“The
Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named is not the eternal name
The nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth
The named is the mother of myriad things “
The name that can be named is not the eternal name
The nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth
The named is the mother of myriad things “
If
it is true that a physics equation that results in infinity must be
discarded, then why is the current number system accepted as a
representation of the physical realm? If mathematics relates to the
physical realm, and the physical realm that we experience is finite,
then mathematics itself must reflect this in entirety. The fact that
the current version of the number system generates infinity, while
all physical evidence points to a finite universe is a glaring
indication that the foundation of mathematics is incorrect. Occam's
razor should have one question such redundancy.
What
is it about the current number system that induce such infinite
redundancy? What is the role of mathematics in physics? Is
mathematics relating to the physical realm? If so, does it possibly
lose this connection at some point?
Upon
close examination of the number system it is apparent that there
exists two points where redundancy arises. The first one addressed is
primary and represents the movement of consciousness away from the
unification of Brahman-Atman into ego. The second represents the
splitting of consciousness into the separation of thought from
physicality.
The
primary arising of the number system within consciousness:
0
represents that which cannot be and/or is not described. It is not a
lack or absence of something, but rather the potential for
everything. 1, I submit, is fundamentally a representation of 0. This
is the same relationship as Brahman-Atman. The
relationship/interaction between 0/1, Brahman/Atman is so subtle, so
immediate, that it has not yet given rise to dualism. In this model
there is only 1. This would speak of the concept of 1 relating to all
of physicality. 1 is not, fundamentally, representing apparently
separate physical phenomena such as “apple”. The set of 1
includes all of physicality. If this is so, then how does 2 arise?
2
arises when consciousness attempts to describe/represent 0.
Consciousness that has misinterpreted physicality to be fundamental
Reality and the body to be Self, will search for the source of the
'I', which is the inherent intuition that Self is not the body.
Consciousness that has fallen into the delusion that the physical
realm is ultimate Reality will not be able to recognize Self as that
which cannot be, and/or is not described. Such consciousness will,
until Self is Realized, continue to search for the source of the 'I'
as originating from physicality. This search is the thought process
and manifests in the physical realm as symbol.
Consciousness
that believes physicality to be ultimate Reality while possessing the
inherent intuition that Self is not physical will attempt to bring
that which cannot be/is not described into the physical realm. In
relation to the number system, this is the equivalent of “counting”
zero. The need to have Self as something, rather than accepting that
Self is that which cannot be/is not describable, brings about the
illusion that 0 = 1.
If
0 is counted – if Self is erroneously believed to be the set of 1
(physicality) – then 0 + 1 = 2. Consciousness that believes
physicality is fundamental Reality attempts to quantify Self, which
is that which cannot be/is not describable. If 0 is accepted and left
to be the void of unknowing, it can be seen that 1 – the set of
physicality – is Atman. 0 + 1 = 1. Unity. Nature. In such
relationship Self can be Realized as source of the 'I'.
The
arising of infinite redundancy within the number system:
If
mathematics does relate to physical experience, and physical
experience is finite, then mathematics must also fundamentally be
finite.
The
point at which infinite redundancy arises is at the number 10. 10 is
obviously a mirror-image the start of the system – 01. Intuitively,
one sees this as a closed system. Why does it go past 10?
Firstly,
if mathematics does represent physicality, I propose it is not in the
classical sense of 'counting'. I suggest that the numbers 1-10 are
representing something far more elementary than the appearance of
separately existing physical phenomena. The concepts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 where not 'designed' to be used to label and
manipulate physical reality, but to reveal it.
Fundamental
constituents, or levels, or realms, of reality seem to manifest as
this set of 10. ie: the 10 dimensions proposed by string theory,
and/or the realms/levels of: quarks, subatomic particles, atoms,
molecules, cells, organisms, planetary, solar system, galactic,
universal. I really don't know what the physical constituents the
concepts 1-10 are representing, but I have a strong feeling that,
with the arrival of quantum mechanics, all of physicality has been
revealed. Perhaps we just need to look at it through a different
lens.
Back
to 10.
How
does the set replicate indefinitely? Firstly, as stated previously, 0
should not mean anything other than: “that which cannot be/is not
described”. As 'used' at the beginning of the set, this meaning is
inherently understood. 0 is the source of the set, it is not a part
of the set. 0 is from which the set arises. It should, then, to align
with any sense of symmetry, be that to which the set passes. It is
the Alpha but not the Omega.
The
0 in 10 is part of the set. It should be left outside of the set. It
should not represent anything. However, in the case of 10, it begins
to represent a part of the system. This is the point where the number
system stops representing physicality and BEGINS REPRESENTING ITSELF.
If each symbol of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 relates/corresponds
to distinct physical constituents, then
why
does 10 also relate to the system itself? It is as if the final
physical constituent is being represented by a symbol whose primary
purpose is the perpetuation of the system itself. Do you see? The 1
in 10 represents not so much the 'tenth thing' as it does 'one set of
ten things'. The 0 in 10 does not represent/describe the 'thing' at
all, but rather describes merely an aspect of the set. The 0 in 10
does not refer to anything physical at all. It is there only to
perpetuate the system itself. It is dualism every way you look at it.
10 in no way represents unification or singularity. It is the
fundamental representation of dualism.
Is
the perpetuation of the system necessary in order to fully
describe/reveal physicality? I have a strong feeling it is not.
Perhaps
I'm a crackpot, but here's what I figure:
The
number system is not 'intended' to be used in the conventional sense
of counting. 0 represents Self, which is “that which cannot and/or
is not describable.” 1 represents the 'All', which is anything that
is described/experienced.
Consciousness
that temporarily falls into the delusion that the All is Self will
still possess the inherent intuition that Self is neither that which
is described or experienced. This inherent intuition is the 'I', or
Self-awareness that human consciousness possess.
Consciousness
that feels the 'I' will look for it's source within the physical
realm. Clues leading back to Self will be revealed if recognized
correctly. One of these clues is mathematics. However, human
consciousness has misinterpreted the clue and has misused it. This
misuse has led to the infinite redundancy of today's accepted number
system, and to a greater misunderstanding of Reality. In order to use
the system correctly, the number 10 should be replaced with it's own
distinct symbol and the system should not re-use 1 or incorporate 0
at all.
I
realize how crazy this sounds, and I must admit that much of it is
speculation, but there is something inherently wrong/incomplete with
physics as a whole. How is it that, despite all of our understanding
about the physical realm, the level of suffering experienced by
humanity seems to be increasing? What good is all of the technology
that has been developed through the findings of our current physical
models? Seems to me that this technology has led humanity as a whole
further away from Reality/Self. There is something inherently
missing, incorrect, incomplete, with today's science. I feel that we
must stop 'going forward' and start, as Ramana Maharshi said: “go
back the way you came.”
'Going
forward' with more thought will simply create more questions and the
attempt to answer those questions may in fact change the appearance
of physicality in such a way that ever new questions will need to be
asked, new theories to be developed. What if it has been, the whole
time, that the mental energy put into the development of new physical
theory, and the subsequent testing of that theory against physical
reality has changed how physicality appears to us? Is that not what
quantum physics is telling us? If this is true, then physics is a dog
chasing it's tail. Has not quantum theory shown us our own tail? Does
the cycle end only when we stop, turn inward and find Self?
The
answer is here. It has been for millenia. The metaphors may have
changed, but Reality is the same.
