Connected? How are we all connected? That’s impossible. Even though it looks impossible it is 100% true. It is called Interconnection. This article will dig deep in to the theoretical clarifications as well as practical observation taken from both Buddhist and modern science texts. Let’s see how this Interconnection leads us.
Interconnection? Seems a bit deep. Some might say that it’s the connection between two or more objects. The word itself expresses the meaning. For an example the interconnection between a husband and wife. The objects are the couple. The connection is love. But let’s get to the point. I’m trying to explain the interconnection of the universe according to both Buddhism and modern science. It may be yawning for some people but this article is dedicated to the ones love science and the ones who looks at reality very deep.
So what is the Interconnection of the universe? Why do we even care? How does it work?
So what is the Interconnection of the universe? Why do we even care? How does it work?
2500 years ago Lord Siddhartha Gautama Buddha stated that everything in this universe is connected. Which means that you and I are connected. Weird right? But let’s collect the variables here. You have the universe and interconnection. Let’s create the assumptions. Imagine that everything is connected. But how did it happened? In order to get the answer let’s head over to the Science section.
First of all you need to know a bit of what Quantum Mechanics is about. Don’t worry about the name. It may sound deep but it isn't. Quantum mechanics is a part of physics that tells us how the things that make up atoms work. It helps us make sense of the smallest things in nature like neutrons, protons, electrons (Not morons). Some Major scientists such as Albert Einstein and Max Plank (Father of Quantum Mechanics) went really deep in this field. They achieved enormous facts about the universe with help of QM. However Albert Einstein and his fellow students wanted to disapprove quantum theory. So they ended up finding a weird theory. (Don’t they really have time to go and buy something?) It’s called the Quantum Entanglement. This is the core part of the article.
Quantum Entanglement is about a connection between particles that has had an interaction with each other. When two particles interact they develop a special connection. Once these particles are tangled they are connected for ever. Where ever they are they will be connected. I guess now you can figure out about those love stories. Imagine two footballs. Now assume they have been tangled. One ball is on Earth. The other one is light years away. Maybe in the Andromeda galaxy. Now there is a really long distance between these two balls. Regardless of long distance, the connection between these are the same. If you rotate the ball that is on earth, the same action will occur to the other one in the Andromeda galaxy instantaneously. Einstein later explained this as “Spooky action at a distance”
How on earth can this possibly be? There’s no way it’s probable. But it’s true. It’s reality. Also it is a proven fact by the modern world science. So no need to worry.
Above I mentioned about the whole universe being connected. To prove that fact let’s turn to page “Big Bang theory” (Not the Comedy Series). This explains everything. According to modern day science, before everything began, before the universe was created it was just one big blacky black space out there. Although it appeared to be nothing, a small structure which was even smaller than an atom was roaming on space. This small little guy is called singularity. It had an infinite amount of weight. The density was infinite. No words can describe this small blackster. It made even big shot scientists speechless. Like a boss. Thus imagine this whole universe, billions and trillions of stars and galaxies were compressed to a ball smaller than an atom. The singularity is this small ball of compressed universe. How on earth? I'm sorry. How on universe? Hard to believe it. That much of matter compressed into something that is not even viewable by a human? It is true. Although it is impeccable for the point that I'm trying to prove. Imagine the entire universe compressed to that small amount and what are chances of all the particles being entangled? Infinite %
There goes it. Now you see how everyone in this world and everything in the infinite universe is connected. You, me, and the stars, planets we are all connected. But we are not able of feeling that connectivity. Our mind is not developed to sense it. We are much more connected with our parents, relatives, and your fiancé and since that connection is powerful we don’t feel the connection of us and the universe. In order to feel the connection or this interconnection, our mind must be developed to an adequate stage. Some people have achieved to this higher form of mind.
Furthermore in the eastern countries the tendency of believing astrology is high. According to astrology the planets and stars can affect to our day to day life. That it can somewhat affect our future and already had in our past. Thousands of years ago these people figured out about this theory hence they developed a field which enables to read about a person’s faith by the locations of stars and planets. So astrology is not really a myth but a science that follows the Quantum Entanglement theory. Nevertheless Human minds are much more powerful that it has the power to decide its own faith.
Akila Hettiarrachchi