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BUDDHISM & SCIENCE

Yogacara School in Buddhism unified

Mind & Matter 1,800 Years Ago It also unified Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity

By David Foo Choo Fatt, How Big is Your Universe? (Facebook)

July 28, 2020 originally published July 5, 2015

foocf@hotmail.com

Yogacara (also Mind-Only or Consciousness-Only) school of Buddhism is the most

controversial and complex branch in Buddhism. There are many technical terms one

has to learn to be able to even get a glimpse of what this school teaches. These

terms, for example Alaya (8th) and Mana (7th) Consciousness, are also why this school

is controversial and often rejected by other schools. Among them is notably

Theravada school which rejects these terms because the Buddha has taught only

Six Consciousness (of Eye, Ear, Nose, Tongue, Body, and Mind). We shall see why

Six Consciousness is inadequate in explaining the ultimate reality and also in

connecting the material world.

Consciousness is one of the Five Aggregates which the Buddha taught and it is the

most important mental factor. Forms, Sensations, Perceptions, and Mental

Formations are the other four and usually Consciousness is placed as last of the Five

Aggregates1. In Buddhism, even Theravada school has to agree, the Five Aggregates

describe the entire law of universe. But how is this entire law of universe when

compared with the current understanding in science?

Science has made the most spectacular progress in the last century with the

discoveries of quantum mechanics and general relativity. These two discoveries are

also being used to study the universe. After a century, physicists are still trying to

resolve the incompatibility of the these two most successful theories. Though we

1 Vasubandhu, a founding Yogacara theorist, re-ordered to Consciousness, Mental Formations, Sensations, Perceptions, and Forms. Consciousness are called kings of Heart and it is the most important mental factor with Mental Formations, Sensations, and Perceptions as Associates and where Forms being the object.

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are extremely successful with quantum mechanics but the quantum world is full of

weirdness which nobody understands. At the same time, many think, including

many giants in quantum physics, that our consciousness shape the quantum world.

This leads to a growing trend – frantic search for a theory of consciousness.

We are now back at the starting point – consciousness. But Six Consciousness in

Buddhism are mental factor (the material stuff are in the Forms Aggregate) and how

can these purely mental factors influence or shape the physical world which many

have come to believe? This is the biggest hurdle which we have to cross. This is also

where many who are searching for a theory of consciousness are stuck.

Yogacara theorists spent a great deal of time justifying the existence of Alaya or 8th

Consciousness which is said to be a container of all Seeds. One of the justifications,

for a belief system where rebirth is key, is that there must be a place where karma

is carried and it is the 8th Consciousness that carries the karma in Yogacara theory.

We shall see that karma being stored in 8th Consciousness is extremely scientific and

has been proven at least mathematically in string theory2. Another key function of

8th Consciousness is to carry all the Seeds of the entire physical universe – both

internal and external to one’s body.

According to Yogacara, we are never able to experience anything externally or

outside our 8 Consciousness. Yogacara explains everything through Seeds and

through the two of the functions of Consciousness – Visual and Image functions

which each of the 8 Consciousness has. For example, when we see something, it is

our Eye Consciousness’ Visual function interacting with its corresponding Image

function. Both Visual and Image functions are created by Seeds where we cannot

“see” the actual objects. Similarly, when we smell something, it is said that our Nose

Consciousness’ Visual function interacts with its Image function3. These Visual and

2 Consistent with the argument put forth here and later, karma are indeed stored in the 8th Consciousness. Buddhism explains all karmic consequences in the forms of five fruits. All that we experience are all due to our karmic past with no exception. The 8th Consciousness is the 11th dimension of M-theory, M-theory is dual to five versions of superstring theories with each corresponds to a fruit. Read the paper for details: Understanding Karma of Five Fruits in Five Superstring of String Theory with Mind-Only School https://www.academia.edu/42764244/Understanding_Karma_of_Five_Fruits_in_Five_Superstring_of_String_Theory_with_Mind-Only_School 3 This is also scientific as when our nose smells something it is the cells in our olfactory bulb, first through firing action potentials, then finally release a signal to the brain when the receptor cells come into contact with the benzene molecules. We know, physically, there is no contact as even in a chemical bond, electrons never touch each other.

