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Whatever tendencies a particle is subjected to, so are everything around us (and including us), the scales and forms and rate of evolution being immaterial.

The realization that everything is just – One and the same – can be seen from various standpoints.

Quantum physics – A particle acts as a particle AND a wave. A reflection on this observation is that material existence is not distinct. It changes back to formlessness and vice versa. In changing on particle to wave, all distinct properties such as forces, mass, space lose their separate existence. One can’t really make out where is the force, where is the matter and where is the change happening? In dealing with this world of quantum mechanics, our thoughts (depending on what we are thinking at that instant) also directly change the outcome of the event generated by particle-wave condition. Hence we are not separate from the event. This brings to the conclusion that the idea of separateness as objects, bodies, forces of gravity, mass, consciousness is a result of a “scale” of our existence – our size with respect to the particles and larger forms. The separateness is to be treated as ‘apparent’ (contextual) and is not absolute. Since this tendency of particle and wave is the basic unit of building block, all that is manifested will express the same tendency.

Theory of Relativity – This deals with cosmic scale of events. At a cosmic scale we have galaxies, stars, force of gravity, space, light. The theory of relativity is a science that expresses the relationship of mass with gravity with space-time. These phenomena are not so distinct. Changes in one, reflect onto the other. Any change in mass (or its mere presence or absence) alters the quality/density of space-time and therefore the force that exists in that situation. What has come first – mass or space or force? WE can’t answer that question. Black hole is an event that leads to extraordinary changes in the nature of force and space-time characteristics. Our entire perception, our age, our sense of time  - all depend on the nature of force and nature of space-time where we exist. This means that we may perceive time in a very different way if we are placed somewhere else in the Universe. We may age very differently and our responses will change consequently. Force, as a tendency, is also related to scale of objects. If we are located in space, we may not feel gravity at all. However, if we enlarge ourselves to a planet, then we exert and also are exerted by the force of gravity. If we shrink to a bacteria or a virus, we may not feel gravity on earth – we may feel some other forces present at that minute scale. If we become particles, we will feel sub atomic forces, whose natures are different from gravitational force.

Sankya philosophy/ Raj yog – This deals with the nature of perception. What is perception after all? Outside signals, imprinting on sense organs taken to brain centres and getting decoded by the mind because of the medium of consciousness. Actions are the reverse of that – starting from the consciousness to the mind to sense organs to the effect. The internal signals are the result of electrical impulses and their regulation reveals consciousness. The effect of this realization is the entire inference mentioned in Vedanta  - the nature of reality. Hence Sankya philosophy is a theory, Raj yog is a method to realize the nature of perception and Vedanta is a discourse of reality formed after having a direct experience of consciousness. This discourse will involve formlessness, non separateness, projections of formlessness as ‘forms or manifestations’ and the perpetual cycle of evolution. Another discourse concerning Raj yog is the understanding of subconscious state (dream state), the wakened state and the super conscious state (consciousness). Thus, raj yog deals with the experience and control of three states of consciousness.

Phenomena – Concepts of Itihaas, spiral behavior of Time, role of geography – history – philosophy, role of world view – values – idea diagrams – activity – manifestation, role of idea – process – product. This is how we understand our world of events.