WHEN SCIENTISTS SAY THAT WHAT WE PERCEIVE AS OUR
PHYSICAL/MATERIAL WORLD IS NOT MATERIAL AT ALL, they mean that everything is
Energy J According to Einstein: “energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be
changed from one form to another.” And According to the 8th Universal Law for
Energy, ‘The Law of Infinity’: nothing can change in the material world, until
all of the particles free themselves from the effects of the 8 Universal Laws
through transformation. To better understand what exactly we mean by “Infinity”
– let’s have a brief look at some early scientists, philosophers and theologians:
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Zeno
of Elea (490 BC – 430 BC) – first introduced the concept of the infinite in the
West (although a few years before him, there was already idea of
“boundlessness” in existence).
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Pythagoras (570
BC - 495 BC) – discovered the irrational numbers, numbers that go on to infinity.
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Mahavira (599 BC - 527 BC), also known as Vardhamana,
and Indian philosopher and the founder of one
of the oldest religions in the world, Jainism (practitioners believe that nonviolence and
self-control are the means by which they can obtain liberation). Some of the
well known historical figures practicing Jainism were Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Ghandi.
Mahavira speculated on what goes without ending and the truly limitless. He
also differentiated between the infinite: infinite in length, infinite in area,
infinite in volume, and perpetually infinite.
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Aristotle
(384 BC - 322 BC) – argued that there is a distinction between the actual and
potential infinity: actual infinity is something that is completed and definite and
consists of infinitely many elements. Potential infinity is something that is never complete:
more and more elements can be always added, but never an infinite number of them.
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Thomas
Aquinas (1225 -1274), philosopher, theologian – differentiated between the
mathematical infinite and the religious/philosophical infinite. He stated that
he was interested not in quantity, but in quality of existence, and that a
way of existing sets God apart from anything else – God being the perfect
existence.
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Nicolas
of Cusa (1402-1464), philosopher, theologian: used mathematics to describe the
God-world relation. He explained that infinite has no limits; therefore
everything must be included within the infinite. God is the circle whose center
is everywhere and whose circumference is therefore nowhere. According to his
theory, nothing can be outside of God.
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Baruch
Spinoza (1632 – 1677), philosopher: in his work,
“Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order”, he said that if God is the one infinite substance,
and there can’t be other substances than this one. The substance must have
infinite attributes, and we can’t be separate beings so we must be formed of
the one. He perceived God as not a transcendent being, but as absolutely one
with nature. And stated that we need to live according to the laws of nature,
to be a part of that one infinite whole.
As
we can see from the above, both science and various belief systems have
occupied themselves with the topic of Infinity. In fact, it is science that has
been “catching up”, while many belief systems have already talked about it for thousands of years:
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Buddhist philosophy argues for an infinitely continuing (forward and reverse) state of
existence, with no center, nor any permanent entity underpinning it.
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Hindu cosmology
is non-dualistic. Everything that is, is
Brahman. Brahman is the eternal Now, and in eternity there is no before or
after, for everything is everywhere, always.
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In Islam, there are references in the Qur'an that attribute
Infinity to God. Just in the same way as the biggest number cannot be
comprehensible then in the same way God also cannot be described in human terms
or equated to just a simple word.
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Judaism believes in one God, who is
eternal. God
is beyond even the concept of beyond.
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Christian religion
believes in eternal God and, interestingly enough, gives
the definition for the 8th
Universal Law in the Bible: Matthew,
verses 5:17 and 5:18 - “Do not
think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to
abolish, but to fulfill. For truly I say
to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke
shall pass away from the Law, until all is accomplished.”
As we can see,
while science talks about everything being a part of one huge Energy field,
many belief systems talk about God being all there is, and containing
everything within.
No matter
whether it is science or a belief system
that resonates the most with our own inner Truth, one thing remains the same:
we are all part of one whole, and we are all connected. We are all subject to 8
Universal Laws – no matter how they are being described or explained by science
or philosophy. The Laws are always at work, effecting us at all times, whether
we are aware of it or not. The 8th Universal Law, ‘The Law of
Infinity’ – tells us that nothing can be changed in the way things work in the
material world, until every single last particle will transform, and free itself
from the effects of the Universal Laws. It means that we need to be conscious
of how we create and co-create our ‘reality’ in order to live the life we want:
happy, conscious, full of experiences that assure our growth. It’s not as
difficult, as it might seem J It is enough
to be aware of and pay attention to the 8 Universal Laws. They can help us to
live a better life, if we only allow it. We are here, on our planet, to
experience and express ourselves in the best possible, beautiful way. We are
humans. And within us we have imprinted our best potential J <3
The 8
Universal Laws are:
The Law
of Cause and Effect
The Law
of Originating, Growing and Passing
The Law
of Reduction and Expansion
The Law
of Appearances
The Law
of Chain Reaction
The Law
of Self-Direction
The Law
of Matrix and Volume
The Law
of Infinity
You can find out how the Universal Laws
work and affect us by reading my previous posts. For more details read the book
“Master and the Green-Eyed Hope”.
