a Tamilian from India, as many in the ET studies circuit opine that Pleiades is a constellation which is like our distant cousin where Tamil is spoken. There are many links but you can check this out.. http://22050hz.blogspot.com http://22050h z.blogspot.com/2008/10/plea /2008/10/pleaidians.html idians.html
Look at the Mayan calendar in Fig 14, it is a 13x20 Tzolkin matrix. Please recall that we mentioned 13 is the number for Kala Bhairava. o Tzolkin has a mystical central column around which 6 and 6 columns exist. The belief is belief is o that this central column is the frame of reference to the galaxy and it is believed to connect to Hunab Ku – Ku – the center of the of the galaxy. This mysterious centre column is believed to be the road to the sky leading to the o umbilical cord of the universe. I immediately correlated this with the thread of consciousness which is connected to the Hiranyagarba (the center of the galaxy as per Indian texts.) – texts.) – Check Figure 13. So understanding that this shaft of consciousness is connected to the center of the o galaxy (Hunab Ku / Hiranyagarbha) at the one end and to our solar plexus at the other end with communication and galactic information transmission happening through resonance of light, of light, opened many gates within me.
Nothing in this universe exists without purpose and the form and shape of any being / thing is explained as a state of consciousness of consciousness at a particular resonant frequency adds to the Seelam (Rhythm) aspect of the of the Kaalam which we are going to see later. For the space and time travel enthusiasts, Mayan has the following:
All space travel is intelligence as information – transmitted through light by the principle of harmonic resonance.
Mayan says that Sun is the lens through which galactic information is transmitted from the galactic core and interpreting this with Gayatri Mantra where we meditate on the supreme light Savitr – Savitr – an aspect of Sun of Sun god is amazingly striking.
Mayan highlights that time is a function of principle harmonic resonance and he attaches significant importance to the numerals which he states are the galactic harmonic constants. This is exactly what Aintiram states.
He interprets the iChing to contain the Genetic code of the of the human DNA as a hexagram in a 8x8 th matrix which is a binary progression to the 6 power corresponding 64 six part words /codons. At the same time he interprets number 260 to be galactic constant and 360 which is the factor for a calendar year or the total angle in a circle to a harmonic calibrator. His explanations more on this and on the mystical number 7 do not resonate in my tiny brain and I am begging for holy grace to expand my mind to understand these concepts.
When he says that flowers open to light just light just does not mean that it is sensitive to be light but deeply it aspires to be LIGHT. I am not sure if you understand the depth of this statement as against the Sage molar statement which states gross light should merge with subtle light. I have been left speechless for days after understanding this correlation.
It is interesting to note that significance of numerals of numerals as per Mayan factor: 1 – The pulsation – Ray of Unity of Unity ‐ Ray of Polarity 2 – The pulsation of Polarity ‐ Ray of Rhythm 3 – The pulsation of Rhythm ‐ Ray of Measure 4 – The pulsation of Measure ‐ Ray of center 5 – The pulsation of center 6 – The pulsation of organic balance ‐ Ray of organic ‐ Ray of mystic 7 – The pulsation of mystic power. ‐ Ray of harmonic 8 – The pulsation of harmonic resonance. We will see more of this. of this. ‐ Ray of cyclic 9 – The pulsation of cyclic Periodicity ‐ Ray of Manifestation 10 – The pulsation of Manifestation ‐ Ray of Dissonant 11 – The pulsation of Dissonant Structure ‐ Ray of Complex 12 – The pulsation of Complex stability ‐ Ray of Universal 13 – The pulsation of Universal movement In all 2 independent researchers working 6000 miles apart, conducting their studies independently seems to be pointing to just to just one person and one philosophy and science. What else we could do other than thanking our fortune to have read them and made this connection. I thought of writing of writing just just a page on this topic and I have ended up with 2 parts and I am stopping my temptation to write few more pages on this topic. For all of those of those interested, please read the book by Jose Arguelles. It is amazing to find out how most of the ancient civilizations seem to have a common root and the communication between various geographies looks stunningly simple and the metrics on astronomical objects and other space sciences seems to be so accurate despite the absence of precision instruments and spacecrafts. One tends to believe that we had far advanced knowledge of nature which we seems to have lost and most certainly few thousand years back we were not nakedly roaming in the jungles the jungles of India and Africa hunting animals as the western experts wants you to believe but had a far superior & scientifically advanced civilization. As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.” Happy Reading!
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TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 15 – 15 – SHIVA LINGAM
IS NOT A PHALLUS If there If there is one part in the series I want you to read and talk about it with your friends then it is this topic. If I ask you as to what Shiva Linga stands for then more than 99% of the responses would be that it represents a Phallus symbolizing the male sex organ / creative energy with the female sex organ / creative energy ‐ Yoni as the base and both together representing inseparability and totality in the process of creation of creation. Nothing is more misunderstood and misquoted than this concept of Hinduism. Every idiot including me who has read few books about Hinduism thinks that they are experts of Indology / Vedic studies. The wisest of sages who gave us Vedas and Upanishads did not boast that it is their work. At the end of every work they acknowledged that they are telling us what they have been told by their ancestors. It is 155 trillion+ years of universal knowledge available today in the richest of the languages Tamil and Sanskrit. This cannot be accurately interpreted in a foreign language. Lest in the weakest of all of all languages ‐ English. The other contributing factor to this misunderstanding has been the Sanskrit language or should I say the richness of the of the language. We have already noted that the same word can have multiple meanings. This is not limited to Sanskrit, but the all the languages. For example,
Sutra means thread, Aphorisms (the ability to express something in terse and concise manner). Ex. Kama sutra – the most understood of all the sutras. Brahma Sutra – The thread of consciousness in any form that runs in this universe – universe – the most unheard of. Artha in Sanskrit means “meaning” and “wealth”, we have already seen this. As in Vaak‐Artha and Artha Sastra (the science of wealth of wealth management). Same way Lingam means Symptom, Proof , Gender, Male sex organ etc. Hence it was very easy to get confused, associate the lingam with a Phallus and also to ignore the philosophy and the supreme science behind it. Even people who believed that it represented much more did not knew the philosophy and the science behind it. Let’s look at what it means.
I am going to request you to kindly refer to both the pictures below:
Figure 8 – reproduced here for convenience
Figure 15 – 15 – Shiva Linga – Linga – Shape and Significance (Courtesy; Dr. Ganpathi Sthapati) We have already seen that the subtle energy is takes the form of a square and the gross energy takes the form of a of a circle with an in‐between state it takes the shape of a of a tetrahedron and octagon. Now look at the Shiva lingam from the top. Its base is always a square and the top is always a circle.
Figure 16 – 16 – Shiva Linga
Figure 17 – Shiva Linga with shape of the God’s particle (Star) engraved.
If I have to merge all the 3 shapes together and it naturally takes the shape of a Lingam with a round top. Shiva Linga captures the overall process of evolution of evolution in one form and shape ‐ subtle to gross state – state – it encompasses every state of consciousness of consciousness that is possible in this universe. Why the figure above states that Square shape is Sattvic, circle is Tamasic and the in between state is Rajasic? Let’s understand the definitions of all of all the three qualities.
Sattvic represents the perfect state of balance. When it is subtle it is luminescent and in a perfect state of resonant non‐vibration. The energy levels were perfect so that the resultant vibration is nil and it is in absolute balance.
Tamasic state represents a state where the height of evolution is reached and hence it is farthest away from the core. This is a different explanation from the usual one available in the web and books. Let me explain this. The core is very subtle and the tamasic state is very gross
and hence it is away from the core. Tamasic state then should be considered as the darkest state possible. Why? o
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Because the core is luminescent and if the gross state is farthest from the core hence it should be dark. This is the meaning behind the most famous statement ‘Tamasoma Jyothir gamaya”… take me from darkness to light. It is not about just your mind but about the entire being aspiring to become a light and merge with primordial light. There is no evolution possible beyond the Tamasic state and it has to devolve to reach its core / subtle state.
Rajasic is a state where the pulsation has resulted in a rotational force and hence things are set into action. This represents the evolution process and hence associated with action.
Then the natural next question is, if Shiva Lingam is associated with the entire spectrum of consciousness then we should see it associated the elements and the light. Isn’t?
There is a story in Indian Purana that Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva discussed who is the most powerful among them. Lord Shiva challenged Brahma and Vishnu to reach his head and feet respectively. Brahma tried to find Shiva’s head and Vishnu tried to reach Shiva’s feet, both of them failed. Most of us would have heard the story but would not have understood the philosophical and scientific significance. o
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Lord Shiva in the form of Linga stood there as a PILLAR OF LIGHT. This pillar of light is the Brahma Sutra / light of consciousness of consciousness which spanned from the center of the of the galaxy (Hiranyagarba) to every being & non‐being in the Universe. Brahma could not find the head because; Brahma is always associated with intelligence in Indian texts. He gave the supreme wisdom ‐ the Vedas and stands for Intelligence. He could not reach Shiva’s head signifies that Intelligence will not take you to God. Intelligence as an energy is too gross and cannot reach the most subtle state of light. of light. Vishu represents earthly life – Rajasic in character – this is the tetrahedron & octagon state. He could not reach Lord Shiva’s feet signifying you cannot reach the core through actions.
Lord Shiva in the form of Lingam is represented as one of the elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space) in the Hindu temples.
If you If you read the following Upanishad quote, you can probably understand the meaning: na karmaNaa na prajayaa dhanena tyaagenaike amRitatvamaanashuH pareNa naakam nihitam guhaayaaM vibhraajate yadyatayo vishanti Not by work, not by progeny, by progeny, not by wealth, they have attained Immortality. Some have attained Immortality by renunciation. That which the hermits attain is laid beyond the heaven; yet it shines brilliantly in brilliantly in the (purified) heart.
And this quote also brilliantly articulates the luminescent nature of the of the Paramaanu:
na tatra (not there) suryo bhati (sun shines) na candra (moon does not) na tarakam (nor the stars) nema vidyuto (nor the lightning) bhanti (shines) kuta ayam agnih (how can fire shine) tam (that) eva (alone) bhantam (shines) anubhati (thereafter shines) sarvam (everything) tasya bhasa (in that light) sarvam idam vibhati (everything shines) The sun does not shine there, nor does the moon, nor the stars or the lightning, much less this fire (deepam). When He shines, everything shines after Him; after Him; by His by His light alone light alone everything is illumined.
The trick is to take the definition & meaning from Upanishads or any scripture and apply it to the God’s particle and the process of evolution and you would understand it perfectly. Many a times the concept of God & faith obscures our mind to look beyond and rationally think about it. It is not the problem of religion but our system of education which has ruined our thinking. Today the biggest challenge we have is to "Unlearn" than to learn.
So to conclude:
Shiva Lingam does not represent Phallus. To represent male and female totality and inseparability Hindus do have Arthanareeswara and it is not represented through Lingam.
Shiva Lingam represents the Pillar of Light of Light and the entire spectrum of consciousness of consciousness. From the most subtle to the most gross.
It represents an in‐between Guna / EGG state (between un‐manifest and manifest) and hence it is formless with a form.
While Lord Nataraja represented the rhythmic pulsation of this Brahma sutra, the cosmic dance / the dance of the of the evolution, Shiva Lingam represents the primordial light itself in itself in all its state of consciousness. of consciousness.
By this analogy, our body itself is itself is a lingam with the visible body as the gross part at one end and the most subtle body which is invisible and is part of the of the primordial light at the other.
Check out the picture below which represents most of the of the aspects we have discussed so far. May Lord Shiva help us all to understand him better.. As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.” Yet wish that this quote isn’t wiser any more. Happy reading!
Figure 18 – 18 – Manifestation in a nut shell (courtesy: Dr. Ganpathi Sthpati) This diagram represents everything we have discussed so far. The central red line is the Brahma Sutra which runs from the center of Galaxy to the terrestrial forms. terrestrial forms. Just correlate this with the Mayan Hunab Ku in the previous the previous part. part. This summarizes as to how Energy becomes matter, Subtle becomes Gross, Un‐Manifest becomes manifest, how 8 how 8 becomes 9, and Square and Square / / Cuboid Cuboid becomes becomes a circle / circle / Sphere. Sphere. All All represented represented in in one formless one formless form form called SHIVA LINGAM.
