- My Theory Of Everything -

[Hyperion]

The following is my attempt to formulate a "theory of everything" that is as short and concise as possible and doesn't contain any kind of unnecessary fluff. I hope you have fun with it... and please keep in mind that this is only a conceptual model which, just like any model, is nothing but a necessarily incomplete and ultimately inadequate abstraction.

Enjoy.

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The Absolute is the totality of Being. It has no specific quality, as it is the origin, the sum, and the essence - or field - of all possible qualities. Therefore, the Absolute cannot be directly experienced; an experience is always the experience of something definable, i.e. of something that possesses a concrete quality. In other words: Reality is only ever partially perceivable, experienceable and cognizable, but never as a complete whole.

Consciousness or experience of reality is therefore only possible where the Absolute seemingly splits up into several parts and establishes contrasting relations between them; it is the contrast between these different parts (or states) that gives them their specific qualities and thus makes them experienceable. Relativity is thus a necessary condition of existence: No relations -> no contrast -> no qualities -> no experience / cognition of reality.

In order to perceive itself, the consciousness of the whole, which can only ever be experientially aware of specific parts or aspects of itself, must constantly alternate between contrasting qualitative states; therefore, no state can ever be permanent. However, a state can appear more or less permanent if the speed or vibrational frequency with which consciousness shifts between contrasting states is accordingly low (-> one-sided fixation, relative stagnation, seeming incompleteness / fragmentation, suffering). But the higher the frequency, the more consciousness approaches a holistic experience of total reality where contrasting qualitative states seem to be experienced simultaneously (-> unification and integration of all opposites, 'spiritual awakening", "enlightenment"). This is the essence of all spirituality.

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Due to popular request, here is a more easy-to-understand analogy (which I originally posted below) that illustrates what I am talking about in the text above:

This is the famous Yin Yang symbol, which I am sure you are familiar with.

Now, here's a question for you: Is this symbol white, or is it black?

It's obviously both, right?

So the symbol possesses / represents not only one specific quality, but two: Whiteness and blackness.

Now imagine a thing which has not only two qualities but literally every single quality that there could possibly be, including the quality of not having any quality whatsoever. This "thing" - which is no-thing as well as everything - is the Absolute aka. All of Reality.

This no-thing / everything cannot be experienced directly, since it is impossible to experience every possible quality that there is all at once. So what does it do in order to be able to experience itself? It splits itself up into infinite parts, each of which represents and embodies a specific quality (just as Yin represents blackness and Yang represents whiteness), and then it lines them all up in space and time so that it can experience them one by one. Now, when it moves its awareness very slowly from part to part (so to speak), then each quality that is being experienced in the moment is being experienced for a pretty long time; and the longer it takes for a certain quality (or part of reality) to be experienced, the more dense, solid, sticky and permanent it seems... even though no experience can ever be permanent (since an experience can only exist in contrast to another experience, just as Yin can only exist in contrast to Yang.)

Now, go back and take another look at the Yin Yang symbol. Imagine that you could never see (experience) the whole symbol all at once, but only one part at a time. Imagine that there is a switch in front of you that you can flip either to the left or to the right; and depending on which side you flip the switch, you see either the Yin part (black) or the Yang part (white) appearing on the screen. (Remember: You can never see them both at the same time.) - So, the only way for you to get an idea of what it would be like to see the full symbol all at once is to flip the switch back and forth as fast as possible; and the faster you flip it back and forth, the more it will seem like you are looking at the whole symbol (while at the same time the two contrasting parts will seem less and less dense and solid.)

This is basically what spirituality is about. It's about learning to flip the switch as fast as possible (by whatever means necessary) in order to "perceive the Absolute" - which you never fully do, but you can get closer and closer and closer and closer to it... unto infinity. Because that's literally what the Absolute is: Infinity aka. All there is.

Hope that helps. 

 

Edited July 12 by Hyperion

[Princess Arabia]

Perfect. You described the dream perfectly. This is how the dream "gets created". In quotations because the dream isn't created but for language's sake). 

The Absolute, which is still a definition, cannot conceive of itself because it is whole and complete and nothing is outside of it. That's consciousness which is what you described and is also the Absolute being. Absolute appears as consciousness. This is how it's resonated here and doesn't mean it is so, so don't chew me out. 