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Image functions are found in the cerebral cortex with the primary (Image) and

secondary (Visual) cortices in our various sensory faculties4. These sensory faculties

somewhat cover the material world of Eye, Ear, Nose, Tongue, and Body

Consciousness. Mind Consciousness is said to operate exactly the same way with

the Visual function interacting with the Image function which is the object of

thought. This is one way how mind and matter are unified.

As everything is explained through Seeds, including the arising of both the Visual

and Image functions of 8 Consciousness, and Seeds are stored in the 8th

Consciousness, it is therefore, the activation of Seeds in 8th Consciousness that we

experience both our physical and mental world. There are many ways Seeds are

defined. Seeds can be called Name-Form5 which is explained extensively in one of

the main source texts of Yogacara in Yogacarabhumi-sastra. Name-Form is also

one of the step of Twelve Dependent Origination in Buddhism and it is a critical

cause of Samsara. Name means anything that is mental and Form means anything

that is material or physical. Though Seeds in Yogacara can be understood as both

mind (Name) and matter (Form), but strictly speaking, in Yogacara, Seeds are

neither mind nor matter. This is another way how mind and matter are also unified.

8th Consciousness is said to manage and project our entire physical universe –

internally and externally to our physical bodies. Each of us have our view of our own

individual universes – they look exactly the same but different. For example, when

Alice and Bob are both looking at or even sharing a cup of tea, Alice has her own

view of the cup of tea and so is Bob, the cup of tea might be extremely similar but

different. In this case, Alice’s 8th Consciousness is said to project Alice’s universe and

Bob’s 8th Consciousness is said to project Bob’s universe.

Therefore, consciousness in the definition of Yogacara is not merely mental but also

physical and this is where many who philosophizing consciousness are stuck.

This capability of projection extends beyond the cup of tea to the entire universe

and the body and body functions (for example cell renewal). So if Charlie is an

astrophysicist and through some calculation he gets a mental picture of the universe

4 For example, Eye Consciousness’ Visual and Image functions are in the secondary and primary visual cortices in the cerebral cortex respectively. Read the paper for details: Understanding the Brain and the Heart through String Theory and Mind-Only School https://www.academia.edu/42636776/Understanding_the_Brain_and_the_Heart_through_String_Theory_and_Mind-Only_School 5 名色。

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and through some equipment he observes celestial objects that are millions of light

years away. These are all Charlie’s 8th Consciousness’ projection of Mind

Consciousness’ (calculation and mental picture) and Eye Consciousness (those

celestial objects millions of light years away). This is true too for Daisy who is

another astrophysicist. Charlie and Daisy each has a different mental picture and

view of the celestial objects millions of light years away except that they all look

exactly the same.

This is similar to each has a gaming console and each of them are just looking at

nothing other than their own gaming console. Yogacara theory is therefore, using

today’s terminology, a theory of simulation6. We are all living in a giant hologram is

something physicists cannot rule out today.

Physical or material Forms in Buddhism are described through the Great Four

concept which are Wind, Water, Fire, and Earth7. They might sound very ancient and

non-scientific but the definition of the Great Four in Buddhism are not so much

elements but more like the field concept in physics especially in quantum field

theory. They also have special characteristics of move-grow, stick-connect, mature-

change, and hold respectively. This means there are four types of fields and at the

physics level they are related to the four fundamental forces of gravity and graviton,

electromagnetism and photon, weak and W+-/Z bosons, and strong and gluon

respectively. In fact, they are not limited to the level of physics but move up the

chain to organic chemistry, cells, and even the brain. For example, in organic

chemistry they are hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon respectively. In cell

organelles they are mitochondria, lysosome, centriole, and nucleus respectively.