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TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 16 – 16 – SEELAM ‐ THE
PRIMORDIAL CIRCULAR FORCE ‐ GANAPTHI & MATHEMATICS In the last few decades the main stream western science has started accepting concepts like uncertainty principle, wave mechanics, quantum mechanics, and periodicity of the wave pattern. Most importantly it is about the fundamental wave pattern of any energy or matter and the harmonics of these wave patterns falling in a particular form and proportion which is dictated by geometry / mathematics. In all the western scientists are scratching their heads on the depths of science of the subtle aka the sacred spatial geometry. Most of the eastern philosophies have mastered this science and have codified these natural laws as a part of their religion, which is often dismissed as superstition. I already highlighted that in Tamil and of the space”. Sanskrit the definition for science is “Knowledge of the Modern science is moving in the right direction albeit very slow and they are trying to understand as to how elements are bonded within a molecule in addition to what elements constitute them. For example Chlorophyll molecule consists of Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and magnesium (Mg at its core) has a complex 12 fold Pattern – just one such typical pattern which can convert sunlight into life substance. The same pattern exists in our RBC cells just cells just that it has an iron at its core instead of magnesium. of magnesium. The understanding about the human body especially, “the spatial awareness that exists in each and every cell is due to the different sensory organs tuned at frequencies”, led the scientists to unravel the innate spatial geometry of life. of life. Be it living, non‐living beings, abstract forces like gravity, nuclear force, electromagnetism, heat, movement of astronomical bodies it does not matter what, everything in this universe adheres to a vibration / periodicity and is reducible to a number or a ratio. As a wise man said, “Mathematics is the language of gods”. This primordial rhythm & its harmonics are captured under the topic “Seelam” by Mayan in ancient tamil texts. Let’s look at this in detail. I have been finding it difficult to sequence the flow for this topic and let me try starting from the basics:
We know that the Paramaanu or God’s particle is a cube. This particle with the primordial vibration combines with other particles to create a shape. The Paramaanu combines in the of 8 later, but remember multiples of 8 of 8 to evolve the next structure. Let us see the importance of 8 8 is the number for Lord Narayana and Om namo Narayana has 8 Aksharas.
What do you call a cube called in Tamil? It is called Ganam (கன). This also means heaviness, gravity, honor, dignity, abundance, plenty. To indicate it is a square cuboid they call it
சர.
கன
). In The process of the of the addition of Paramaanu into bigger units is called as Ganam (கண, गणं). Tamil both the Cube and the additive resultant are called as Ganam and the only difference being that in Cube it uses a small “na” ( ன) as an alphabet. In the additive process / resultant it uses a Big “na”( ண). The big “na” signifies that due to the additive process the small (na) becomes big (na).
This additive process starts because of the first rhythmic circular force also called as a Suzhi (ழ) in tamil which means “loop”.
Here comes the beauty. The Lord of or of or the energy associated with this additive force (Ganam) is called as Ganapathi (கணபத, गणपती ). Note this is the bigger “na” used and not smaller “na”. He is associated with the first circular force ‐ Suzhi (and hence he takes the first honor in any Vedic ritual. This means Lord Ganapati is the first process in the evolution and everything has to start with him. Even if it is Lord Shiva or Vishnu it does not matter, the very first honor goes to the Lord of Ganas of Ganas. Many Indians when they start writing (atleast few decades back) they first start with this symbol at the top of the page before anything for a successful completion of that of that activity.
If I If I add my own inferences to the above with a caveat that everything else I have written have a solid back up mostly from our own study of languages (as you can yourself see) and our scriptures. o The symbol above signifies that what was “a point” with untouched / non‐interacting energies / resulted in the primordial first circular force out of a of a pulse and also signifying that every circular force shall also collapse back to a point. Also the bigger / heavier things are formed or created by its smallest unit and hence o symbolically the heavier ones are carried by the smaller units. To signify this may be a god in the form of an of an elephant is carried by a mouse.
Now you know why every ritual starts with this Sloka to Ganapathi: o
“GanAnAm tva Ganapati gum Havamahe, Kavim Kavinam Upamasra vastamam Jyestharajam Brahmanam Brahmanaspat aana Srnvan nuti bhissi dasadanam”
This means “May you “May you the Lord of Lord of Ganas, Ganas, Ganapati",... . so it goes. it goes.
Now what do we call the study of this additive force
‐
Ganas? Mathematics – Ganith /
Ganitham (கணத, गणत ).
So we Indians have codified: o the primordial God’s particle as Paramaanu or microbode or Lord Shiva, o the rhythmic movement of the of the pillar of light of light as Lord Nataraja, o the first circular force as the symbol for Lord Ganapathi, o the lord of the of the additive force as Lord Ganapthi and o the Study of this additive force which leads to the formation of everything in the universe is Mathematics in Sanskrit and Tamil.
o o
Every possible state of consciousness of consciousness and manifestation is represented in Shiva Linga We will see that the multiples of 8 in which the additive force moves is codified as Lord Narayana or Vishnu and the five state manifestation process as the five letters associated with Lord Shiva.
Just forget that these names are the names of the of the Hindu gods, and tell me one religion or philosophy or one branch of science in this world which can capture the nature’s primordial secret in this way and codify it for the common benefit of the of the world and carry it for thousands / millions of years. of years. These are just are just a start and please wait for the other interesting aspects to unfold. As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.”
Happy Reading!
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TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 17 – 17 – SEELAM ‐ THE
PRIMORDIAL RHYTHM & FUNDAMENTALS Now, let us get into some real heavy stuff ‐ Mathematics (Ganitham – the study of Ganam) of Ganam) that governs this rhythm and harmonics. My first concern is how to make it easily digestible for an average individual who hates Math? So I shall take the easiest route that I know. I shall first explain the concept, then the actual Math part of it of it and then go to the philosophy and significance of the of the same. Later we shall look at how these are codified in nature and our scriptures and available in front of our eyes which we have failed to recognize. Let us be clear about the following terminologies like Progression, Proportion, root, Diagonal and Pythagoras theorem:
Let us take a series as follows: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32…. In this we need to be clear about what is of you know that whole series is a geometric progression Progression and proportion. As many of you where the next number in the series is a function of the current number and a multiple. This multiple here is 2, so that 2*2 = 4, 4*2 = 8 and so on. This multiple or the constant is called as proportion. You derive the value of the proportion by dividing the number by its previous number – number – (n+1)/n : (n+2)/(n+1). Hope this is clear.
We know that a square has 4 equal sides. Each side of a square is called as “root” and the line that connects the 2 opposite ends is called as ‘Diagonal ”. In the figure below sides AB, BC, CD, DA are called as “Root”. Lines AC, BD are called as ‘Diagonal”.
Figure 19; Square
Figure 20: Pythagoras theorem
Pythagoras theorem – This theorem gave us the formula to calculate the sides of a right angle triangle as given above. If you If you are not familiar with this, then please understand that if you if you know rd any 2 sides of the triangle the 3 side can be calculated by the formula given above. I am not going to focus on the argument that this theorem was available in Indian scriptures before the Greek mathematician gave it. Let’s look at the concepts and not which civilization gets credit as of now. of now.
Since the fundamental structure is a square in 2D and Cube in 3D and also in the process of evolution one becomes many, let’s ask ourselves the following questions:
How one square does create another square which is larger in size, progressively? What is the progression and proportion in this series? How one cube does create shapes which are polygonal (Hexagon, Octagon, decagon, dodecagon etc) progressively? What is the progression and proportion in this series?
Now let us see Figure 21 where and consider the square ABGF. You can enlarge the image to see the alphabets clearly. Now as we know sides AB, BG, GF, AF are called “root” – remember this well and let us assume the smallest root possible is unity and hence each root is of unit length. AB=BG=GF=AF=1. Area of this of this square = 1*1 = 1.
Figure 21; Square
Figure 22: Cube
Line AG is called as the “diagonal” and as per Pythagoras theorem the length of AG should be √2. AG = 2 2 √(AF +GF ). So to summarize the root of the of the square ABGF is 1 and the diagnol is √2. Now consider a larger square AGHJ, here AG, GH, HJ, AJ are the sides and hence called as root. AH, GJ are the diagonal in the 2nd square. We know AG = √2, then AH = GJ = 2 as per Pythagoras theorem. To of the square AGHJ is √2 and the diagonal is 2. Area of this of this square is 2. sum up the root of the If you look at the ratio root/diagonal (root to diagonal ratio) of both the squares it is 1/√2 and √2/2 which results in 1/√2. This will progressively hold good. The magic proportion in this progression is √2. What we can infer from this is if we consider a progression of squares from a unit square to larger squares, then the proportion of the progression is √2. But before we jump into its philosophical significance let’s answer the second question. Consider the cube above whose side is of unit length. We know a cube is made of squares. We know ABCD is a square of length (root) =1 and diagonal = AC = √2. If we want to find out the length of the diagonal of the of the cube which is AE, then ACE is a right angle triangle with AC = √2. And CE =1 and hence AE = √3. What we can infer from this is if we consider a progression of cubes from a unit cube to larger ones, of the progression is √3. then the proportion of the
I am going to handle the significance of √2 and √3 in the next part. Happy reading!
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TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 18 – 18 – SEELAM ‐
SIGNIFICANCE OF √2 & √3 √2 and √3 but before that let’s capture the philosophical significance of Let’s look at the significance of √ Progression and Proportion:
The whole world is conceptualized as wave harmonics of the primordial rhythm with a progression and proportion. Philosophically the Proportion which does not change / which is constant is the immutable component and the progression which changes / is volatile is called as the Mutuable component in the process of evolution. of evolution. The whole universe is the progression and God is the proportion. So if I know the God’s proportion and the formula behind it I can create anything in this universe including a universe. This secret is called as the Brahma Vidya / Sree Vidya (Knowledge of Brahman, Sree) in Indian texts. What we are going to see further are very minor parts of the of the Brahma Vidya.
In the last part we saw, that the primordial square multiplied itself to be a larger square (progression of squares) using the proportion √2. The diagonal of the square 1 (ABCD) forms the root of Square of Square 2 (AGHJ). This is very profound if you if you get the concept.
If we If we consider square 1 as the cause then its diagonal is the effect. This diagonal is the root for the next square (AGHJ) and hence the effect of Square 1 is the cause of Square 2, this cause results in square 2’s diagonal which is its effect and this is how the progression or evolution happens. If you If you can see glimpses of Cause and effect cycle and the famous law of Karma in this analogy then you can pat yourself.
A square halved by the diagonal (square 1 with area 1) produces a square twice its area (square 2, area = 2). The mystery of biological growth from cellular division or the different musical notes from the base tone is contained in this.
Robert Lawlor in his book “Sacred Geometry” very nicely puts it as the root of a of a plant (like the root in a square) is causative and embedded in the earth (and embedded in the square). These are very heavy and profound concepts just concepts just let it sink into you.
When you divide the full height of the human being considering the total height as unity then belly as called as Hara in Japanese, Dantein in Chinese, Nabhi in India which is below the navel √2 ‐1) from navel to the head. In will measure (2‐ √2) from the soles of the feet to belly and ( √ Yoga, Zen and Chinese meditation techniques this point corresponds to the transformative and generative aspects of the of the individual that involves rooting techniques for self transmutation. So Lao Tzu said, “To seek the root is the goal”.
√2
signifies the power of mul of mulplicity. Hence the Generative aspect of this of this rhythm is attributed to √2. This represents the principle of transformation. of transformation.
Remember √2 is a proportion in the progression of squares and a square does not become a higher form. We have seen that the diagonal of the of the cube (sides of unit of unit length) is √3. It is this √3 which divides the volume form of a of a cube and the diagonal of the of the cube becomes a root for the higher shapes like pentagon, hexagon etc.
of the rhythm while √2 signifies the generative power Hence √3 signifies the formative power of the of the of the nature.
We will touch the same using Vesica Piscis in the next part which shall take us to √5 and the golden mean . I am not going to touch upon important topics like Gnomic spirals and the relation between various progressions and hence I would request you to Google them if you if you are interested. Happy reading!
PS: There are many books on this topic and I would recommend “Sacred Geometry – Philosophy & Practice” by Robert Lawlor which I found easy to read and understand. You tube and Internet is replete with tons of images, of images, articles and videos on this topic and you can learn a great deal from them.
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TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 19 – 19 – SEELAM –
VESICA PISCIS, √5, & GOLDEN MEAN ( ) If you If you don’t know what is vesica piscis, please google and you would find it interesting. I am not going to explain it here and I would focus on the summary and aspects which are often left out. The philosophical aspect of Vesica Piscis, is a rotating point becomes as circle of unity. Two circle of unity (with its radius as unity) interacting / intersecting each other in a perfect manner offers an overlapping area which is considered to be sacred and fundamental to all the geometric forms in the universe. We will first see how √2, √3 & √5 are part of this of this Vesica Piscis. Please look at 2 circles who radius is unity and AB = 1, intersecting as per the diagram. The overlapping area ABCD is the Vesica Piscis and we can see √2, √3 & √5 all part of this of this Vesica Piscis. ABPQ and ABPQ and ABRS are 2 squares and the side of the of the square is 1. √5 is as significant as √2 and √3. In the diagram here √5 is the diagonal of the rectangle PQRS / diagonal of 2 squares – squares – one below the other. Figure 23; Vesica Piscis is the regenerative factor that binds 2 squares or that factor that transcends two worlds or the bonding factor for 2 cosmic entities. This √5 shall take us to the most important ratio which is the Golden mean or the God’s ratio.
