Imagine each one of us, are\nlooking at the same scene, maybe a group of trees. If so, are we looking at the\nsame trees? If we are looking at the same scene, I am sure most people will\nanswer, yes; we are looking at the same trees. My answer is a qualified \u2018yes\u2019.\nWe may be looking at the same trees, but each one of us is looking at a\ndifferent version of the trees. In other words, we are not looking at \u2018exactly\u2019\nthe same trees but looking at different versions of the same trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How\nto understand this? The problem is the way we look at the vast and intractable\nspace. We are so used to see space in terms of distance. This tree is 100 feet\naway, that house is 1 mile away, that plane is flying at 30,000 feet. There is\nnothing wrong with this, but this particular vision hides the complexities of\nthe space out there. The interesting truths about space get hidden with this\nperspective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another\nway to look at space is in terms of time. Measure distance by the amount of\ntime light takes to reach us from different objects. Einstein taught us that\nspace and time are the same things, and he coined the term spacetime. This would mean we can measure distance in space\nboth in miles\/km and by time. Things\nbecome interesting and the inner complexity of the universe becomes evident when\nyou look at the universe in terms of time. To get the ball rolling, let us look\nat some trees in terms of time taken by light to reach us from the trees. We\nknow that light travels at 186,000 miles\/sec. For an instance, suppose you are\nstanding at Location A and your friend is standing at Location B, and you are\nlooking at a group of trees located and rooted at different distances. Even\nthough the trees are not very far, a single beam of light will take some time\nto reach us. See below the results of the trees in terms of distance and time\ntaken by light to reach us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
| \n \n <\/td> | \n Location A\n <\/td> | \n Location B\n <\/td><\/tr> | ||
| \n \n <\/td> | \n Distance\n <\/td> | \n Time\n <\/td> | \n Distance\n <\/td> | \n Time \n <\/td><\/tr> |
| \n Tree 1\n <\/td> | \n 100 ft\n <\/td> | \n 0.10 \u00b5s\n <\/td> | \n 600 ft\n <\/td> | \n 0.60 \u00b5s\n <\/td><\/tr> |
| \n Tree 2\n <\/td> | \n 300 ft\n <\/td> | \n 0.30 \u00b5s\n <\/td> | \n 800 ft\n <\/td> | \n 0.80 \u00b5s\n <\/td><\/tr> |
| \n Tree 3\n <\/td> | \n 500 ft\n <\/td> | \n 0.50 \u00b5s\n <\/td> | \n 1000 ft\n <\/td> | \n 1.0 \u00b5s\n <\/td><\/tr> |
| \n Tree 4\n <\/td> | \n 1000 ft\n <\/td> | \n 1.0 \u00b5s\n <\/td> | \n 1500 ft\n <\/td> | \n 1.5 \u00b5s\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n Note: \u00b5s =\nmicroseconds = 10-6<\/sup> seconds <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You are standing at Location A and tree 1 is 100 feet away. Based on the\nspeed of light, it will take approximately 0.1 \u00b5s to reach you from the point\nwhere the tree is located. Since light has taken some time to reach you, the\nversion of the tree you will see is not the current version, but a dated\nversion of the tree. We will see the current version of the tree, only if the\ndistance between the tree and us is zero and when light will take zero seconds\nto reach us. I like to call this the \u2018now\u2019 tree. It is the current version of\nthe tree. The simple explanation is that, If light must travel any distance\n(however small), you will never see the current version or the \u2018now\u2019 version of\nthe tree. It is always the older and the dated version of the tree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Based on this, for tree 1, which is 100 feet away, you will see the (now-\n0.1 \u00b5s) version of the tree. This is because light takes 0.1 \u00b5s to reach us, so\nwhat we see is not the \u2018now\u2019 version but a (now – 0.1 \u00b5s) version of the tree. Light\nfrom Tree 3 at 500 feet will take 0.5 \u00b5s to reach us, so the version of the\ntree you see the (now – 0.5 \u00b5s) version of the tree. This logic will apply to\nall the objects in the universe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, suppose your friend is standing at Location B, which is 500 feet\nbehind you and for him Tree 1 is 600 feet away. Since your friend is standing\n600 feet away, light will take 0.60 \u00b5s to reach him. This would mean your\nfriend will see the (now – 0.6 \u00b5s) version of the same tree. The version of his\ntree is different from the one that you are seeing. You at 100 feet away see\nthe (now – 0.1 \u00b5s) version of the tree and your friend at 600 feet, will see\n(now – 0.6 \u00b5s) version of the tree. Since light travels a longer time to reach\nyour friend from the same tree, he will see a different version of the same\ntree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This may sound strange, but it is true that if we are not standing at exactly\nthe same distance from the tree, we will see a different version of the same\ntree. It is this same logic of a changed and altered version that applies to\nall objects in the universe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You may argue, \u00b5s = microseconds = 10-6<\/sup>\nseconds is a very small number, and a human being cannot discern these\nsmall-time differences. This is very true and that is why there is no confusion\nbetween the different versions of the same objects. We all think we are seeing\nthe same version of the tree. Human mind has a limited capacity to distinguish\nbetween these minor changes. If the human mind cannot distinguish between these\nminor changes, that does not mean that mother nature is also limited. Based on the\nPlank constant, the smallest possible time slot in nature is 10-44<\/sup>\nseconds. This is a very small number, and nature is constructed based on the time\nincrements of 10-44<\/sup> seconds. The entire space and the objects in and\naround it are constructed based on this time increments. If you compare 10-6<\/sup>\nseconds with 10-44<\/sup> seconds, 10-6<\/sup> seconds seems like\neternity. This is the discerning capacity of nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The point\nbeing made is that the tree you see at 100 feet is the (now- 0.1 \u00b5s) version of the tree and your friend sees the (now- 0.6 \u00b5s)\nversion of the same tree at 600 feet. If each one of you might have taken a\nphoto of the tree, you might not have noticed any difference. This is expected\nbecause the distances are not much. The human