As everything material and physical are managed and projected by the 8th

Consciousness, the Great Four is the work of 8th Consciousness. 8th Consciousness is

6 Core theme of Mahayana Buddhism, which Yogacara is part of, is actually simulation using today’s language. Read the paper for details: Understanding Holographic Principle in String Theory with Mind-Only School https://www.academia.edu/41188458/Understanding_Holographic_Principle_in_String_Theory_with_Mind-Only_School 7 Traditionally, the Great Four is ordered as Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind. This order does not bring out the structural and critical aspects of the Great Four – both in Buddhism and in Science. They are many reasons which are beyond the scope here. In many Buddhist texts, the formation of the world are first the Wheel of Wind, Wheel of Water, Wheel of Gold (Fire), and the Wheel of Earth. In Mahayana texts, there is Wheel of Space which precede all and Space is a one of Great Six in Mahayana Buddhism.

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said to be so deeply hidden that it is very hard to notice. 8th Consciousness together

with the Great Four are much more advanced than current science. Notice that

because of neither mind nor matter, the Great Four are strongly related to the

mental factors as shown in the first two rows of the following figure.

One of the many key insights of the Great Four is that the way how new elements

in Sun are made (weak-strong) is exactly the same as how new cells in human

bodies are made (centriole-nucleus). This process is also the same as how plants on

Earth make new proteins (nitrogen-carbon) as the following figure shows8. In fact,

these insights are leading to even bigger insights.

Figure 1 Phenomena & The Great Four

According to Yogacara, all these processes are through activation of Seeds which

are like the LED dots on a TV screen. The Seeds are flashing at very fast rate so fast

that we mistake that there is an external world with our internal bodies. This is like

how the LED dots on the TV screen are flashing. Our mental and physical

experiences are nothing more than flushing and flashing of Seeds from each of our

own 8th Consciousness in a continuous and unstoppable stream - until liberation.

8 Read the paper for more details: Phenomena and The Great Six in String Theory and Mind-Only School https://www.academia.edu/42318627/Phenomena_and_The_Great_Six_in_String_Theory_and_Mind-Only_School

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But what are Seeds? Seeds are of many types in Yogacara, for example, dormant

Seeds or activated Seeds which are called Phenomena (both mental and physical).

As Seeds are neither mental nor physical, we can borrow the terms In physics which

they can be waves, elementary particles, or strings in string theory.

String theory is the only candidate that can potentially resolve the incompatibility

between quantum mechanics and general relativity. Similar to Yogacara school in

Buddhism, string theory is also extremely controversial in theoretical physics. Strictly

speaking, string theory is not yet a theory but a collection of separate mathematical

conjectures, or rather, there are many versions of string theory.

String theory started off with 26 dimensions bosonic string which could describe

partially the universe but is thought to have many flaws. These flaws are later

resolved by 6 dimensions superstring theory. But the problem is there are five

versions of these 6 dimensions superstring theory and until now no one knows

which is correct and if all or some are needed to describe the universe. These five

versions are later found to be dual to each other with an added dimension – 11th

dimension of M-theory9. Yet another F-theory with 12th dimension is found to be

dual to M-theory and to Type IIB (a version of superstring). Two versions of

superstring – Heterotic SO(32) and Heterotic E8 x E8 can also be considered dual

to bosonic string as each of them has inbuilt bosonic string. That is not all, there is

another version without extra dimension (in addition to 4 space-time) but found to

have error correcting code. There are also other variants such as one that is more

mathematical with 24 dimensions.

Added to this gigantic collection of conjectures is AdS/CFT which also introduces

another duality – gravity-gauge duality. AdS (anti-de Sitter) is said to be of negative

curvature or contracting universe, which does not describe our universe, where

gravity lives. AdS is dual to CFT (conformal field theory) which is said to be of

positive curvature or expanding universe, it describes our universe and it is where

gauge theories or quantum mechanical theory live.10 For example, particle physics,

a branch of quantum physics, which lives on the CFT side does not explain gravity

or without quantum gravity can be understood through some quantum gravity

calculation in the AdS side. What is strange is that through some string computation

9 As mentioned in a previous footnote, these five versions of superstring are the Five Fruits in Buddhism and all are needed. 10 Our universe should be contracting and expanding at the same time.

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on the CFT side, quantum gravity automatically shows up in the CFT side which had

no gravity. It Is like gravity is hiding secretly11.