√5
But before that let me share what stuck my mind when I was engrossed with Vesica Piscis and √3. Look at the pictures below. These are pictures of forehead of forehead marks of Hindu of Hindu Brahmins sects called Iyengars and their supreme deity is Narayana. I correlated the striking similarity of the rectangle around the Vesica piscis and Iyengar’s namam. You just You just have to imagine the 2 overlapping circles are the right and left side of the of the face with the Vesica Piscis starting from the top tip of the of the nose. To me the formative principle of √3 is in line with the “Bhootha krut” and “Vishwa karma manu stvashtha” aspects of Maha Vishnu as per Vishnu sahasranamam. I had a good laugh on this correlation.
Figure 24; Iyengar Namam 1 (Courtesy: Internet)
Figure 25: Iyengar Namam 2 (Courtesy: Internet)
Coming to the Golden mean, If you have not heard about it, just Google or here is a quick link of you might be even have fatigue repeatedly reading and listening http://www.goldennumber.net/. Some of you about it, like I do. Hence I am not going to rewrite what is widely available. But let’s look at the philosophical aspect of it, of it, its relation to √5 and its manifestation. Now so far in √2, √3 & √5 what we have seen is how Unity evolves as many. But if I am interested in geometrically dividing the Unity so that this proportion evolves as unity then how do I do it? Consider a line of unit length and also consider two segments a, b so that a+b =1. A and B are such that it has to fulfill this condition of Proportionality that a/b : b/1. (Figure 26: Line and)
This means what ‘a” is to “b”, is the same as what “b” is to the whole length which is 1. Mathematically resolving this equation a/b : b/1, hence b2 = a and hence b= √a. This means a + √a = 1. The answer to this equation is only one value which is called the Golden mean / God’s ratio denoted by = 1.6180339… and a = 1/. Philosophically it is the division of unity and the only possible creative duality within the unity. You may ask as to why unity is not divided into 2 equal parts and why is should be 1/ (0.6180339..). This is effectively answered by our Upanishad “Whether we know it or not, all things take their existence from that which perceives them”. Adi Shankara said “the universe is an illusion / maya” because it is what we perceive. We tend to ignore them as philosophy or superstition. But let’s look at it scientifically as we understand. When the unity is divided into equal parts there is no asymmetry and difference and hence there is no perceptual universe. An asymmetric division is needed to create the dynamics necessary for progression and extension of unity of unity. Let’s summarize our understanding again:
√2 –
the generative component and a multiplying factor creates multiple squares from a unity of square. of square. √3 – the formative component that creates multidimensional polygonal shapes from a cube. √5 – the regenerative component or the binding component that transcends and binds both the worlds. ‐ Golden mean or the God’s ratio, which is an evolutionary principle that is guided from within and an indisputable mathematical evidence of the of the conscious evolution of this of this Universe. ‐ Is a self ‐similar variable which can be used to derive Unity and it is the only proportion by which the Primordial rhythm maintains it perpetual oscillation to sustain this universe. Relation between and √5 is, = ( √ √5+1)/2
Now let’s geometrically as to how and √5 are intricately linked. Consider
the Pentagon picture whose side is of unit length. Ie. AB = BC = CD = DE=AE = 1 and EG = FB = CG = DF = 1 and EB = = 1.61803399 and BG = 1/ = 0.61803399 and hence all the ratios like AG = AF = EF = GB = 1/. Also FG = 1/2, which means EB = EF+FG+GB = 1/ +1/ +1/ Also GI = 1/
2
and GJ = 1/
2
3
(Figure 27: Pentagon & , Courtesy: Internet) If you If you are interested more please check out the Fibonacci series and its relation to . The importance of 5 is dominant in every living organism while 6 and 8 are the characteristic of mineral and inanimate structures. It used to be rule of thumb that any plants / flowers which has 5 petals is an edible plant and hence 5 and pentagon are the symbols of life of life which contains the God’s ratio or the golden mean.
Now let’s also understand how a √5 is related to √2 and √3. If we If we consider a right angle triangle with the base of √2 and height of √ √3 or vice versa then the hypotenuse is √5. Now let me draw the connection between √2, √3, √5,
and π. If you think they are all some random numbers which cannot be fixed to
th
their 10 decimal and not related to each other, just other, just see the following relationship. π
=
2
x 6/5
or alternatively
√π * √5) /( √ √2* √3) = ( √π
This is the binding factor. I shall produce below some pictures which are aligned based on pentagon and the web is replete with them for you to understand more. These 2 parts were little heavy and I shall move to easier aspects on the universal rhythm from next blog. The point I was trying to make is that everything in this universe is subject to a proportion and its fractals and let’s see the manifestation of it of it in our daily life. Happy reading!
(Figure 28: Pentagon & Human shape,
(Figure 29: Pentagon & Human face,
Courtesy: Internet)
Courtesy: Internet)
(Figure 30: Human hand and Fibonacci Series Courtesy: Internet)
(Figure 31: Bharatanatyam and body alignment (Courtesy: Robert Lawlor, The Sacred Geometry) The positions The positions of Hindu of Hindu classical dance classical dance (Bharat Natyam) (Bharat Natyam) describe geometric relationships from relationships from the axis of the body and the alignment of center of gravity at “hara” invoking rooting and divine power of transformation. In Hinduism “hara” is “hara” is one of the of the names of Lord of Lord Shiva Shiva as in “Hara Hara Shakara”
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TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 20 – 20 – SANKHYA YOGA
AND SAGE
KAPILA
Now, let’s look at what Sankhyakarika one of the greatest scientific works by Sage Kapila. I need to highlight that the Sankhya philosophy is one of the most evolved philosophies about the secrets of nature; it contains only 72 verses of which 68 of them define the complete spectrum of universal Gita – Chapter 2 is called Sankhya Yoga and manifestation. This Sankhya Yoga is referred in Bhagavad Gita – in Chapter 10, verse 26, Lord Krishna identifies himself with himself with Sage Kapila. Sankhya in Sanskrit means numerals / numbers. Sage Kapila states:
Any measurement is a relational process and only a change can be measured but it takes time. The difference between the yardstick and the measured object constitutes the measured variable, which in effect is an incremental change. Since the observer can detect or measure only a change then logically, the incremental unit of measurement of measurement itself should itself should form the basis to derive the whole. This is the genesis of .
Correlate the above statement with the equation a + √a = 1. The unity is derived from the proportion “a” or 1/ .
As an example, the arch of a bow has expansive stress on the outer side and compressive stresses on the inner side, while the string is in tension and all are balanced at every instant. The expansive, compressive and tensile stresses can be expressed by one law.
Alternatively, a single variable describes the proportionality of three types of forces existing at the same time. Such a variable should be scale invariant, self ‐similar and have an axiomatic relationship to the whole.
So Sage Kapila called 1/
So he postulated if x is the value of a measured increment then the total value 1+x must be related to the ratio of change as 1/x at the same instant of time or simultaneously. This means 1+x = 1/x, and would lead us to X2 + X = 1.
He quotes that if the if the primordial rhythm has to be self sustaining self sustaining then the proportion is certainly governed by 1/. He gives the formula for this oscillations as follows: o X = 1/ = 0.61803399 Increment / Expansion = 1+x = 1.61803399 = o Compression = 1‐x = 0.38196601 = X2 o Resonance = X3 = X ‐ X2 = 0.23606798 o
as a self ‐similar variable from which the unity can be derived.
Resonance or X3 is the factor which protects this rhythm from decaying and dying off. So such an important ratio or proportion so it is called as the Golden mean or God’s ratio.
or 1/
is
I shall highlight some of the of the factors / ratio which are part of Sankhya of Sankhya Yoga and what is amazing and you find formulas for Tamasic, Sattwic and Rajasic Guna states. (Please refer “Secret of Sankhya Yoga” – G. Srinivasan in the web).
Kapila defines the four qualities of the unmanifested state as Aikaantha (Synchronized), Aathyanta (perpetual), Atho (Dynamic)and Abhavath (unmanifest).
Taking C as cyclic rate of oscillation of oscillation or vibration and x as rate of change of change per cycle then the three Guna self similar self similar interactive states are shown as vibratory counts per cycle by the formula. 1+x x+x 1‐x Thaama = C . Rajasic = C . Sathwa = C .
Some of the numbers that Sankhya Karika deals with are 1/7 (0.142857), π/10 (0.314159), 1/ (0.618034), √2 (1.414), (1.61803399), √3 (1.732), √5 (2.23), e (2.718282), π (3.14159) and declares that the unmanifested state (Abhavaat) can exist only when the oscillations are between π/10 (0.314159) and e(2.718282). This is simply amazing since the state of Abhavvat of Abhavvat is the state of Brahman. of Brahman.
Despite herculean efforts I am unable to understand the Bhashya for the 72 verses which is about 500 pages explaining the secrets of Sankhya of Sankhya in any significant measure. I wish someone can step in and help us by explaining Sankhya Yoga that is comprehensible to our level of intelligence. of intelligence. We have a treasure of secrets and richness hidden in our scriptures and it seems we have already lost most of them of them and the fundamental reason being our indifference to Sanskrit and our mother tongue. As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.” Happy reading!
The passage produced below is just is just the summary of verse of verse 1. …The Sankhya view that evolves out of the complete theory is that only vibrations are detected by the observer... Since only relative changes can be be detected, any fundamental fundamental component that is not in a vibratory state cannot be detected. Vibrations are caused by components in an interactive state or a cyclic state of colliding of colliding and separating and separating that is that is common to all interactions all interactions and wave and wave phenomenon. phenomenon. The interactions create three distinct modes of stresses. Collisions are compressive or inelastic. The resultant reaction is expansive or elastic. When the interacting components lack the freedom to move away the away the interactive state is maintained in maintained in a cyclic or shuttling mode in the same location in a resonant state. This important Sutra important Sutra lays emphasis that if the observed process process of detection is dependant on dependant on vibrations, then fundamental space must contain components with those four characteristics described as states, which makes it function function in a holographic way. That is That is all vibrations all vibrations remain in fixed in fixed relationship relationship relative to each vibratory point in point in a coherent and coherent and resonant resonant state. state.
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TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 21 – 21 – 5 AND 8 THE
UNIVERSAL RHYTHM Let’s summarize what we have seen so far and then move on to more interesting aspects. We have touched upon the God’s particle and its characteristics. We also looked at the 5 fold manifestation process and in that we looked at how Moolam becomes Kaalam (time) and how time rhythmically (Seelam) vibrates with a proportion and creates forms and shapes (Kolam). We also touched upon some of the ways we had codified the secrets of nature like Lord Shiva, Lord Nataraja, Lord Ganapati etc. Before we see how rhythm (Seelam) and shapes (Kolam) manifests itself as universe, let’s first look at one specific word from Tamil which has three significant meanings converging into one, Yen (எ), means number eight, generic term for Number / numeral and also root for thought. I shall explain the significance of this of this below.
எண
which means
Importance of 8 of 8 / Octet:
It is stated that these God’s particles combine in the multiples of 8 / octaves ONLY and the states of manifestation from being subtle to gross is as given below. o o o o o o o
Formless Un‐manifest State Guna State First stage Second stage Third stage Fourth Stage Fifth Stage
0 (This is the Abhavaat state) 0 8 =1 1 8 =8 2 8 = 64 3 8 = 512 4 8 = 4096 5 8 = 32768. This is the state with manifest form.
This rule is applicable to both the visual and aural forms which mean we can see or hear anything only in the fifth stage of evolution. So as per Pranava veda, the fundamental numbers are 0,1 and the key numerals for proportions are 5, 8. Significance of 5 of 5 and 8: Pranava Veda describes that 8 / octets is the essential harmonic oscillator for the manifestation of the of the universe since this generative force is the multiple with which the whole universe manifests and sustains. You many note that number 8 is associated with Lord Narayana and his Ashtakshara mantra (Om NaMoNaRaYaNaYa). The principle of 5 of 5 / Penta, we have seen is the regenerative binding force earlier. It is always a 5 stage process. This is associated with Lord Shiva (Om NaMaSiVaYa). The un‐manifest form comes to the Guna state with the force of 5 of 5 and in the multiples of 8. of 8. It is also important to highlight that 5 and 8 are part of the Fibonacci series and their proportion is 8/5 = 1.6, which is .
But it is important to realize that the building of octets is a 5 step process for manifestation. This highlights that one cannot exist without another and both are interdependent. Now let’s recall: " Shivasya hridayam vishnur, Vishnoscha hridayam shivah:" and " Shivaya Vishnu Vishnu rupaya Vishnave Shiva Shiva rupin e"
Vishnu (8) is the heart of Shiva (5) and likewise Shiva is the heart of Vishnu and they both are the representation of each other.