[Princess Arabia]

2 hours ago, Hyperion said:

Relativity is thus a necessary condition of existence: No relations -> no contrast -> no qualities -> no experience / cognition of reality.

This is the dream. No relativity, no dreamlike state. Relativity is an illusion which makes the dream appear real but if there's no relativity nothing appears to any one and is just appearing, just as it is to a baby or an animal with no sense of a self.

Existence is nothing.

Edited July 11 by Princess Arabia

[Hyperion]

55 minutes ago, Princess Arabia said:

This is the dream. No relativity, no dreamlike state. Relativity is an illusion which makes the dream appear real but if there's no relativity nothing appears to any one and is just appearing, just as it is to a baby or an animal with no sense of a self.

Existence is nothing.

That's relatively (un)true, just like any other relative perspective. 😘

1 hour ago, Princess Arabia said:

This is how it's resonated here and doesn't mean it is so, so don't chew me out. 

There's nobody here to chew anyone out, remember? It's all a dreeeeeaaaaaam! (Relatively speaking.)

[Princess Arabia]

47 minutes ago, Hyperion said:

That's relatively (un)true, just like any other relative perspective. 😘

There's nobody here to chew anyone out, remember? It's all a dreeeeeaaaaaam! (Relatively speaking.)

You keep wanting and expecting there to be autonomy over here. The Absolute speaks, the Absolute responds, reacts and gives smart remarks. I'm not over here saying there is no one so who is going to chew me out. That would be me trying to see a no me. There's no me already so if it's being said, it's not being said by a me to say there's no me over there to chew me out. 

[Someone here]

@Hyperion I didn't understand much but I like that you admit it's a limited model by definition of being a model . Reality being infinite cannot be mapped out .cause the map is inside reality. So you need to map the map. And map the map of the map. And map the map of the map of the map.  This is why its true that existence will remain a mystery forever .all out efforts to encapsulate the infinite is to vain .

BTW Breakingthewall is warming up I can see him around the corner. Be safe .

[Hyperion]

55 minutes ago, Princess Arabia said:

You keep wanting and expecting there to be autonomy over here.

Says who?

56 minutes ago, Princess Arabia said:

The Absolute speaks, the Absolute responds, reacts and gives smart remarks. I'm not over here saying there is no one so who is going to chew me out. That would be me trying to see a no me. There's no me already so if it's being said, it's not being said by a me to say there's no me over there to chew me out. 

Cool. 

25 minutes ago, Someone here said:

@Hyperion I didn't understand much but I like that you admit it's a limited model by definition of being a model . Reality being infinite cannot be mapped out .cause the map is inside reality. So you need to map the map. And map the map of the map. And map the map of the map of the map.  This is why its true that existence will remain a mystery forever .all out efforts to encapsulate the infinite is to vain .

Very true.

26 minutes ago, Someone here said:

 BTW Breakingthewall is warming up I can see him around the corner. Be safe .

Uh-oh... I'll take cover, lol.

[Hyperion]

@Someone here

Here is a relatively simple analogy that might help you to understand better what I am talking about.

 

 

This is the famous Yin Yang symbol, which I am sure you are familiar with.

Now, here's a question for you: Is this symbol white, or is it black?

It's obviously both, right?

So the symbol possesses / represents not only one specific quality, but two: Whiteness and blackness.

Now imagine a thing which has not only two qualities but literally every single quality that there could possibly be, including the quality of not having any quality whatsoever. This "thing" - which is no-thing as well as everything - is the Absolute aka. All of Reality.

This no-thing / everything cannot be experienced directly, since it is impossible to experience every possible quality that there is all at once. So what does it do in order to be able to experience itself? It splits itself up into infinite parts, each of which represents and embodies a specific quality (just as Yin represents blackness and Yang represents whiteness), and then it lines them all up in space and time so that it can experience them one by one. Now, when it moves its awareness very slowly from part to part (so to speak), then each quality that is being experienced in the moment is being experienced for a pretty long time; and the longer it takes for a certain quality (or part of reality) to be experienced, the more dense, stable, sticky and "permanent" it seems.