It is also in this AdS/CFT conjecture, physicists found out there is a giant hologram

in the universe. Recorded in this hologram are information about the entire universe.

Physicists today think that information is more fundamental than matter, energy,

and even space and time. This is why physicists can’t rule out that we live in a giant

hologram and we are likely to live in a simulation. Except that physicists yet to find

out the simulation mechanism.

All the above come out naturally in mathematics and unlike all other physical

theories, there is little tuning allowed in string theory. Why are there so many

versions? Each seems to describe the universe but not exactly. How they all fit

together? Are all needed? If not all which are correct and needed? Nobody knows.

David Gross, a leading string theorist, said recently “we do not yet know the

organizing principle (of string theory)”. Even for the mother of all string theory M-

theory Gross said “there is a very ill-understood M-theory generalization”12.

If we take the different versions of string theory as different elephant’s parts then

dualities are the joints. All versions of string theory with all dualities put together is

a complete mathematical description of Yogacara theory. In Buddhism, all laws of

the universe as described by the Buddha – the 8 Consciousness, theory of karma,

the Five Aggregates – are Thusness and not created by the Buddha as nature is as

such.

Space-time in Buddhism is considered as “fake law” or belonging to a class of

Dharma called Not Interactive with Mind (or Heart). In physics, it is called emergent13.

According to Yogacarabhumi-sastra, time is created through a series of Seeds that

are being flushed out in a stream of continuous sequence from our 8th

Consciousness. This is exactly what string theory has concluded. Gross said in

multiple occasions that “time is doomed and so is space” and “space-time is a

11 Refer to the post for mor details on AdS/CFT: Abyss of Nature in 24 Dimensions to AdS/CFT and Predictions https://www.facebook.com/groups/1747247582045243/permalink/2565857780184215 12 Refer to the post for details: String theory is actually not just a theory of strings and we do not know the organizing principle of string theory https://www.facebook.com/groups/1747247582045243/permalink/2564192113684115/ 13 In fact, all physical phenomena like matter, mass, energy, speed, and momentum are all emergent in Buddhism.

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mental construct” To Gross, the extra dimensions which are in super-space are more

real than space-time.14 Therefore, we have to deduct the 4 dimensions of space-

time from all versions of string theory. The remaining extra dimensions are then

power or Consciousness in Yogacara theory.

Seeds in Yogacara arise in a combination of two laws – 12 Ayatana and 22 Indriyas.

12 Ayatana is said to be the origination of all laws or phenomena. Each of us is

supposed to possess a set of 22 Indriyas which mean power. 22 Indriyas is a very

important concept in Buddhism but usually not being taught. The discussion of 22

Indriyas can be complex and for the purpose of the discussion here all we need to

know is that among the 22 Indriyas are Eye, Ear, Nose, Tongue, Body and Mind

Indriyas. They are usually being taught elementarily as sense organs.

In Buddhism, Six Consciousness are said to arise from our sense organs coming into

contact with external objects. For example, Sense organ or Indriya of Eye come into

contact with object of sight give rise to Eye Consciousness, and so on till Mind

Indriya come into contact of object of thought for Mind Consciousness.

This is usually how the 12 Ayatana concept is introduced (and expanded to 18

Realms with 6 Sense Organs, 6 Objects, and 6 Consciousness). But this is elementary

teaching and not advanced Yogacara teaching. As you may recall Yogacara rejects

any form of contact with external object. This means Consciousness have to arise

internally vs externally and as the result of Indriyas coming into contact with the

content in the 12 Ayatana15. In this case, Indriyas are more than sense organs as we

understand today.

According to Yogacara, a table (or any object) that we see is actually not exactly a

table and it is imaginary or “assumed to exist”. But nevertheless there is some

substance behind the table. This substance can now be understood as the

information content in the 12 Ayatana.

For simplicity, 12 Ayatana is the giant hologram in string theory and 22 Indriyas are

the 22 extra dimensions in bosonic string (26 dimensions minus 4 space-time

14 Refer to the post for details: String Theory & Consciousness 11 - We don’t live in ordinary space-time but in super-space https://www.facebook.com/groups/1747247582045243/permalink/1984151171688215/ 15 This is an important point of Yogacara which says Consciousness arise only internally.