If you have noted Tamil language stressed the importance of words and its meaning – this was addressed in the first few parts of of this this series. Here Tamil language gives the importance of of numerals numerals and its significance in the formation of of universe. universe. Both the great sages Auvaiyaar and Thiruvallular stated the importance of of numerals numerals and letters in an identical fashion. Both these lines mean, Numerals and letters are like eyes for living beings / equal to eyes.
எ எப ஏன எ எப இவர க எப வ உய! எ எ கணன த! Now what should be noted here is that (எ) importance of numerals of numerals precedes that of letters of letters and we know why. The aural and visual forces become letters & its associated sound at the 5th stage but the numerals are from the Guna state. Numerals were associated with 8 / Lord Vishnu and letters were associated with 5 / Lord Shiva. Guess you can get the scientific knowledge and significance we have in our languages. Since what is in macro is there in microcosm, taking the analogy to microcosm our mind becomes the Moolam (Source), our thoughts are the vibration, time is measured as the periodicity between thoughts, based on the rhythm of our vibration we perceive the world. This is given very nicely as உளம லமக உண கலமக! means Our mind is the source and its awareness becomes forms.
This wonderful concept is what is linked in the word Yen (எ), which means number eight, generic term for Number / numeral and also root for
எண
thoughts. Just this one word in Tamil highlights the supreme secret that thoughts become form and words with the help of numbers and numerical proportion converts aural and visual forms to thoughts. As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.” Happy reading!
22.
TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 22 – 22 – EIGHT (OCTET)
AND THE
5 SACRED ARTS
எட எய எட யல எ நறய அளவ மநற !! The above lines from the work Aintiram means “Eight / Octa (multiples of 8) is the fundamental numeral for any measurements. We did see that the fundamental god’s particle add up with each other
in the multiples of 8 of 8 in the previous part. In ancient India there were about 64 arts (http://en.wik http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K ipedia.org/wiki/Kal%C4%8 al%C4%81 1 ) known as Chatuhsasti kala (" ஆய கலக அபநகன" as popularly known in Tamil), but I am going to
talk about 5 sacred arts. We will look at the importance of numeral of numeral 8 and how this is fundamental to everything in this Universe. But let’s again start again with etymology. The word arts in Sanskrit is “Kala” (कला ) and Time in Sanskrit Sanskrit is
काला (Kaala).
So etymologically we can say that classical arts are all about variation
of time (or harmonics of this pulsation of time in the multiples of 8).
After etymology let’s get to the basics. Our understanding of the universe is that “the primordial space manifests itself as spatial forms through pulsation (Time) and its periodicity (Rhythm & order). This
evolution started with Pranava which came out as aural and visual form (Sound & light). When they say “The one became two” they refer to the Pranava which is light and sound from the unmanifested
consciousness. Aintiram states that the dual form of Pranava gave forth 5 sacred arts which are fundamental to most of
the other arts. The Aural form of Pranava gave forth Poetry and Classical Carnatic music, which can only be heard. The Visual form of Pranava gave forth Sculpture and Building architecture, which can only be seen. Both the aural and visual forms merged to create the classical dance (Bharatnatyam),
which involves both seeing and hearing.
Pranava (Om) Om ( ஒமல) Aural form Time variation
Poetry
Classical music
Figure 32: 5 Sacred arts Om (ஒமள) Visual form Space Variation
Classical Dance
Sculpture
Building Architecture
They were classified as 5 vedas:
Poetry – Poetry – Sabda veda
Classical music – music – Gandharva Veda
Classical Dance – Dance – Naatya veda
Sculpture – Sculpture – Sthapatya Veda (Sthapati is (Sthapati is a clan that is that is the master of master of this this veda)
Architecture – Architecture – Pranava Veda
Pendatic Tamil and its construction:
ஐதம (Aintamizh) which consists all the five above arts, இய, இச, நடன, சப, கட கல. It is these 5 arts which were formed out of the Tamil
Pendatic Tamil is called as
language and the language itself is itself is created from the word Om. They say that it is not 12 basic vowels in Tamil but only 5. They are அ, இ, உ, எ, ஒ. These 5 letters combine to form the rest of the letters like
அ +அ =ஆ, இ +இ =ஈ,
உ + உ = ஊ , எ + எ = ஏ,
ஒ +ஒ =ஓ, அ +இ =ஐ,
அ + உ =ஔ Here you may want to note that 5 has become 12. Same way in classical music they say that the basic svaras are 5 (ச, r, க, ப, த) – Sa, Ri, Ga, Pa ,Da which became 7 and then 12. So 5 is the fundamental numeral for evolution and Tamil language has grown based on this philosophy and science. I am sure some of the other Indian languages have the same basics. The book which describes this phenomenon of evolution of evolution of language of language from Pranava and arts from language is Aintiram (it means 5 works) (ஐதற) authored by Mamuni Mayan dated 10000 BC.
You would agree that the aural forms are predominantly variations in time and visual forms are of spatial variations. But our ears stand for akash tatva (“space”) and it can perceive variation of time and space and we will see this in detail. When we said “Time = Space” we will see that both of them are governed by the same laws and measurements and hence there is no difference between Time and Space.
Happy reading!
23.
TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 23 – 23 –
NANOTECHNOLOGY IN ANCIENT INDIA & SIZE OF GOD ’S PARTICLE Let me start with these questions:
What is the size of the of the God’s particle and how is it calculated?
Does nature endow a standard measure for an average human being’s height?
Before we proceed to the next section I want to give the very detailed space calculation table used in ancient India. Our rishis did not stop just with telling us that the Paramaanu / God’s particle is very small but went ahead and established its size. If you If you have to see such minute particles then your sensory organs – organs – Eye and mind should be tuned to it so that it can see things at that size. From the formula available in our ancient texts I was trying to reconstruct by working backwards to find out the size of the Paramaanu / God’s particle should be. Please refer the table below which I have arrived at.
ANCIENT SPACIAL MEASUREMENTS Unit scal e Anci ent met etrric Currren Cu entt day Metrics 1 Paramaanu = Smal l e st particle particle 133 133 nano meters 1 Ther Thugi l = 8 Par Paramaanu 1065 nano meters 1 Mayir nuni = 8 Ther Thugi l 8526 nano meters 1 Ee r= 8 Mayir nuni 68 Micro meters 1 Pae n= 8 Ee r 545 Micro meters 1 Yavai = 8 Pae n 0.4365 cms 1 Angul a= 8 yavai 3.4925 cms 1 Tal a= 6 Angul a 8.25 inches 1 Muzham= 24 Angul a 33 inches 1 Muzham= 4 Tal a 2 Muzham= 8 tal a Universal height of m of man 9 Tal a
33 inches 66 inches 74.25 Inches
(Figure 33: Ancient Spatial measurements. Courtesy – Courtesy – Dr. Ganapathi Sthapati)
I have given the exact word used in Tamil for these measurements instead of translating it in English. Ther Thugil is the dust from chariot wheel, Mayir nuni is the width of a of a hair tip, Eer and Paen are the lice
eggs and lice. Some of you may jump may jump that most of the units were subjective and would have variations in normal life. I agree but there is a reference point – Angula and its exact measure based on which other values are derived backwards to arrive at the value of Paramaanu. of Paramaanu. Now if you note the smallest particle aka God’s particle / Paramaanu is 133 nm in size which is currently under study by the CERN scientists. Nanotechnologists today confirm that the width of a hair strand is about 25000 nm and our ancient texts give the size at the tip of the hair strand (and not the width) as 8526 nm. I see that to be a reasonable estimate when no such precision instruments were available in those days. One Angula is 11/8 of an inch. This is the fundamental measure which is used in any of the worldly
measurements. Now you can see that 6 Angula is 1 Tala which is about 8.25 inches and then comes the most important revelation. Does nature endow a measure for an average human being’s height? The answer is yes. As I said an average human being should be 9 Tala’s height and hence the nature endowed height for any human being is 74.25 inches. This is the ideal height and the variation is
attributed to our Karma, hereditary and lifestyle. Now let me give few tips to find out your height from typical measurements:
Measure the length of the of the face (from forehead to chin). Your total height should be 9 times that height. This is the principle of Nava tala. As an extension measure your thigh or legs length excluding the knee and feet and your total height should be 4.5 times that.
Take your right hand middle finger (No. Don’t show it to anyone). You would notice that the finger is divided into 3 parts. Measure the length of the lowest part – part – from the end of the of the palm to the first subsection. Your height typically should be 54 times this measure. Since this measure for an average man with nature endowed length shall be 1 Angula. Hence your height shall be 54 times that measure.
The length of the thumb from the base of the wrist should be about 3 Angula and hence 18 times of that of that should be your height. This can go on and on.
So, to sum up this section:
Instead of looking them as Rishis or Sages or religious figures if we look at them as scientists in the field of nanotechnology, of nanotechnology, quantum physics and Astro dynamics we would accept most of the of the secrets without any prejudice.
Not just the measure for the height of the man but they had formula for every object and this was the secret of their wisdom. For any astronomical object, they had formulas to measure body’s core (width) and also the width of the mantle. The roots of their wisdom lie in understanding that “many’ are just are just a harmonic variation of the of the “one” subject to a mathematical
proportion. Hence there was no “rocket science” in those days and all of them of them were as simple as it looks like. As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.” Happy reading!
24.
TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 24 – 24 – OCTET, OCTAVE
AND THE
GANDHARVA VEDA (CLASSICAL MUSIC)
Let’s start with classical music where Octaves form the fundamental for it. There are seven svaras (Sa, Ri, Ga, Ma, Pa, Da, Ni) which is made into an octave with another Sa after Ni. So it becomes Sa, Ri, Ga, Ma, Pa, Da, Ni, Sa (Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do ). The first rule of classical music is “Shruthi Mata, Layam Pita”, which means Shruthi is the mother and this corresponds to the frequency or the spatial component and Laya is the Tala component which is a function of time of time compared as father.
Tala Dhruva Matya Rupaka J hamp ampa Trip Tripu uta Ata E ka
Ang a No ta ta ti ti o n Ti sr sr a lOll lOl Ol lUO lOO llOO l
11 8 5 6 7 10 3
Ch at at us usr a K ha ha nd nd a Mi sr sr a 14 17 10 12 6 7 7 8 8 9 12 14 4 5
23 16 9 10 11 18 7
S an an ke ke e rn rn a 29 20 11 12 13 22 9
(Figure 34: 35 types of Tala. of Tala. Courtesy: Wikipedia, internet)
There are 7 fundamental Talas in carnatic music and each Tala has 5 different variation based on Jathi so in all there are 35 different Talas as given in the tabulation. These Talas are measured as the “matras” the unit duration of time. There is another concept called Nadai or Gati which we will not touch upon now. But let’s look at these 35 variations and can you tell me where the most famous “Adi Tala” is in this Tala” – which is the primordial rhythm? 35? Most importantly why it is also called as “Adi Tala” –
The answer is “Chatusra Jathi Triputa tala” highlighted in the table is called as “Adi Tala” and it is called so since it gave the most primordial rhythm with 8 time units. But there are couples of more of more cells where we can see “8” in the table and why these are not called ‘Adi Tala”? The primordial rhythm has a pattern of 1, 3, 2 and 2 which adds to 8. Further on we will see just the variation of this of this Adi Tala in anything and everything. Tisra Jati matya Thala has a structure of 3, of 3, 2, 3 and Kanda Jati jhampa Jati jhampa Tala has a structure of 5,1,2, of 5,1,2, hence they are not classified as the primordial rhythm. Let’s quickly touch upon the spatial variation or the frequency / pitch aspect of this of this divine art before we branch off to off to other topics. The image below gives the 16 levels of Savaras of Savaras which includes tones and sub tones. The seven svaras become 22 tones based on the frequency variation / harmonics. Here 7 are fundamental svaras and 16 as given below is the most practiced variation and 22 is not popular.
