Written by GL Millington, author of Vitaglyph
A core tenet of spirituality is that we are connected to something greater and truer. The world we see is actually hiding our true nature. Often this means seeking a deeper connection with nature or turning to concepts of a higher power.
But there is another perspective on our connection to the universe that many spiritual people completely ignore, even though this perspective was revealed to us by one of the wisest figures in history.
When we look around us, we see a three-dimensional world (length, width, and height). However, according to many theoretical physicists such as Albert Einstein, there is another dimension that we cannot see.
This is the time dimension.
There is a sense of impermanence in our daily experience. Things come and go, fading into the past as new things begin to happen. But according to theoretical physicists, this is not how the universe actually works.
Rather than disappear, the moment remains. Even when our experiences are gone, they continue to exist. Each new moment (such a moment) is superimposed on the last moment, and the next moment is superimposed on top of it. It's similar to how 3D printers create objects by layering them.
And, similar to a 3D printer, the moments accumulated in the time dimension eventually create a new connected continuous shape based on changes across all layers. This is an additional dimension of the universe that we cannot see because our perception is limited to the present.
It's strange to think that there is an invisible physical connection from our arms, legs, and bodies. But imagine if you could actually see the moments that just passed, the moments next to each other. These moments appear before us, revealing new shapes and textures, similar to what we already see around us. When we visualize this, our connection to the universe as it actually exists begins to become clear.
The shape and orientation of your body at a past moment determines which layer you are currently sitting on. Even while sitting at the table, layers of the moment are constantly shed. Changing your posture will create a layer that has a slight contrast to the previous layer. If you sit still, uniform layers will form one after another.
It is not only the contours of the body that form new layers, but also our internal activities. Our very thinking, which is based on brain activity, is shedding layers upon layers. The thoughts you have now are in addition to the thoughts you had earlier. The ever-changing activity of neurons accumulates in long and complex patterns across space and time.
There's a lot going on inside us that characterizes the layers we shed, including our circulatory system, how our muscles contract, and our heart rate. Each experience shows you what kind of layers you are shedding.
The amazing thing about this is that when you start imagining the imprints your body and mind leave behind, you are also imagining the imprints your body and mind leave behind. real environment in the space-time universe. The nature of the experiences you live and the behaviors you endure are what actually constitute your environment in all space and time. Although our thoughts seem to come and go, they actually have a permanent, fixed address in all of space and time.
No matter how vast the entire space-time is, this is our little corner. our little corner. A rock wall inside a dark cave. Perhaps we have never interacted with an energy beyond our knowledge, or perhaps even been illuminated by it from time to time. Either way, no matter how fleeting and insignificant our lives may seem at times, we can know that we are definitely part of something bigger.
The author of G.L. Millington is Vitaglyph, This investigates how the entire evolutionary system looks in all space and time. Or, to put it another way, what evolution looks like to God.
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