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Why Understand the Creation of the Universe
By Stephen Knapp
Why should we understand how the universe was created? Because it gives us
a clearer understanding of where we have come from, where we are going,
who and what we are, and what our purpose is here. There have been many
scientific theories over the years about the origin of life and how the universe
may have been created. However, science makes little comment on the
purpose of the universe or the reason for life. But why would something come
to be without a purpose? Once you consider that there is a purpose to life, the
search for life's origins may very well lead you into a different direction than
simply trying to find an explanation for a mechanical or chemical process of
creation. In this book we are going to deal with these points, and more.
We are going to take a look at a different approach to the origin of the
universe, the Vedic approach. The difference between most scientists and the
Vedic approach is that the Vedic system accepts a descending channel of
knowledge coming from previous authorities. Scientists accept no prior
authority, except for other scientists, and try to discover the mysteries of the
universe through their own perceptions by various instruments, experiments,
and the use of mathematical formulas to try to verify their theories. This is
called the ascending process. However, if one should diligently take this process
to its ultimate conclusion, one will reach the same line of thought as the
descending method.
For example, in the 1930s, Sir James Jeans concluded in his book, The
Mysterious Universe (1930), that the universe consists of pure thought, whichmeans the creation must have been an act of thought. However, he felt that
the "thinker" had to have been a mathematical thinker working outside the
boundaries of time and space, which is part of His creation. Thus, the
"thinker" had to have been "beyond what He created." Sir Arthur Eddington
also concluded in his book, The Nature of the Physical World (1935), that,
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"The stuff of the world is mind stuff." In part, both of these theories are
corroborated in the Vedic texts because it is described that the Supreme
Creator produces the material world by His dreaming in yoga-nidra, His
mystic slumber. Thus, the material creation is the Supreme Being's dream, or
a display of His thought energy. Furthermore, the Vedic literature describes
how the Supreme Being exists outside the boundaries of the material
manifestation from where He begins the process of creation. So, He is indeed
"beyond what He created."
It was also in the 1930s when scientists played with the idea that all life and
consciousness began from a "primordial soup." This would be a soup of all the
necessary chemicals needed to produce a living cell that would somehow
combine in just the right way to spark a living organism.
Another idea was the theory of the BIG BANG, that all creation started from
a single point or particle. This particle had unlimited depth and weight that
somehow exploded to produce the universe. This, however, is mathematically
indescribable. It is called a singularity, which means it is impossible.
Nonetheless, this theory, as with the theory of evolution, is often taken to be a
fact, upon which many other theories become based. However, they do not
explain from where or how the original particle appeared.
The theories of the primordial soup and BIG BANG depend on the idea that
inert matter can randomly organize itself into complex structures and various
species of life. That is the fundamental trouble with both of these theories:
How can inert matter by itself develop the incredible molecular arrangements
to produce even the simplest cell? Matter does not organize itself that way. In
fact, it can be seen that matter, once put into some form of construction andthen left alone, always deteriorates. As scientists develop newer instruments to
take a closer look at cells, they understand how truly miraculous such a
random occurrence could be. Thus, it becomes obvious that nature needs to be
directed by some higher force or intelligence for such combinations of material
ingredients to come together to produce life. This immediately nullifies
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Darwin's theory of evolution. Even Darwin admitted that there were problems
with his theory.
However, the modern theory and the Vedic description of evolution are
similar, but there is one big difference. The modern theory teaches that one
simple species produces another species through variations of genetic
reproduction until we have a variety of progressively more complex life forms.
The Vedic system, on the other hand, teaches that evolution starts in the
opposite way. From a complex species, such as God, and then the devas or
demigods who are the co-creators, and through the process of reproduction
and genetic variations, there is a production of continually less complex
species. This could be called the process of inverse evolution. However, the
modern theory cannot explain why there are galaxies, or how the simplest of
cells were formed. So there are many gaps in the modern theories of creation
and evolution that are still waiting for further evidence to be solved. So why
should science not look at the Vedic view as well?
My suggestion is that the assumption of a BIG BANG is the scientists
interpretation of evidence that indicates an exceedingly sudden arise of
material elements as they were manifested from the Supreme Being. The
Supreme Creator is, of course, spiritual and would be undetectable and
beyond observation in the material sense by our limited senses and ordinary
instruments. Thus, there would be nothing that we could see to indicate His
presence in the universe before the creation. So it may certainly look as if this
universe did come from nothing. Nonetheless, the process of the sudden
development of the stars, planets, and galaxies could have been similar to the
ideas that the scientists have put forth.
The problem is that even if something like the BIG BANG did occur without
the supervision of a higher authority, what you would really end up having is
a universe filled with dust. Why would such solid planets, suns, stars, and
galaxies form out of this floating dust? And there certainly has been no
scientific explanation why there is consciousness that inhabits the millions of
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species of beings. How could a BIG BANG bring about consciousness? From
where did it come? These things are not explained by science. So it is not
unreasonable to consider other theories about how this universe came into
being, and how there was a development of so many species of life that have
consciousness.