Levels S varas Ratio Fact Factor or Freq Freq (Hz) Hz)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
s
ra ri ru ga gi gu ma mi p dha dhi dhu na ni nu s 1 32/31 16/15 10/9 32/27 6/5 5/4 4/3 27/20 3/2 128/81 8/5 5/3 16/9 9/5 15/8 2 1.00 .0000 1.03 .0323 1.06 .0667 1.11 .1111 1.18 .1852 1.20 .2000 1.25 .2500 1.33 .3333 1.35 .3500 1.50 .5000 1.58 .5802 1.60 .6000 1.66 .6667 1.77 .7778 1.80 .8000 1.87 .8750 2.00 .0000 240.00 .00 247.74 .74 256.00 .00 266.67 .67 284.44 .44 288.00 .00 300.00 .00 320.00 .00 324.00 .00 360.00 .00 379.26 .26 384.00 .00 400.00 .00 426.67 .67 432.00 .00 450.00 .00 480.00 .00
(Figure 35: Svaras and frequencies)
You can note that Sa starts with 240 Hz and the last Sa is 480 Hz doubling the frequency and hence an octave. While Sa has 240 hz and 480Hz levels, the tone Pa (P) or Sol does not have any variation and this is at 360Hz. I am going to correlate the Mayan studies with Carnatic music and instead of seeing the whole spectrum from “Sa”, I am going to see this spectrum from “Pa”. You would note that “Pa” at 360 Hz corresponds to the Harmonic osciallator constant number and the whole spectrum is almost like a Sine wave from 360Hz to 480 hz and falling down to 240 Hz with a uniform gap of 120Hz of 120Hz above and below. All the tones would fall within this 240Hz centered around 360 hz. So the spatial variation in carnatic music can be summed as “It originates at a value (240Hz) and varies by the same measure (240Hz) centered on the harmonic oscillator”. Since the objective is about looking at the primordial rhythm we will not touch any other aspect on this topic. We will see how this Adi Tala is the fundamental pattern / rhythm that manifests in every other art. As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.” Happy reading!
25.
TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 25 – 25 – ADI TALA , NAVA
TALA AND STHAPATYA VEDA (SCULPTURE) Let’s look at how Octet and the primordial rhythm (Adi Tala) that defines Sculpture. Let’s recap some of the following:
The process of evolution starts with Pranava which has aural and visual forms. We have also seen that anything subtle is represented in a 8x8 energy grid and anything gross is in 9x9 grid.
The fundamental measure with which the particles bond is Eight or it’s multiple and hence the primordial rhythm is an Octet.
The fundamental measure of time is Tala and the primordial Tala is Adi tala with 8 units and a pattern of 1, of 1, 3, 2 and 2.
(Figure 36: Human form – form – Adi Tala, Nava Tala Courtesy: Dr. Ganpathi Sthapati)
Now let’s see the measurement rules as to how to make a sculpture of a of a human being.
The overall human height is measured as 9 talas. Yes the same time measurement is used to
measure height. Pinch yourself now, since height is a space variation and not a time variation yet it is measured with a metric of time. This is a secret which is unknown to many and even some of the experts in this field. This is where Time and spaces merges without any difference and this is the fundamental rule with which we have been creating visual and aural structures in the universe.
Divide a man’s height as 9 units of which head, torso, thigh and legs would fall into the pattern of 1, of 1, 3, 2 and 2 which adds up to 8. This is the primordial rhythm – rhythm – the Adi Tala now as a human form.
Then how 8 became 9? No other branch of Vedas of Vedas or science tells us this secret so explicitly to my knowledge. The following parts, Top of the head to forehead, Neck, Knee and feet each measure 0.25 talas and hence add 1 additional tala to 8 and it becomes 9. So Adi tala
which is a subtle version of human becomes Nava Tala which is the gross version of human being. In the process of 8 of 8 becoming nine all the joints the joints are formed in the body.
Let me add one more dimension to this. Our human body has a gross body (Sthula) and a subtle body (Sookshma sarira). The Sthapatya veda tells us that the gross body is nava tala and sookshma sarira is Adi Tala.
I fell off the off the chair when I understood this and the linkages. Check if you if you are still on your chair and maybe you should sit on the floor from now on.
Martial Arts and Lord Nataraja’s stance:
Let me ask you the following questions here:
Look at the image of the of the Lord Nataraja below. If a If a gross image should have Nava Tala which is a 9x9 grid then why the human image of Lord Nataraja which is a Nava Tala fitted into a 8x8 square instead of a of a 9x9 square?
Both in Classical dance and in martial arts why do they ask you to stand in a posture where the knee is slightly or significantly bent. Not all of the stances but most of the basic stances correspond to this why? Let me know if you have received a satisfactory answer for this question.
(Figure 5 reproduced)
The answer to this question reveals one more secret to us.
a. In Sthapatya veda each grid line is divided into 10 or 11 or 12 (usually 12) and hence a 9x9 grid has 9*12 = 108 blocks or levels of energy. This may explain why 108 is a sacred number from an energy perspective. This covers the entire spectrum. b. When we create a gross image its always sculpted to 9 talas but when they sculpt image of the of the gods and in this case Nataraja, they fit the gross image to a 8x8 energy grid to invoke the subtle energies. c.
How do they fit a 9 tala to 8 tala? The technique is not to change the proportion of nava tala but they ensure that 9 fits into 8 by making the image to bend it legs such that the height reduces by one unit.
You can notice that Lord Nataraja’s right leg is bent to fit the image in 8x8 grid. This is believed to invoke the subtle energies corresponding to that image.
This is the same reason why martial arts and in Bharatnatyam your teacher asks you to take a basic stance which reduces the height from 9 units to 8 to invoke subtle energies. Of course the other reason is the alignment and focus to Hara / Dantein with that pose.
If I If I tell you that the science of nature of nature and the associated philosophy codified in Hindu religious symbols are unmatched and amazing then I hope you would whole heartedly agree now. These religious texts and symbols offer the key to unlock the secrets of nature. of nature. So to sum up, so far we have seen one variation of time as Gandharva veda that manifests as classical music and the primordial rhythm is Adi Tala. Next we saw that the Sthapatya veda in the form of sculptures offered the secret of space of space variation in Adi Tala and Nava Tala. This is where Time and Space were equated with the same measure yet offered completely different arts. The whole universe has these underlying and un‐manifested interconnections and hence the Hindu philosophy of “That one became many”… is the supreme truth. Seeing the divinity in everything is the
only truthful way of recognizing of recognizing this science. As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.” Happy reading!
26.
TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 26 – 26 – SABDA VEDA ,
CHANDAS & POETRY (MA NISHAADA…) श लाबधं वण ुलाबधं ु ं िशशवण चत भ ु रजम ज म ् । ुभ सनवदनं यायेत ् सवरवघनोपशातये वघनोपशातये
॥
Shuklaambaradharam Vissnnum Shashivarnnam Caturbhujam | Prasannavadanam Dhyaayet Sarvavighnopashaantaye ||
Let’s start with this Sloka as a sample to see how 8 and its harmonics are integrated with Poetry. In this sloka there are 4 lines (a line is called Pada and Pada means feet in Sanskrit) and each line has 8 Sanskrit Aksharas (Only vowels and vowels with consonants imposed on them should be counted and pure consonants are not part of the of the count.) This is usually written in 2 lines as shown in English. This is the most popular way of creating a sloka or poem in most of the Indian languages. This “metre” resonates as 32 aksharas in 4 padas. You may want to correlate this with 1,3,2,2 where the last 2 stands for your feet. So feet (pada) measures 1/4th of the of the overall length of the of the subtle body (8 units) and 4 padas create the full blown subtle body. So such a constructed poem is a throbbing and vibrating energy body or a living organism and hence carries the power of the of the words it contains. If all the padas have equal metre say 8 units then it is called Sama Vrtta, and if all are different it is called Vi‐Sama Vrtta (not equal). This 8 and 32 is the same as Adi Tala in carnatic music and ashta tala in sculpture. Can you make the connection now? In Sanskrit this metre is called as “Chandas” and in Tamil it is called “Chandam”. Chandas is also one of the 4 important Vendagas and is called as the feet of the Vedas. Let me ask you as to which language the Vedas are available in its primordial form? The most popular and incorrect answer is Sanskrit. This is the level of awareness we have. Lets quickly look at these important points about Vedas and I shall correlate this with our topic of discussion. of discussion.
Unlike other faiths Hindus don’t attribute the Vedas as word of god or given by some prophet. We consider Vedas as the breath of god of god (“Nishwasitam”) and not the word which means, Vedas are not created by god, but the breath. If there is no breath that person would not leave and hence it is associated with the very presence of god. of god.
Vedas are also Apourusheya which means it is not created by man and Anaadi, that does not have a beginning.
But you can ignore them stating these are blind beliefs. Let’s look at how this correlated with the science. Vedas are created by Pranava and these should be considered as the harmonics of the primordial vibration and nothing more.
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If it is pure vibration then the “which language it is written?” sounds stupid isn’t. If it’s pure vibration it has to be expressed in “Hz or wavelength” equivalent in ancient India. This is what Chandas or metre is all about. This measures pure vibration and anyone capable of tuning themselves to those frequencies have SEEN the Vedas and not created them. Hence all our rishis are Mantra Drishtas and not Karthas.
Difference between Vedas and Poetry:
Vedas contains both poetic verses (Padya) and prose (Gadya). All the poetic verses are called Chandas and it complies with the rule as stated above. The difference between normal poetry and Vedas are, Vedas contain tonal variations (high pitch and low pitch) apart from the time, space variations but in Poetry there are no tonal variations. What has tonal variations and are not part of Vedas are called Slokas. So to sum up:
Vedas are both in Padya and Gadya. What is in Padya is called chandas and it has tonal variations in addition to the time space variations. What has tonal variations but not part of Vedas of Vedas is called as slokas. What does not have tonal variation but comply with the chandas rules are called Poetry.
Harmonics and types in Chandas:
We saw every line to have 8 matras / units / aksharas. There are variations and these are the harmonics available.
Gayatri – Gayatri – This is a very special chandas with the mantra where instead of 4 of 4 padas, there are only 3 padas and hence it is called Tripada Gayatri. Each pada has 8 Aksharas and hence 24 Aksharas in Gayatri Mantra. This is also the only chandas where a mantra is named after the chandas. Some people write it as 6 letters per line and 4 padas which makes it 24. Ushnik Chandas – Chandas – 7 letters per pada and 28 letters in all. Anushtub Chandas – Chandas – This is the fundamental and popular one with 8 matras per pada and 32 in all. Ramayana the first poetry was set in this metre. Brihatee Chandas ‐ 9 letters per pada and 36 letters in all Pangti Chandas ‐ 10 letters per pada and 40 letters in all Trishtup Chandas ‐ 11 letters per pada and 44 letters in all Jagti Chandas ‐ 12 letters per pada and 48 letters in all. This has a subtype called bhujangam which is split as 6‐6 and that moves like a snake. (Ex. Subramanya Bhujangam) Shikarini Chandas ‐ 17 letters per pada and 68 letters in all. In Soundarya Lahiri it is split as 6 and 11 by Adi Shankara. Udkriti Chandas – Chandas – 26 letters per pada and 104 letters in all. Dhandakam – Dhandakam – above 26 per pada. Ex. Garuda Dandakam by Vedantha Diskshitar.
The reason I have given all the above is to emphasis that nothing in our religious scriptures, literatures are without a grammar, order, form or proportion. Everything confirms to a mathematical proportion. Just like Vedas are the breath of god, Chandas is the breath of every mantra. The mantra is powerful only if it if it is recited to this metre. This is the reasons some of the of the poem even if it if it is not related to religion
stands the test of time. Also if you recite a mantra even without knowing its meaning but as per the chandas then the mantra shall bear its fruit. “Ma Nishada” …..Origin of Poetry: of Poetry:
Would you believe that the first poetry in this universe started with a curse? Sage Valmiki saw a hunter who killed one of the of the birds of a of a pair which were in love. The sage got enraged and cursed the hunter, O, Hunter, may you not fare not fare well anytime as you killed one of pair of pair of the Krouncha birds which were happily engaged happily engaged in in love”. mA niShAda pratiShThA.n niShAda pratiShThA.n tvamagamaH shAshvatI.n tvamagamaH shAshvatI.n samAH | samAH | yatkrauJNchamithunAdekamavadhIH kAmamohitam.h yatkrauJNchamithunAdekamavadhIH kAmamohitam.h || (bAlakANDa 2.14)
The above sloka also meant “O Lord of Lord of Lakshmi, it will bring will bring you eternal glory eternal glory for for having having killed a male of a happy couple who lost his head completely in lust..” This male is Ravana who lost his head in lust despite being happily married with his wife Mandodari. The other interesting connection I have this sloka with this series is that the Mamuni Mayan is the father of queen Mandodari and father in law of demon king Ravana. Once the sage realized that this curse also meant something very auspicious and referred to Rama avatar he wrote Ramayana which is the origin of poetry as known in the world and it is called Adi Kaavya. Valmiki Ramayana set in Anushtub Chandas which is an octet. So if you if you look at both the poetry and classical music composition:
The rhythm in which it is set is a pulsation of time of time which confirms to a divine proportion.
The raga and the pitch variation is a pulsation of space / frequency which again confirms to a divine proportion. We did not discuss about ragas though.
The words used are divine and we have seen the divinity of the of the letters and words.
The meaning of the of the song / poem usually exhorts the qualities of the of the god and hence is divine.