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dimensions). There are more details in the paper - Philosophy of String Theory in

Mind-Only School16.

The above explains the upper left side of the following Figure 2 Yogacara Unification.

The first major row in the figure shows a summary of how 8 Consciousness in

Yogacara theory are related to each other and to 22 Indriyas and 12 Ayatana. The

second row in the figure is the result of mapping the various conjectures in string

theory according to Yogacara theory. String theorists today have no clue how they

are related to each other as Gross said.

It is important to note that each of the 8 Consciousness is unique with 8th, 7th, and

6th Consciousness to be of different nature completely. Each of the first 6

Consciousness are also unique thought the first 5 Consciousness are similar in some

ways. Similarly, each of the extra dimensions in string theory are also very different.

Figure 2 Yogacara Unification

The 11th dimension in M-theory which is said to be indefinitely long and it connects

to every point of our 3-dimensional universe. As mentioned it is also dual to five

versions of superstring which has 6 extra dimensions. The 11th dimension in M-

theory is none other than our 8th Consciousness which manage and project to each

of us our individual universes. All our experiences are all related to our karmic past

16 Philosophy of String Theory in Mind-Only School https://www.academia.edu/40941914/Philosophy_of_String_Theory_in_Mind-Only_School

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and they stream out as Seeds in five ways through the Five Fruits 17 theory in

Buddhism. These experiences are related to our Six Consciousness of Eye, Ear, Nose,

Tongue, Body, and Mind.

You may recall that Seeds are waves, particles, or strings. 8th Consciousness is

supposed to contain infinite Seeds and M-theory is said to predict infinite number

of particles with different mass. Some of these extra particles which are not observed

could well be biophotons in our brains.

There are some recent and interesting development in theoretical physics and in

cosmology – parallel universe or multiverse. Physicists think that there are many to

infinite number of universes parallel to ours or hidden somewhere that we cannot

see. Many to even infinite number of universes is a requirement in string theory. As

mentioned, in Buddhism each sentient being is a collection of the Five Aggregates

which contain the entire law of universe. This means that each sentient being is a

universe and there are of infinite number. This point cannot be clearly understood

without Yogacara theory. Examples have been given how Alice, Bob, Charlie, and

Daisy are each a universe.

According to Yogacara theory, each of the 8 Consciousness is supposed to have an

anchored “root” (or Indriya). This topic can be complex and for the purpose of the

discussion here, 8th and 7th Consciousness have each other as “root”, and 7th

Consciousness is the “root” of 6th Consciousness. As you may recall, the 12th

dimension of F-theory is dual to M-theory and a Type IIB superstring. This is how

the elephant’s parts are joint together.

Recall a table that we see which is not exactly a table, it is the same for our bodies

and brains. However, there are some substance behind our bodies and brains.

Physical phenomena are like waves and Consciousness are hidden and are like

current beneath the water. Yogacara theory can be used to study our body, heart,

and brain.

According to Yogacara, our heart is where the 8th Consciousness is located. Current

understanding is that the heart is the first organ to form. Our hearts are also found

17 Five versions of superstring theory are: Type I, Heterotic SO(32), Heterotic E8 x E8, Type IIA, and Type IIB which corresponds to Fruits of Liberation, Ripening Divergently, Superior, Man-made Functions, and Same Order in Buddhism.

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to be generating magnetic field which are constantly in 2-way communicating with

our brains.

Neuroscience today is not very much more than a science based on brain scans.

Neuroscientists admit the lack of a theory of consciousness to support the

understanding of the brain. Our brains can be studied in a very structured way with

Yogacara theory. But there is a lot more.

Many if not all who try to philosophize a theory of consciousness do not take eye,

ear, nose, and body as consciousness but treat them as merely sensory inputs.

Definition of consciousness in science today is limited to just mind (consciousness)

or even to just awareness. These views grossly undermine the capability of

consciousness as we have already seen where law of consciousness is the law of

universe. To be complete, the ultimate consciousness theory has to include the first

Six Consciousness.

