...the intuition behind the physicist's interpretation of the sub-atomic
world, in terms of the quantum fields, is closely paralleled by
that of the Eastern Mystic who interprets his or her
experience of the world in terms of an ultimate underlying reality.The Brahman of the Hindus, like the Dharmakaya of the
Buddhists, and the Tao of the Taoists, can be seen,
perhaps, as the ultimate unified field from which spring
not only the phenomena studied in
physics, but all other phenomena as well.
In the Eastern view, the reality underlying all phenomena is beyond
all forms and defies all description and specification. It is therefore
said to be formless, empty, or void, but this emptiness is not to be
taken for mere nothingness. It is, on the contrary, the essence of
all forms and the source of all life. Thus the Upanishads say:
Brahman is life. Brahman is Joy. Brahman is the Void.
Joy, verily, that is the same as the Void.
The Void, verily, that is the same as Joy,
world, in terms of the quantum fields, is closely paralleled by
that of the Eastern Mystic who interprets his or her
experience of the world in terms of an ultimate underlying reality.The Brahman of the Hindus, like the Dharmakaya of the
Buddhists, and the Tao of the Taoists, can be seen,
perhaps, as the ultimate unified field from which spring
not only the phenomena studied in
physics, but all other phenomena as well.
In the Eastern view, the reality underlying all phenomena is beyond
all forms and defies all description and specification. It is therefore
said to be formless, empty, or void, but this emptiness is not to be
taken for mere nothingness. It is, on the contrary, the essence of
all forms and the source of all life. Thus the Upanishads say:
Brahman is life. Brahman is Joy. Brahman is the Void.
Joy, verily, that is the same as the Void.
The Void, verily, that is the same as Joy,
(Chandogya Upanishad 3.14.1)
The Eastern sages make it clear that they do no mean ordinary
emptiness, when they talk about Brahman, Sunyata or Tao,
but.....a Void which has infinite creative potential...
Like the quantum field, it gives birth to an infinite variety of
forms, which it sustains and eventually reabsorbs.
emptiness, when they talk about Brahman, Sunyata or Tao,
but.....a Void which has infinite creative potential...
Like the quantum field, it gives birth to an infinite variety of
forms, which it sustains and eventually reabsorbs.
Fritjof Capra
From: The Tao of Physics
From: The Tao of Physics
via: No Mind's Land
~
"...in reality only the Ultimate is...
When you understand that what is real is
nameless and formless,
pure energy of life and light
of consciousness,
you will be at peace -
immersed in the deep silence
of reality."
When you understand that what is real is
nameless and formless,
pure energy of life and light
of consciousness,
you will be at peace -
immersed in the deep silence
of reality."
Nisargadatta
Note: I know nothing of Quantum Physics or the "unified field theory" from a scientific perspective. But this excerpt caught my attention. The subject fascinates me as a mystic, and sometimes confirms
to me what I have experienced in "meditation." _/\_
to me what I have experienced in "meditation." _/\_
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The divine essence is nothing, i.e. no thing, that it is immanent in all things, yet is transcendent to everything. Mystics consider this seeming paradox to be a positive negation.
ReplyDeleteAvidya, non-knowledge in Sanskrit, is used in Buddhism for our “spiritual ignorance” of the true nature of Reality. Bila kaif, without knowing how in Arabic, is Islam’s term for “without comparison” to describe Allah. Ein Sof, without end in Hebrew, is the “infinite beyond description” in the Kabbalah. Neti, neti, not this, not this in Sanskrit, refers to “unreality of appearances” to define Brahman. In via negativa, the way of negation in Latin, God is “not open to observation or description.”
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ReplyDeleteAhhhhh, I don't think I have read the above, outside of the writings of Joseph Campbell!!!!!!!!
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Well I think Joseph Campbell was quite well read in a lot of the religions...
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