There are
probably infinitely many things in this world. Each is different in its own
way. Each has a different use. Each has a different property. But all these
infinitely many things are made of 3 fundamental particles – electrons, protons
and neutrons. These 3 particles in different combinations and different
configurations form all that that exists in this world.
You can
spend your entire lifetime to understand each of the things in this world. Or if
you understand these three fundamental particles and their properties, you
almost know everything in this world. Rest are just the details!
Ancient
Indians also talked about three fundamental things that formed everything in
this material world. These three things are sathwa,
rajas and tamas. Sathwa has no
mass but it only has potential energy. It is like the proton. Rajas also has no mass but it has
kinetic energy. It is like an electron. And finally, the tamas is all mass and nothing else. It is like the neutron.
The ancient
Indians believed that once you know these three fundamental elements that form
the entire material world, you know everything.
Well,
almost. What is it that we left out?
We will see
that in the next post.
This is a series of posts based on the well known
discussion in Chändogya Upanishad (part of Säma Veda, believed to have been
recorded more than 3000 years ago) regarding ultimate truths.
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