Now, go back and take another look at the Yin Yang symbol. Imagine that you could never see (experience) the whole symbol all at once, but only one part at a time. Imagine that there is a switch in front of you that you can flip either to the left or to the right; and depending on which side you flip the switch, you see either the Yin part (black) or the Yang part (white) appearing on the screen. (Remember: You can never see them both at the same time.) - So, the only way for you to get an idea of what it would be like to see the full symbol all at once is to flip the switch back and forth as fast as possible; and the faster you flip it back and forth, the more it will seem like you are looking at the whole symbol.

This is basically what spirituality is about. It's about learning to flip the switch as fast as possible (by whatever means necessary) in order to "perceive the Absolute" - which you never fully do, but you can get closer and closer and closer and closer to it... unto infinity. Because that's literally what the Absolute is: Infinity aka. All there is.

Hope that helps. 

 

Edited July 11 by Hyperion

[Someone here]

11 minutes ago, Hyperion said:

@Someone here

Here is a relatively simple analogy that might help you to understand better what I am talking about.

 

 

This is the famous Yin Yang symbol, which I am sure you are familiar with.

Now, here's a question for you: Is this symbol white, or is it black?

It's obviously both, right?

So the symbol possesses / represents not only one specific quality, but two: Whiteness and blackness.

Now imagine a thing which has not only two qualities but literally every single quality that there could possibly be, including the quality of not having any quality whatsoever. This "thing" - which is no-thing as well as everything - is the Absolute aka. All of Reality.

This no-thing / everything cannot be experienced directly, since it is impossible to experience every possible quality that there is all at once. So what does it do in order to be able to experience itself? It splits itself up into infinite parts, each of which represents and embodies a specific quality (just as Yin represents blackness and Yang represents whiteness), and then it lines them all up in space and time so that it can experience them one by one. Now, when it moves its awareness very slowly from part to part (so to speak), then each quality that is being experienced in the moment is being experienced for a pretty long time; and the longer it takes for a certain quality (or part of reality) to be experienced, the more dense, stable, sticky and "permanent" it seems.

Now, go back and take another look at the Yin Yang symbol. Imagine that you could never see (experience) the whole symbol all at once, but only one part at a time. Imagine that there is a switch in front of you that you can flip either to the left or to the right; and depending on which side you flip the switch, you see either the Yin part (black) or the Yang part (white) appearing on the screen. (Remember: You can never see them both at the same time.) - So, the only way for you to get an idea of what it would be like to see the full symbol all at once is to flip the switch back and forth as fast as possible; and the faster you flip it back and forth, the more it will seem like you are looking at the whole symbol.

This is basically what spirituality is about. It's about learning to flip the switch as fast as possible (by whatever means necessary) in order to "perceive the Absolute" - which you never fully do, but you can get closer and closer and closer and closer to it... unto infinity. Because that's literally what the Absolute is: Infinity aka. All there is.

Hope that helps. 

 

Awesome . I suggest you add it to OP or maybe even replace them entirely. It's way better than that last part about frequencies and wtvr lol.

Sounds like it's totally "Leo-inspired " tho?😀

 

[Hyperion]

PS - Here is an additional pointer for those who may be slow or reluctant to (in this case quite literally) put all of the pieces together:

One thing that my "theory" implies is that so-called enlightenment is not a state, meaning that it's not the experience of a specific quality such as oneness, timelessness, emptiness, formlessness or no-self, but rather the unification of all states / qualities / facets of reality: Oneness AND multiplicity, time AND timelessness, fullness AND emptiness, form AND formlessness, self AND no-self - in short: ALL of reality.

So if you feel like you are experiencing a "permanent" nondual state, then keep going... you have made a crucial first step by shifting from a dual to a nondual perspective, but now it is time to transcend both duality and nonduality by bringing them together and seeing the full picture.

(Of course, none of this is prescriptive. If you prefer to stay attached to a certain relative perspective, then by all means, go ahead - your body-mind, your choice. You can even choose to pretend that you don't have a choice, if that's what floats your boat. I am just pointing at the bigger picture here... do with it what you will.)

😌🙏🤎