The classical music and poetry invoke the subtle divine energy in the aural form just form just as much the sculpture (when it confirms to the divine proportion) invokes the subtle energy from in its visual form.
This is how we see that “one became many” and binding factors in this process of evolution being the numerals 5 and 8.
Alas! Today, we are the fanatic fans of musicians who lacks morality & humility, who is ignorant of any divine proportion, most of the music we hear is a cacophony and very mechanical, the words are indecipherable and lacks depth, the meaning of the song
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if at all any are just suggestive of sexual
emotions and nothing else and the dance movements we see are the gyrations of the hip with a great blend of fitness of fitness training exercises associated with it. This is not to negate some of the of the fine works we see even today but to stress that we had such high science and taste which we seems to be losing / lost for no good reason other than ignorance.
As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.” Happy reading!
27.
TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 27 – 27 – ARCHITECTURE –
THE ZENITH OF MATHEMATICS (VAASTU) Just look back in history and see what stands the test of time. of time. Even if a if a civilization is completely extinct what stand beyond their time is the architecture of the civilization which stands tall as a witness to the richness and maturity of the of the civilization. Aintiram states that “Architecture (Space engineering) is the zenith of the mathematics” in “கட
கலய கணகய உச...” This space science is called as Vaastu Sastra in India. There are few important concepts in Vaastu science which I want to present as below:
The whole world is made up of God’s particle (Vastu, வஸ) and nothing else. It is this God’s particle which actually manifests itself as itself as gross forms (Vaastu, வஸ). You would note that Vastu (Subtle) has become Vaastu (gross) by addition of letter of letter “a” and this difference is reflected in our languages too. When அ / अ become ஆ / आ the subtle becomes gross. Hence the most important statement for this science is “Vastur eva Vaastu”, this means the subtle becomes gross or energy becomes matter or the space becomes earth. This is purely manifestation /
evolution and there is no creation. This has nothing to do with religion but supreme science.
Since it is all only one energy and it ever vibrates based on the harmonics and resonance, this vibration is called life and everything in this world, be it a living being or a non‐living being as per our current definition – everything vibrates. The chair you sit and the vehicle you use are all living beings. Everything throbs with energy and there is nothing which is a non‐living being in this universe. Without this vibration there would not be any difference between iron and
cotton. The difference between particles is essentially the molecular constitution which is a function of its elements and its periodicity. This defines presence or absence of quality and sensory perceptions. This was put very nicely by Poet Subramanya Bharathi as
கண சதயட,
எங
Where ever you see its just its just energy.
The above concept is very profound and this is called as Science in our scriptures since it deals with Knowledge of the of the space (வ ஞன, Vin‐gyan).
By the same concept when a subtle energy which is in the open space is converted to a gross form like a building then this body / building vibrates based on the design specifications and the material used for that building. It does not matter what is the measure and what is the material used, it vibrates. When a structure is created with a divine proportion then we breathe life
into it. Thus the structure becomes a living organism. This is how some of the structure stands
the test of time of time for thousands of years. of years.
Vaastu is that science which aligns the vibration of the building with the vibration of the dweller in the building so that both the living organisms (the building and the dweller) are in harmony and resonance.
It sounds simple but for this science we need to know includes the vibration pattern of the dweller, mathematics of space engineering, the knowledge of materials and its nature so that we can match it up to create harmony. This is precisely what Vaastu as a science does. Again it has nothing to do with religion. If you Google you would find thousands of Vaastu experts outside India who perceive and pursue this as a supreme spatial science.
Let us look at the word “vas” which is the root. This means to shine; to grow bright, to bestow by shining upon, becoming light. Vaas is its derivative which means to perfume, an intoxicant, dwelling place, to assume the appearance of matter. This is the root for SriniVAAS, SreeVAASan, VAASam in Tamil means living. Most importantly the ability to feel this subtle thing (which cannot be touched) is called VAASanai (வசன, in Tamil it means smell).
This spatial science includes knowledge on the following: Nature of soil of soil and material, and the qualities of its of its energy. o Measures for spatial engineering that best resonates with the environment and the o dweller. Note that the dwelling unit cannot be compatible to all the human beings universally. This varies with individual to individual and hence the Vaastu compatibility for the house is always seen for the housewife than the man with the assumption that what is compatible to the lady of the house would suit all others. o
Accurate calculation of time and the position of astronomical bodies. The time engineering merges here with the space engineering. Consider the following to understand this: In some temples you would notice that the sunlight falls on the deity on a specific day / time of the day. This is not possible if the future position of astronomical bodies at a given time is calculated very accurately. When we build a house / temple the inauguration ceremony should be conducted at a specific time. So it’s just not Space Engineering but time engineering also.
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We see that the concept of space of space and time are not just not just a continuum but:
The measures of time and space merge and results in the same unit measure called Tala. It is Adi Tala in Poetry, Music and the same measure is used in building and sculpture dimensions.
Space is created because of the pulsation called Time and hence the unit time measure (for pulsation) and the unit space measure (result of pulsation) of pulsation) are one and the same. This means the pulsation causes proportional displacement or creation of Space. of Space.
It is the same concept used in meditation techniques. With Pranayama, Dharana and Dhyana you control the pulsation and align with it. In Samadhi you stop the pulsation and hence you are beyond time and space and you reach a luminescent state of resonant of resonant non‐vibration.
Hence I named this book as “Time = Space”. We have seen that each subtle unit is represented in 8x8 energy grid and the gross unit is represented in a 9x9 energy grid. Mayan states that “Each module or pada within the 8x8 / 9x9 structure resonates with a specific energy. Based on Space, Time, Light, and Sound coordinates the frequency of vibration
has its unique position in the Space/ Time continuum. This energy level of frequency of vibration is called a luminous body or Devata. This devata has particular attributes based upon its position and
qualities in the Space/Time continuum (placement among the 64 / 81 sub‐cubes or padas)”.
Figure 37: 5 states of 8x8 of 8x8 Energy Grid (Courtesy: Dr. Ganapathi Sthapati) Now what is evident here in this science is 8 and 5 merges and so does Space and time.
Manifestation occurs in additive values of eight and in 5 stages. You can note that the Bindu (Point) has become 4, then 12, then 20 and then 28. (4+8=12 +8=20+8=28 with a total additive factor of 64). of 64). Manifestation occurs in sequences of five of five steps known as the Pentadic Order. The mathematical calculation which gives form to consciousness / space / subtle matter is called “Ayadi Gananam”. We know that Ganam as the additive process.
Dr. Jessica Marcey in her Fabric of Universe of Universe states that:
The subtle energy point in the center becomes a self effulgent self effulgent energy generator pouring out waves of energy of energy becoming a self spinning self spinning stabilized structure of four of four padas / modules then adding eight units of energy of energy to manifest the 4X4 structure of 16 of 16 units or modules; then adding another eight units of energy of energy to manifest the 6X6 structure of 36 of 36 units or modules; then Adds eight more units culminating in 64 units or modules strung concentrically around the Bindu point or central generator.
So a central point with 4 concentric square belts around, each has its own frequency, vibration and energy characteristics evolving into a 9x9 unit as a gross matter. While this knowledge is significant of itself, when these phenomena are viewed in light of material manifestation as built space in architecture, the significance becomes stunning and profound.
Figure 38: 9x9 energy grid with corresponding energy levels for each grid. (Courtesy: Dr. Jessica Marcey, Fabric of the of the Universe)
So, to sum up this section, we have seen that how every inanimate thing in this universe is still a living being and how with the spatial science we can pump throbbing energy into a building. This is the supreme science where Time and Space merges. This is the 4th sacred art we talked about which is a manifestation of the of the visual form of Om. of Om.
As you would have noticed I have avoided talking about rituals and rules here but focused on the concept and philosophy. When we talk about rituals there are very many variations and we get into an unnecessary argument that whether it is rational or superstitious. Since most of the arts have become commercialized, the person’s qualification and his intentions are always questionable. The objective of this book is to highlight the scientific aspects of the universe in a small way and emphasis that our culture is built on this science. Be it language or arts or religion all are built on scientific facts. They all were nourished and nurtured in thousands of Temples across India which is the container and protector of this of this subtle science and energy. Let’s see some more interesting aspects of this of this in the next section.
Happy reading!
28.
TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 28 – 28 – CAPTURING THE
DIVINE ENERGY – SQUARES & CIRCLES It is told that the sanctorum of Lord Ranganatha’s temple at Sri Rangam is circle from outside and square from inside. Why?
Subtle energy is represented by 8x8 square grid and the perimeter of the square is 4r and the area of the of the square is r*r. When each grid length is 1 unit then r = 8, so perimeter is 32 and area of this of this square is 64. Gross energy is represented by 9x9 square grids and with the same measurements perimeter is 36 and area of this of this square is 91.
It has been an architect’s dream to create and capture subtle energy in a gross structure. This is fundamental objective of spatial engineering. How do you go about to achieve this? It looks that they found that they would take the help of a of a circle either outside the square or inside the square to achieve this. Remember almost every yantra has a square and a circle component in it. The measurements are so taken such that either the perimeter or the area of both of both the circle and the 8x8 square are matched. Most of the of the Hindu temples follow such rules to invoke the subtle energy in a gross structure like temple. This is one of the of the well kept secrets and this is the reason each and every temple is said to interact with your subtle body differently when you visit it. This is why Lord Ranganatha’s sanctorum in Sri Rangam temple is a circle from outside and square from inside. This secret is called as Squaring a Circle. This is all about to creating divine energies and this is the science that is implemented in all the Hindu temples which are built as per the Sastra. You need just basic math knowledge and patience to understand this supreme secret and I shall give below 2 techniques to match the area or the perimeter of the of the circle with that of the of the 8x8 square. Perimeter match:
Let’s look at the image of a of a circle of unit of unit 2 radius. The area of the of the large circle is π (πr ) and the circumference is 2π. Here r =1.
Draw 2 circles inside as shown with half the radius. The area of each of each circle is π/4 and the combined area of both the circles is π/2. The circumference of each circle is π and the combined circumference of both the circles put together is 2π.
Figure 39: Squaring a Circle (Courtesy: Dr. Robert Lawlor, Sacred Geometry)
Just note that when a larger circle divides itself as 2 smaller circles the area is halved but the circumference is the same. This gives the first philosophical metaphor that “One has become two which are bipolar yet non‐dual”. This is one of the of the fundamental principles of Advaita of Advaita and also in Chinese philosophy. This bipolar non‐dual force is the basis of life of life and is represented as male / female and Yang / Yin.
Now draw 2 arcs NDM and NEM from A’ and A with the radius as A’P and AQ as shown in the dotted line. You would note that point D and E would divide the radius of the circle by divine proportion – 1/ and 1/2. Radius of the arc AE is . The Yin Yang symbol is based on this principle which embeds the divine proportion in it. Now let me draw a square ABCD around this circle (Fig 40) where the side of the square is the diameter of the circle which is unit 2. Here OP =1, AB=BC=CD=DA = 2. The perimeter of the square is 8 and the area of the of the square is 4.
Now draw a circle with O as the center and NO as the radius as shown in the figure. Here NO = √. You can take this figure as such if you find it difficult to follow but for those who are interested, the derivation to calculate radius “NO” is as below:
Figure 40: Squaring a Circle 2 (Courtesy: Dr. Robert Lawlor, Sacred Geometry) o
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Consider a right angle triangle OPN. We know OP = 1 and PN which is the radius of the arc = . Hence as per Pythagoras theorem PN2 = OP2 + ON2 which is 2 = 1+r2. Let us say the radius is ON = r. So r = √(2‐1). We know is 1.61803399 so r = √ .
We have got a larger outer circle with a radius √ and hence the perimeter should be 2π√ . This is numerically equal to 7.9924576, which is equal to 8. Now we have created a structure where a square whose perimeter and a circle whose perimeter are the same. This technique is not limited to India but used in the same way for pyramid construction.
This is the perimeter match between 8x8 square grids and a circle around it.
Area match:
Vaastu has an easier way to get this done. Draw a circle inside a 9x9 energy grid whose diameter is equal to the side of the of the square. If each If each energy grid length is 1 unit, then side of the of the square is 9 units and the radius is 4.5 units.
The area of this of this circle is πr2 where r=4.5 and hence the area of the of the circle is 63.64 which is almost equal to area of the of the 8x8 square with unit grid length as 1 unit.
This is the area match between a circle and 8x8 square. So as per Vaastu every building is divided into 9x9 grid and the energy level of each of each grid is used to design the living space.
Capturing the direction of Subtle of Subtle energy flow:
The subtle divine energy flows is as per the diagram given below. It starts from the center and always flows clockwise. That is why Hindus always stick to clockwise flow of movements of movements ‐ be in their temples or anywhere else. This clockwise flow of movement of movement is captured in the sacred symbol Swastik. Here 1 is the source / Moolam, 2 is Kaalam (Time), 3 Seelam (Rhythm), 4 Kolam (Form), 5 (Universe) Gnalam.