Another problem is that trying to apply simple physical laws on complex
phenomenon like the creation requires the use of assumptions and guesswork
which make such scientific theories no better than superstitions, even if such
ideas are supported by other scientists or mathematicians. Their conclusions
are misleading. This is why scientists are always changing or updating their
conclusions as they make new discoveries. If they did not have it right the first
time, why should we think they may have it right later on? And they will
never get it right if they have only one theory and simply try to make all of
their evidence fit that theory. They need to look at other possibilities.
Furthermore, the whole idea of a random reorganization of matter directly
opposes the second law of thermodynamics. This law states that as time goes
on, there is an increase in entropy, which is an increase in the state of
random disorder or deterioration. This means that without a higher
intelligence to intercede in the steady disorganization of elements, the universe
is in a constant state of gradual decline. This is directly opposite to the idea
that matter could organize itself into increasingly complex systems of stars,
planets, and galaxies, or even cells, bodies, and various species. So such an
organization of matter after a BIG BANG could never have taken place, nor
could a BIG BANG have occurred. How could there have been a single particle
of unlimited depth and weight floating around in the void universe waiting to
explode? Someone had to have put it there. And how could it have explodedinto unlimited atoms that formed the universe? Such theories are simply more
scientific myths. So how else could the universe have been formed and from
where does consciousness come?
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First of all, consciousness does not come from a combination of chemicals.
Consciousness is a non-material energy. Thus, consciousness exists before,
during, and after the material creation. This means that the origin of the
material cosmos and all life within it must also be consciousness, a Supreme
Consciousness from whom come all other forms of consciousness that take up
residence in the varieties of material bodies or species found in this material
creation. This origin must also have intelligence and the ability to design in
order to make the various combinations of elements come together to form
even the simplest of cells. A single cell is formed by a combination of 300
amino acids that come together in a certain chain or pattern. Even scientists
cannot figure out how that happened. And nature cannot do it by itself, as
explained above. So there had to have been a guiding Creator to put this all
together.
So if there is such a Supreme Creator with consciousness and intelligence, it is
also quite possible that He would allow a way for us to communicate with
Him. It is also quite possible that He provides us with the knowledge we need -
for us to know how to do this and to understand what we are and the
purpose of life. For example, according to Vedic science, as the Supreme
Creator creates the cosmos, the creative potency descends among other beings
who are created, called demigods in the Vedic system, to assist the Supreme
in manifesting the material worlds. So, the Supreme expands Himself and also
creates positions within the material cosmos which are taken by co-creators
or demigods who assist in creating and maintaining the material
manifestation. They also help distribute the spiritual knowledge among all
others. This is the descending process of acquiring knowledge by which we
understand the mysteries of life. It is the information provided by the
Supreme Creator that descends through the ancient sages and scriptures, andHis pure representatives. In this way, we can learn about the universe and its
purpose rather than trying to understand it only by analyzing minute cells
and parts of the cosmos, the way of modern science.
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We need to be aware that scientists may continue to try to find the cause and
origin of the universe for thousands of years, but they will not find it. They
will never find the source by examining the elements within the universe. They
may get clues through such a process and realize that all molecules and
elements are like signs that point to a Creator, but you have to reach the
Creator to understand how everything happened. Therefore, the reason why
they will never find the cause of the universe by only using this method is that
the original cause of the creation exists OUTSIDE the universe. It is like
analyzing the elements within a house to find its cause when the designer lives
somewhere else outside the house. Thus, until the scientists can reach the
Creator through spiritual understanding, examining the universe to find its
cause or source is like a maze that has no end.
Our premise, on the other hand, is that all life comes from God. Almost every
religion accepts this. Unfortunately, the problem is that most religions and
traditions provide only a short and unscientific story or allegory of the
universal creation. However, the Vedic literature, such as the Srimad-
Bhagavatam, explains that the universal creation is but an expansion or a
development from the original spiritual elements. These exist prior to, during,
and after the material creation. By understanding the Supreme Creator and
the spiritual nature, the cause of the material manifestation can be
understood. Not the other way around.
The universe started in a state of perfect simplicity. The design of this universe
comes from that dimension of ultimate cause and simplicity, which is that of
the spiritual. This is beyond the material strata and where the cause of the
universe and the seed of its manifestation exists. The Vedic literature points
the way to this region and presents the blueprints of the universe and all lifewithin.
The energies of matter and spirit are energies that vibrate at different
frequencies and manifest on diverse levels. However, they both originate from
the same source, which is consciousness, the pure consciousness of the Supreme
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Being. Yet, the spiritual strata is eternal while the material is temporary.
Thus, the material plane is subservient to, and pervaded by, the unlimited
spiritual energy. It is this spiritual energy which is the foundation of the
material realm and interacts with it in all phases, although unbeknownst to
those who are spiritually unaware. To know the universe is to know that each
atom is but a reflection of the Supreme Creator's potency.
The Vedic literature explains how the material elements are created, and how
they make systems and arrangements of forms from planets to various species
of life. It describes how the material energy is directed and maintained to
prevent it from sliding into deterioration, and how it is finally destroyed or
wrapped up to merge back into the spiritual atmosphere. So in this book we
will show by Vedic descriptions how the temporary material cosmic creation
comes from the Supreme Being and the eternal spiritual nature, and what we
are supposed to do while living here.
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