Each of the 8 Consciousness in Buddhism have to arise together with their

Associates which are Mental Formations, Sensations, and Perceptions. As

mentioned, all our experiences have to do with our karmic past and being flushed

out from our 8th Consciousness in five ways in Five Fruits. There are causal effects of

our actions with the Associates of Mental Formations, Sensations, and Perceptions.

They can be wholesome or unwholesome. For simplicity, wholesome actions lead

to wholesome outcomes and unwholesome actions lead to unwholesome

outcomes – usually not immediately but eventually18.

According to Yogacara, the main karmic responsibility lies in Mental Formations

through intention, body actions and speech. A mapping of the brain shows that

Mental Formations is located in the frontal lobe of the brain and within the frontal

lobe are motor cortex which control our body movement and Broca’s area which

controls our speech19. This exactly matches the Yogacara (and Buddhism) theory.

18 This has to do with momentum of and maturity of Seeds. 19 There is also a frontal eye field in the frontal lobe which control the movement of eyes which is not in Buddhism but worth a thought.

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(Sensations is located in the parietal and occipital lobes where Perceptions is located

at the temporal lobe.20)

This means the actions of our Eye, Ear, Nose, Tongue, Body and Mind Consciousness

will eventually get back the consequences of actions which they respectively sow in

the theory of Five Fruits which come out in five versions of superstring. Therefore,

the law of the universe is the law of consciousness and a theory of consciousness

has to include the first Six Consciousness.

The above means that somehow the actions of Mental Formations are recorded

somewhere. Is there a scientific basis for that? This is where AdS/CFT comes in.

Recall the AdS/CFT conjecture derives the existence of a giant hologram where

information is recorded, this hologram exists In the boundary of AdS/CFT. Again

with neither mind nor matter, our Associates of Mental Formations, Sensations,

Perceptions are related to or no different from gravity, electromagnetism and weak

respectively in physics as mentioned. Gravity is on the AdS side with

electromagnetism and weak on the CFT side (as gauge theories) as shown in Figure

3 Law of Consciousness = Law of Universe.

Figure 3 Law of Consciousness = Law of Universe

20 Refer to the posts for details: Definition of Consciousness, The Universe, and The Brain https://www.facebook.com/groups/1747247582045243/permalink/2463564820413512/ and Theory (Laws) of Consciousness, Free Will, and Causation https://www.facebook.com/groups/1747247582045243/permalink/2505783789524948/

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The figure shows that what our actions of our Mental Formations are indeed

recorded. It also affirms the ultimate theory of consciousness is the theory of

universe21 and Six Consciousness have to be in the theory of consciousness to be

complete.

This might sound unbelievable especially how do we account for the vast universe

and the infinite spaces and celestial objects in it.

In Buddhism and especially so in Yogacara, the scope of the audience is not just

human beings. Current science sees only human beings or at best animals are

consciousness beings. Xuanzang who established the Mind-Only school in China

laid down the axiom: “Three Realms are Heart Only, All Laws are Consciousness

Only.” We have explained the second part of the axiom. The first part includes the

beings in the Three Realms which are Formless, Form, and Desire Realms. Human

beings and animals belong to the Desire Realm. Yogacara, with the

Yogacarabhumi-sastra, places a heavy emphasis on Form and Formless Realms. So

where are the beings in the Formless and Form Realms?

Beings in the two Realms are said to be in very deep meditative states (Jhana) and

are divided into four level from 1st Jhana to 4th Jhana for Form Realm and 5th to 8th

Jhana for Formless Realm.

Through the study of physics and string theory, we can conclude that planets, stars,

nebulae, and black holes are the beings in the Form Realm from 1st to 4th Jhana

respectively. As their meditative states progress, they move from 1st to 4th Jhana and

even into the Formless Realm. Beings in the Formless Realm are said to contain no

matter at all - though Mahayana Buddhism says that there are some remnants likely

for the lower level beings. The beings in the Formless Realm are white holes likely

of various sizes or even galaxies22. White holes are totally opposite to black holes

where no matter can get in. All these come naturally in the mathematics of general

relativity and in Buddhism it is Thusness – nature is as such.