Figure 41: Clockwise flow of subtle of subtle energy
Relationship between √2, √3, √5,
Figure 42: Swastik symbolizing energy flow
and π:
Now let me draw the connection between √2, √3, √5, and π. Understanding this relationship is orgasmic and nothing less. If you If you think they are all some random numbers which cannot be fixed th to their 10 decimal and not related to each other, just other, just see the following relationship. π
=
2
x 6/5
Philosophically 6/5 is the relation of a hexagon to a pentagon and the other way to express this relationship is √2* √3). = ( √π * √5) /( √
This goes to prove that we did not just not just knew the numerals but divine fractions and proportions including their linkages. I am convinced, there is not even an iota of superstition in our temple and idol worship but they are supreme sciences codified and left for our benefits.
The temple of Sri Rangam dates back from Ramayana, which is Treta Yuga that is 800000+ years back as per Hindu Scriptures. This is our rich past and supreme science is embedded in our culture and codified in thousands of temples of temples across nook and corner of the of the country. Why should
we ignore this? We have a lot more to offer this world which is struggling to understand the nature of nature. of nature. As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.”
Happy reading!
Figure 43: Similarity between Indian temples, Pyramids. The Tamil text states how the structure should be built. (Courtesy: Dr. Ganapathi Sthapati)
29.
TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 29 – 29 – HEAVEN &
EARTH – LORD NATARAJA & LORD RANGANATHA Let’s stay with Lord Ranganatha and see the relationship between him and Lord Nataraja. Would you be surprised if one is the mirror image of the other? Look at the majestic picture of Lord Nataraja below. Wonder why this is always made in metal and not in wood or earth?
Figure 6 reproduced.
In Pancha bhoota (Space, Air, Fire, Water, Earth) Metal is always associated with Space and Wood is associated with Air. This system is reflected well in the Chinese system and it was not any different in our Vaastu system either. Since Lord Nataraja signifies Akasha tatva, (Vin porul) he is always made in metal – metal – Copper or Gold or Bronze or a mix of it. of it. The statues which were ancient had a generous amount of gold giving a luminescent look about the statues. The art and science of moulding metals to create divine forms with precise proportion dates back to thousands of years in India and the western experts think that this is a recent phenomenon. This is a complete surprise to the western world since they cannot believe that such sophistication existed before. Dr. Ganapathi states, “Lord Nataraja also signifies the primal image being expressive of the secret of creation in the the process process of of which which formless formless becomes instantaneously instantaneously endowed endowed with with features features and and of of perfect perfect form. This is the reason why the statue of Lord Nataraja is called as Silpa , the primal image and everything else which is sculpted in this universe is called as Pratima (replica) and the original and one and only and only sculpture sculpture is the image of of Lord Lord Nataraja Nataraja”.
Mamuni Mayan states, “Bhumih pradhana vastu Syat” , means Earth by virtue of being the very basic
support of of all all things, this is the primal and dominant Vastu” Vastu”.. Earth and space are manifestations of each of each other in the cyclical process of evolution. They both should always be considered to be in unison. This vibrant, energetic, manifest earth energy (Prithvi Tatva) is called as ‘Vishnu ”. In Vaastu satra, the Vaastu purusha is Lord Vishnu and understandably Vishnu is invoked as Vaastu purusha in Srirangam temple and offered a seat in the heart of Lord of Lord Ranganatha even today as a ritual.
Figure 44: Lord Ranganatha in the reclining pose
Lord Ranganatha represents manifest earth energy (Man porul) and hence is always made out of
seasoned earth only and it should be properly painted too. He is never to be made of metal. This earth form does not support frequent mobility and symbolizes stability and immobility. This is the reason when Vibhishana kept the idol of Lord of Lord Ranganatha down at Sri Rangam it could not be moved.
The energy that is in available in every universal form is represented as Vishnu and hence he is called as Antaryami. Once the subtle becomes grosser the vibration is reduced and the grossest form would not
have any creative pulsation in it. It would still have the vibration based on its nature which ensures that it retains the form and shape. But it does not have any creative pulsation and it has reached the zenith of evolution. of evolution. This zenith is characterized by Lord Ranganatha in the reclining pose. The creative pulsation (Space) is the dance and the zenith of manifestation is a reclining posture (Earth).
As we have seen, Lord Nataraja carries Light in his left hand and sound in his right hand. Lord Ranganatha carries Chakra representing light in the right hand and Conch representing sound in the left hand. The principle that the primal substance (space) has manifested as the universe (earth) and
both of them of them are mirror images of each of each other is reflected in both the images. In Chinese texts the Yang energy is associated with Heaven and the Yin as earth. Now associate the same heaven with Shiva, Earth with Vishnu and Tao with the God’s particle ‐ with some of the of the text below from Lao Tzu’s “Tao te Ching” “The Tao that can that can be told is told is not the not the eternal Tao. eternal Tao. The name that can that can be named is named is not the not the eternal name. eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of heaven of heaven and Earth. and Earth. The named is named is the mother of mother of the the ten thousand things. thousand things. Something mysteriously formed, formed, Born before heaven and Earth. and Earth. In the silence and the and the void, Standing alone and unchanging, and unchanging, Ever present and present and in in motion, Perhaps it is it is the mother of mother of ten ten thousand things. thousand things. I do not know not know its its name. Call it Call it Tao. Tao. Man follows Man follows Earth. Earth follows Earth follows heaven. Heaven follows Heaven follows the Tao. Tao follows Tao follows what is what is natural.”
To sum up in the words of Dr. of Dr. Ganapathi Sthapati:
Both the temples Chidambaram and Srirangam are south facing temples.
Lord Nataraja signifies Akasha Tatva, outer space, macrocosm, subtle unmanifested energy is the Vastu purusha, is always in dancing pose, circumscribed in 8x8 square and made of metal. of metal.
Lord Ranganatha signifies Prithvi Tatva, inner space, microcosm, manifest gross energy, is the Vaastu purusha is always in reclining pose, depicted in a circle or a 9x9 grid and made of earth. of earth.
Lord Nataraja represents energy with matter and Lord Ranganatha matter with energy. In the equation E = mc2, Lord Nataraja represents E and Lord Ranganatha represents mc2.
Both these temples are a ‘must see” and a “periodic see” types and you would be amazed that the qualitative change in your mental state even if you don’t pray inside the temple but spend some time sitting or walking in the premises of the of the temple.
Both these temples are perfect symbols of ancient science codified for the benefit of the society and left for generations withstanding the test of time. of time.
Figure 45: Sri Chakra – Chakra – The Supreme shape in sacred Geometry
Chidambaram and Sri Rangam should be ground zero for any lab that wants looks into the secrets of space and time as they represent supreme science as much as they represent spirituality. We now see that science was the basis of our spiritual faith unlike it being 2 completely different aspects today across the world.
As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.” May we be blessed by the divine power to unravel unknown secrets about the nature! Happy reading!
30.
TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 30 – 30 – TEMPLES AND
IDOL WORSHIP Let us forget Hinduism, its symbols and names of god for the time being and consider these aspects as pure science from a nanotechnologist and cosmologist called Mayan. We have been told that the universe is full of luminescent particles and this particle manifests itself because of the of the primordial pulsation. We have had a sneak peek into the geometry and the mathematical proportion which is used in the creation of many of many things. We know that the universe rhythm confirms to a mathematical code to the extent that we can create divine energies in a temple based on that science. If time is pulsation of consciousness and if it creates, sustains and destroys everything, then time is the architect sculpting the universe and every object in this universe should be a sculpture of time and this concept is very beautifully captured in “Jagat Sarvaram Silpameva’ meaning the entire universe is nothing more than a shilpa shilpa / / sculpture sculpture (and (and it it latently latently conveys conveys that that Time Time is the Shilpi). If all the above things are right then is it not right to say that “Man created the concept of God” or “Man can create divine energy around him”? Let me sum up my thoughts as below:
The sages and rishis were essentially scientists and understood the secret of nature very well. They were understandably masters in nanotechnology and cosmology.
They knew that “One thing” with which they could understand the nature and science of all other things in this universe. This is obviously supported by the mathematical knowledge they had.
As per Vedas nothing is created by god including the Vedas, but universe is the manifestation of god. They also understood that man is the most evolved of this manifestation. This is why they created all the god forms in the image of a of a man.
Be it language, poetry, classical music, classical dance, sculpture and architecture it was the manifestation of this divinity that was the underlying link. Sacred geometry and sacred proportions were used to generate the subtle energy that took us closer to divine.
Hindu temples were created to capture all these aspects in one place and which could sustain and grow for the benefit of mankind. of mankind.
Secret of nature heard through the vibrations of Vedas were codified as supreme science and weaved into a philosophy called Sanatana Dharma.
Architecture of temples confirmed to divine proportions and space ‐ time engineering was accurate to capture sunlight and moon light at the same position for thousands of years. The design of the of the temple cleaned the subtle energies and points of the of the human body.
Figure 46: Ganapathi Idol (Courtesy: Dr. Ganapathi Sthapati) The sloka above in Sanskrit Sanskrit gives gives the measure of of different different parts parts of of this this Idol Idol which which would would confirm confirm to total 64 units (resonance of of 8). 8). Hair Hair (3), (3), Face(12), neck(2), Chest(11), Stomach(12), Belly Belly &Pelvis &Pelvis (6), Thigh(6), Knee(3), Legs (6), Feet (3). Total 64 units. Just as much a Sloka with right metre and letters becomes a living organism, an idol idol with with right proportions proportions becomes a living organism.
Divine Idol forms confirmed to a mathematical proportion that invoked subtle energies within and around us. This is where the external forms were used to create energies internally to a If it is scientific to create a form with divine energies human. This is the basis of idol worship. If it based on mathematical proportion then idol worship is the supreme proof for proof for that science.
This supreme mathematical law is called as Dharma (nature‘s law) and the unfolding of that law is the Karmic theory of cause of cause and effect / law of karma. of karma.
Poetry, classical music and classical dance are intimately linked to this Hindu temple culture. Adi Tala and octaves were used to create subtle energies in poetry using words, and the same tala maana is used in classical music with rhythm and raga, in classical dance with light and sound and in sculpture as a visual form.
Figure 47: Human body as a representation of a of a temple (Courtesy: http://www.salagram.net/sstp‐mgpuja3.html ) A Hindu temple is a divine and yogic representation of a human being with the Deity in the temple representing the God as indweller indweller in in humans and all beings. In a temple the feet represents Rajagopura, the hands represent Praakaara, the abdomen represent represent Mandapa, Mandapa, the heart heart represents represents Antaraala and and the the crown of the head represents the sanctum sanctorum (garbha griha). The temple is used as a reminder that our that our inner inner spiritual spiritual journey is journey is through internal internal yoga yoga to realize the indweller indweller God. God. This analogy analogy is is shown through the representation of of various various chakras namely namely Moolaadhara Moolaadhara to Sahasraara in the body body to to various locations in the temple.
It may be of interest to note that the same harmonics of 8 are reflected in every other domain. For example, if you if you have been practicing Pranayama then your master would have asked you to practice breathing based on some counts. The most popular counts are 6(inhale), 3 (Exhale) or 7(inhale), 2 (Exhale). If you notice this count 9, this cleans up your gross body. Advanced Pranayam students may be asked to stick to 1 (Inhale), 4 (Retain), 2(Exhale), 2(Retain outside) or as a variation 1,4,2,1 or 1,3,2,2. The counts which add up to 8 clean the subtle body.
Till few decades back the fundamental dimension for money in India was “Ana” called as Eight Anas (எடண) and this was equivalent to Rs. 0.5 as the fundamental measure.
Thus a “Poetry is an idol in aural form and a building is a frozen music” . A Poet by the way of his mental frequency has first become the poem itself and itself and then the actual poem was created in its aural form and an artist by the same frequency has become the idol first and then he gave a shape to the idol externally through this hands. This is very beautifully given as “Raso vai saha, So Vai Vai rasikaha”, rasikaha”, which means he (god) is the enjoyer enjoyer and and he he is the artist.
All of this reflects the supreme philosophy that “Oneness in all and everything is just a manifestation of that of that one thing”.
Now in this light understand the meaning of this Upanishad prayer, “Aum Poornamadah Poornamidam Poornaath Poornam Udachyathe, Poornasya Poornamaadaaya Poornameva Vasishyathe”. This means God is perfect (infinite). This Universe is also perfect (infinite). If If perfection perfection (infinity) is taken from anything perfect (infinite) what remains is still perfect (infinite). perfect (infinite). Isn’t this is the actual reality today?