mind cannot distinguish these\nminor changes, but nature definitely provides different versions of the same\ntree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If the minor version changes for small distances is difficult to accept,\nlet us conduct a thought experiment, where the object distances are very large,\nand the time taken for light to reach us is significant. Let us assume that\nhuman beings are living all over the universe. Even the far far away planets\nare inhabited with people. Let us say that at this very moment 4 people are\nlooking at the sun. Person 1 is stationed on Earth. Person 2 is stationed at\nMars. Person 3 is in a planet which is 1 million light years away. Person 4 is\nliving in a planet which is 4 billion light years away. At this \u2018now\u2019 moment,\nall of them are looking at the sun. What will each person see? <\/p>\n\n\n\n All the 4 people are looking at the sun right \u2018now\u2019, but they are seeing different\nversions of the sun. Not only the sun, but this same explanation applies to\nevery object in the universe. You maybe a few millimeters away or light years\naway, each one of us will see a different version of the same object. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Some more intriguing complexity of the world yet remains unsolved. You are standing 600 feet from Tree 1. We have\nseen at this distance; you will see the (now- 0.6 \u00b5s) version of the tree. Now\nyou start walking towards the tree. What happens? As you walk, the tree gets\ncloser to you. This means the beam of light will take less time to reach you\nand therefore, you will see a different version of the same tree. With every step\nyou take, you will see a different version of the tree. It is indeed an amazing\nstuff, but extremely true. When you reach 100 feet from the tree, you will see\nthe (now- 0.1 \u00b5s) version of the tree. What is happening? The tree looks so fixed\nand stationery, how is possible the tree is changing its version on a continuous\nbasis. It would almost seem that the current version is being physically uprooted,\nand it is being replaced by a newer version of the tree. It is definitely not\nour experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n How to understand this reality? We can see that the universe out there\nlooks very different when space is looked with the eyes of \u2018time\u2019 and not\ndistances. How to understand that you see a version of the tree; your friend\nsees a different version of the same tree. A person 4 billion light years away\nwill see the infant version of the sun, while you on Earth will see (now- 8\nmin) version of the sun. How to comprehend that when you walk, run or drive in\na car, the version of the tree and every object out there keeps changing its\nversion on a continuous basis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is intriguing because this perspective is never discussed. So what\nis the basis If you want a simple answer – it is called Projection. It means\neach one of us project our own universe out there. Our mind projects the\nuniverse and that is what we see. I am projecting a version of the tree along\nwith other objects you are also projecting your own version of the tree depending\nupon the distance at which the tree is located with respect to you. This way\neach one of us is projecting their own version of the tree along with other\nobjects. There is no other way which will explain why you see a different version\nof the tree as compared with others. Also, if you are moving at any speed, how\nwill version of the objects keep changing. The entire phenomenon is only possible\nbecause each one of us is projecting the universe out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have given a detailed explanation why \u2018Projection is the Only Truth\u2019\nand \u2018How the Projection Really works\u2019 in the following article at my website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/vedantaandscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Science-Behind-the-Projection-of-the-Universe-Final.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Vedanta\nteaches us that there is a fully functioning subtle universe made up of\nwaveforms which is operating in the cosmic mind and a subset of this subtle\nuniverse is operating within an individual mind. Also, each object in the\nuniverse has a gross form and a subtle form. The subtle form is made up of\nwaveforms. Each object has its own and unique waveform. These object waveforms\nmake up the subtle universe. In cosmic mind and individual minds, there is also\na Time waveform. This waveform is the source for Time. This Time waveform\nsuperimposes with the object waveform to from a combined Time-Object waveform. This\nTime-Object waveform is powerful, and it maintains the full historical timeline\nrecord of the object, right from its birth to the \u2018now\u2019 moments. All the\nversions of the objects are available or stored in the combined Time-Object\nwaveform. For example, if Tree 1 is 70 years old, the combined Time- Tree 1\nwaveform will have the consummate record of all the versions of the tree from its\nbirth to the current moment. This applies to every object in the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you are seeing Tree 1, the (now- 0.1 \u00b5s) version of the Time-Tree 1\nwaveform will be available in your mind. Your mind will then project this tree\nat 100 feet. When your friend sees Tree\n1, the (now- 0.6 \u00b5s) version of the Time-Tree 1 waveform will be available in his\nmind. Your friend\u2019s mind will project this tree at 600 feet, and therefore\nprojection varies from one individual mind to another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Next time you look at space, please look at it through the lens of time. You\nwill get a different perspective of the world out there. If you do that regularly,\nthen you will understand the actual construction of the universe. You will\nrealize that objects are placed at different distances because of the time\nlight takes to reach us. If you think deeply about this, you will be convinced\nthat your mind is projecting the different version of the objects out there. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Imagine each one of us, are looking at the same scene, maybe a group of trees. If so, are we looking at the same trees? If we are looking at the same scene, I am sure most people will answer, yes; we are looking at the same trees. My answer is a qualified \u2018yes\u2019. 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