21 Refer to the post for details: Law of Consciousness, Our Brains, and Law of the Universe https://www.facebook.com/groups/1747247582045243/permalink/2532279823542011/ 22 It has taken us a hundred years to understand black holes. White holes are more difficult to study and not very well understood, therefore, little can be said now.

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Each stage of Jhana exhibits certain mental characteristics and again because

neither mind nor matter, we can then look at the physics of these celestial objects

and know which Jhana they belong as shown in the following Figure 4 The Three Realms.

In the following figure, the column on the Stages of Jhana are the meditative states

which they have attained. Pleasure and Satisfaction are actually electromagnetism

as shown in Figure 1 Phenomena & The Great Four. Beings in first stage of Jhana have

achieved Pleasure and Satisfaction and therefore exhibit strong electromagnetic

field but not very strong and vary as they still have some Vitarka and Vicara23 which

mean unsettled mind. Only when they get rid of Vitarka and Vicara to reach the 2nd

Jhana then the electromagnetic field would be very strong like the stars. When they

continue further, they will get rid of Pleasure and left with only Satisfaction which

means without magnetic field but only electric field which are nebulae. Beings in 4th

Jhana have completely gotten rid of Pleasure and Satisfaction or electromagnetism

but with Indifference which is monopole in physics.

Figure 4 The Three Realms

Ultimately, Mahayana Buddhism and Yogacara deny beings as beings. Yogacara is

able to made it very clear – the so-called beings are just the phenomena of the

universes with their 8 Consciousness. This is no different from how physicists or

23 Vitarka （寻）means “conception” or “application of thought” whereas Vicara (伺 or Vichara) means

“deliberation”, “discernment”, or “sustained thinking”.

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string theorists who study the interactions within physical systems which are called

Hamiltonian or Lagrangian in physics.

Human beings too exhibit these physics as mentioned before in our brains and with

our hearts found to generate magnetic fields. There is an upward

gravitoelectromagnetic24 dependency of the beings from the lower realms to the

upper realms, with the top most realm to be the Formless Realm and the lowest

Desire Realm. These are documented in the Yogacarabhumi-sastra. This again is

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It must be noted that all beings in the Three Realms share the same architecture of

8 Consciousness and Five Aggregates but differ only in the menu options of

Consciousness, Associates of Consciousness, and states. This is again how the law

of consciousness is the law of universe.

It must be said that the above puts each sentient being as a generator of quantum

field for many reasons. First as each sentient being is a collection of 8 Consciousness

which is equal to a set of string theory, and string theory is a quantum theory,

therefore each sentient being is a quantum field. Second, a photon which Alice sees,

say from the Sun, which leaves the Sun 8 minutes before is generated by Alice

herself – as Alice cannot experience anything outside her 8 Consciousness.

Therefore, all photons that Alice experiences must be generated by Alice herself.

There are more insights into the reality especially with quantum mechanics with the

understanding of Yogacara. As many think that consciousness shape the quantum

world, it is not the first Six Consciousness but the 8th Consciousness which also has

the Visual and Image functions26. In this way, the quantum world and the entire

universe is a cocreation of infinite beings.

24 Similar to AdS/CFT, Einstein’s general relativity which explains gravity has electromagnetism in it. 25 Read the paper for details: From Astrophysics to Astrosafari of Rupaloka and Arupaloka through String Theory and Mind-Only School https://www.academia.edu/42724912/From_Astrophysics_to_Astrosafari_of_Rupaloka_and_Arupaloka_through_String_Theory_and_Mind-Only_School 26 Read the paper for details: Understanding Reality and Quantum Fabric with String Theory and Mind- Only School https://www.academia.edu/42938249/Understanding_Reality_and_Quantum_Fabric_with_String_Theory_and_Mind-_Only_School

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The new era of science is going to twist our mind 100 times more than quantum

theory and general relativity combined. Many thinkers and philosophers criticize

current scientific approach to be reductionistic. As we have seen, Yogacara theory

is extremely reductionistic and they do not just dream out a theory but with deep

meditative verification and meticulously documenting the details and mechanism.

It is also the result of effort by many Yogacara practitioners.