Everything scientific is philosophically, mythological and ritually well interwoven that proves that Sanatana Dharma is the most ancient and supreme representation of science and nature’s secret in our possession. Our temple worship which integrates all this science, 5 sacred arts with language and Math is the standing example of our of our understanding of the of the nature of god. of god.
Figure 47: Layout of Sri of Sri Rangam temple with 7 Prakaras It is the same Sugarcane but an elephant eats it from the field directly, a young adult peels the skin off and chews it, if a if a kid has to eat then someone has to peel the skin and cut it into pieces and an old man without teeth needs it to be made as sugarcane juice. sugarcane juice. Depending on one’s ability to chew and digest the food has to be processed. Same way depending on one’s mental ability to grasp the supreme truth it has to be processed and presented. If someone is mentally well evolved then they can be fed with Upanishads and he can meditate on the formless Brahman. To a young adult Upanishads may not be palatable directly but they may have to start with Upavedas and Vedangas to mature to a higher level. For the less evolved kids, Itihasa and Purana like Ramayana and Mahabharata with stories may drive home the point and they can start with Shlokas and mantras. But for the least evolved it has to start with a personal deity with name and form, bhajans and songs to invoke the concept of Bhakthi. of Bhakthi. In all the four cases temple culture forms the lowest common denominator. Even the most evolved relish the arts and architecture in the temples. We should be proud of our rich cultural and scientific
heritage and be passionate about the science and philosophy and be rational about rituals and symbolisms. Image / Idol worship is not deplorable or despicable. This is the highest scientific form of worship which enables us to see face to face the one which is beyond reach of sight and speech. This kindles devotion, community development and helps one to climb the steep walls of spirituality in the initial stages. Every religion in this world has some image or idol as symbolism to achieve this objective. An idol is a god in form when made with the science of divine of divine proportion and seasoned material is the highest product of our of our intelligence till today.
It should however be noted that this idol worship should not be lost in the din of rituals of rituals which does not reflect the very philosophy it had come to symbolize. So the advice I follow is “Be “Be passionate passionate about about our our culture but but be be rational rational about about the the rituals.” The advancement of science can progress rapidly when the western scientists who are objective and empirical, partner with the pundits in India and learn the science of the subtle from our scriptures and temples. For this to happen we need to learn our own scriptures and past which is not possible without learning our mother tongue and Sanskrit. Else in the near future we may have to import knowledge of our culture and rich past from the western world. As a wise man said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.” Happy reading!
31.
TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 31 – 31 – MAYAN & HIS
WORKS Mahamuni Mayan was the father‐in‐law of Demon King Ravana and is referred in both Mahabharata and Ramayana. He is attributed with building the palace for Yudhishtar in Indraprasta and also the architect for Sri Lanka which Ravana ruled. His son Nalan helped Lord Rama build the Ramasethu – the bridge between India and Sri Lanka. He is believed to have lived in the Ilamuridesam popularly known as Lemuria continent (Kumari Kandam ) which spanned 4500+ kms from Sri Lanka to Antartica connecting current Australia, Africa and Americas. Check out http://www.sacred ‐texts.com/atl/tll/index.htm
Understandably when this land mass was consumed by the sea their clan moved to different parts of the of the world including Guatemala, Egypt, and to current south Indian region. This explains as to how we find common science across India, South America and Egypt. He has written books in both Sanskrit and Tamil and I am going to produce the list of technical works he has created and look at the contents of a specific book called Surya Siddhanta. Just the list of works and also the topics in Surya Siddhanta is amazing, highlighting the depth of science of science we had at that time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZKiCpFisoY Figure 48: Kumari Kandam depiction
The Surya Siddhanta The most ancient treatise on Astronomy is a treatise authored by Mayan. It is called The Surya Siddhanta. Included in this treatise are the following chapter topics following:
The Motions of the of the Planets The Places of the of the Planets Direction, Place and Time The Moon and Eclipses The Sun and Eclipses The Projection of Eclipses of Eclipses Planetary Conjunctions Conjunction of the of the Stars Risings and Settings The Moon’s Risings and Settings Certain Malignant Aspects of the of the Sun and Moon Cosmogony, Geography, and Dimensions of the of the Creation The Gnomon The Movement of the of the Heavens and Human Activity
Figure 49: Mamumi Mayan
Mayan is also attributed with the start and spread of Temple culture in India. The song below in Tamil states that since Mayan sat under the Banyan tree and taught this science of universe and also of the sacred arts, so that every town was endowed with Temples for social betterment. Because he was from the southern region and also he sat under the Banyan tree, he is also equated with Lord Dakshinamoorthy.
ஆலம மரத க ஆலம மரத கழ அ அ மய மய அமததல அமததல ஆலம மரத ஆலம மரத க கழ அட ழ அட கல கல வளததல வளததல ஆலம மரத ஆலம மரத க கழ அறவக ழ அறவக வளததல வளததல ஆலய ஊத ஆலய ஊத அமதன அமதன சழகநற சழகநற !!!! The Mayan says in his Pranava Veda verse one: “Om Light and Om Sound are the Primal Source of all manifest manifest forms. forms. Om Light is aroused by its own effort in a state of disorder and appears as a flame. The state of Om Light and Om Sound in Space is a magnificent luminous six – – faced faced Light Light form form that is called “ murukoli ”. The transformation of Om Light murukoli ”. and Om and Om Sound through the the five five stages is concealed concealed in in the the five five fold knowledge, of which, this is the the first. first. This process of transformation of disorderly Om Light and Om Sound into orderliness is found in all all five five fold material fold material forms.” forms.”
Sage Veda Vyasa says in the Bhagavatam, “eka eva pura vedo pranavha sarva vangmayha” (9th skandha, 14th chapter, sloka 48 of Bhagavatam). This means that there was only one Veda called Pranava Veda. It is believed that Sage Vyasa created 4 vedas from this Veda since he believed that the oncoming generations would not have the mental strength to master everything.
Figure 50: Aerial view of Sri of Sri Rangam temple with 7 Prakaras Technical works
The following are technical works written by Mayan and represent the 12 vowels of the of the Tamil language:
Ovia Chennool Sirpama Chenool Kattida Chennool Nilamanai Chennool Manainila Chennool Baniyal Chenool Perunata Chenool Muligai Chenool Ganitama Chenool Arakkala Chenool Vinkala Chennool Elisai Chennool
Treatise on Drafting and Painting ‐ Treatise on Iconometry ‐ Treatise on Architecture ‐ Treatise on House Building based on quality of land of land of house building ‐ Treatise on Land based on the nature of house ‐ Treatise on Astro Physics ‐ Treatise on Divine dance ‐ Treatise on Herbs ‐ Treatise on Mathematics ‐ Treatise on Ship Building ‐ Treatise on Space Ship of Music ‐ Treatise on Science of Music ‐
MAYAN, in Aintiram in Aintiram states that: "There exists an order order in in the Universe ‐ subtle universe, and and material material universe. universe. This This power power is is attributed attributed to to the consciousness of the cosmic space as well as of the inner space of the animate beings. This consciousness, by its personal effort to express its own inner inner feelings, feelings, causes a kind of vibration or pulsation in the inner space, resulting in energy ‐grids. The vibration or or pulsation, pulsation, being the causal element of all these events, is called KAALA. This is actually the force of energy aroused by the inner consciousness, causing waves and contributing to the growth of living forms. This KAALA resides in all living beings. So, space is the offshoot of the vibration of the primordial energy. This is how the space was born. born. All All forms forms of of nature nature are manifest forms forms of of subtle subtle energy. For For all all to get get manifested, manifested, the the force force is KAALAM. This wave‐ form form frequency frequency realm realm is the creative element element of of the the universe."
There is no other treatise that we have in our possession today which is dated 10000 BC that depicts the secret of nature so explicitly and gives the unmanifested interconnections and mathematical proportions between everything in the universe. As Dr. Ganapathi Ganapathi Sthapati Sthapati rues rues “Unfortunately “Unfortunately most most of of the the Tamil Tamil experts experts don’t don’t understand understand the the science in these texts and hence these books are idling without anyone extracting the truths from it” . In the next few generations when we are less equipped in our own mother tongue we may lose this treasure completely just completely just like the many we have lost so far.
Hence the first step we need to ensure is even if you are not equipped well in your mother tongue please make sure that your kids can read and write it well. This becomes our most important duty. And I find it worrisome when someone is indifferent to the fact that they can understand their mother tongue but cannot read and write. With some significant efforts we can and we should prove that this man who said, “Indians are the most ignorant about their rich past and scientific traditions.” is not wise any more.
Happy reading!
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TIME = SPACE SERIES. PART 32 – 32 – CONCLUSION
What I have understood in a nutshell is as follows:
The inner being of both of both ‐ the individual and the universe is luminescent consciousness which has the ability to become aware of it. of it. This luminescent consciousness is called by various names but it is essentially the only existent Vastu in this world. This Vastu manifests itself as time, space and spatial forms.
“Aanor aniyaan mahato Mahiyaan!” this means what is in the atom is the same makes up the universe. That which is present in the atom is the Space energy and the meaning of the word Akasa is stated as “ Aa kashayati kashayati aakasa aakasa ha! , That which imparts light to others or make others shine is called Akasa”. This means that Space Vastu is luminescent. I am stressing the aspect of luminescent again and again for you to start perceiving God as light.
Pranava is the causal element which triggers this evolution process and this manifests as visual and aural forms. Pranava results in the primordial pulsation and this pulsation is triggered and sustained by a divine progression and proportion which is called Absolute time.
Absolute time creates Absolute Space. These 4 things – Absolute time, absolute space, Aural Pranava and Visual Pranava combine together to form spatial forms and hence this universe.
The Vastu as God’s particle, its characteristics, the Pranava, the pulsation, the rhythm, the progression, its proportion and the resultant energy states – states – all the scientific facts, theories and processes are captured and codified as a Dharma which is called as Hinduism today. The science behind this subtle energy is reflected in various art forms that includes Poetry, Classical music, dance, Sculpture and building architecture.
All these manifestations are harmonics of 5 and 8 differentiated by the Golden proportion / God’s ratio to reflect the various states of consciousness. This intrinsic order is called Dharma and the cyclic nature of this evolution is the Karmic code embedded in the universe. Nothing in this universe is superior to the Dharma and Karmic code.
The divinity manifests in us and the space within us is nothing different from the macrocosm. Consciousness which exhibits itself as a state of being because of our mental vibration can evolve to a higher plane to devolve back into the luminescent core.
Sanatana Dharma popularly today known as Hinduism is the repository of this supreme secret not just as a philosophy but integrated with every stage of our life. This can be understood better only if we if we can give due respect and attention to the language and scriptures, our spiritual tradition interwoven with arts and architecture that contains these treasures.
The temple culture & Idol worship that we have symbolizes the best of science of science known to human beings and we need to understand this and preserve this in the best possible manner.
Figure 51: Vedic Knowledge as an inverted tree with Brahman as the roots signifying that everything has a common root. (Courtesy: Internet)
(Figure 52: Goddess Sarasvati. Courtesy: Internet) She is the Goddess of speech, of speech, music and knowledge. She carries the rosary beads (akshamala) represents the alphabets of a of a language (Sanskrit), the musical instrument (Veena) and Vedas as palm leaf manuscript leaf manuscript in her hands that denotes the knowledge. Thus we can see that idol worship signifies deeper scientific aspects of a of a common root between Language, Music, knowledge and arts.
Figure 52: Musical instrument Veena as a representation of Human of Human Body (Sarira veena) (Courtesy: Internet)
I am happy to note the coincidence that this book has 32 chapters with 108 pages – both being key universal numerals. Chapter 19 (the golden mean of this book) deals with the Golden mean or God’s ratio of nature of nature is again coincidental.
I would like to thank you for reading this book. I would like to state that I am neither adept in any of the of the topics discussed in this book nor an expert in any of the arts including the languages Tamil or Sanskrit language. A curious mind driven by my passion to understand the underlying aspect in all things and my liking to reading has helped me to compile this book. My exposure as a student to Chinese martial arts, Indian yogic studies, Pranic healing and Siddha philosophy helped me to connect of the of the points I had articulated. Any authoritative statements in these books reflect my belief in the topic or from the author / teacher from whom I subscribed it and it is certainly not reflective of my of my abilities. I am open to constructive criticisms on any of the topics and I can be reached at the mail ID shared in or parts parts of this book the first page of this book. My only request to you is “Please share this book or without any hesitation to your your friends friends and and family family and help us dispel the ignorance about rich ancient Indian culture” . I shall end this book with some of my of my favorite quotes of Dr. of Dr. Einstein. “My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our our frail frail and and feeble feeble mind. That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea my idea of of God. God. We still still do do not not know know one one thousandth of of one one percent percent of of what what nature nature has revealed revealed to to us.”
Satyam Param Deemahi! May we meditate on the supreme truth!
