Citat:
Ursprungligen postat av von Hindenburg
Följande kommer väldigt nära
mina tankegångar kring Universums skapelse:
http://www.vedanta-newyork.org/articles/cosmology_in_vedanta.htm
"The universe was present in the
causal form before its emergence, as something cannot come out of nothing. Vedanta does not accept the idea of creation out of nothing, or the separation of the Creator from His creation. The principle of something coming out of nothing does not explain the reason for the organic growth, sustenance and development of the world.
Creation, its perpetuation, and dissolution---these three make one complete cyclical process that repeats itself indefinitely. The beginning of the universe means the beginning of a cycle. The universe is believed to have a life cycle of its own spread over billions of years. It originates, grows and expands and ultimately dissolves into its subtle causal form. After some period, the universe surfaces again and the cosmic process continues ceaselessly..."
"
Einstein writes that: "Cosmic expansion may be simply a temporary condition which will be followed at some future epoch of cosmic time by a period of contraction. The universe in this picture is a
pulsating balloon in which cycles of expansion and contraction succeed each other through eternity..."
Stephen Hawking writes, "But how did he [
God] choose the initial state or configuration of the universe? One possible answer is to say that God chose the initial configuration of the universe for reasons that we cannot hope to know."
"Astrophysics and Advaita Vedanta agree on certain points. Advaita Vedanta upholds the notion of the
pulsating or
oscillating universe. Creation is followed by dissolution and this process will continue ad infinitum."