vedabhASya - Vedic Studies

  From Primordial Field Unity to an Eternal Cycle of Universes A Working Hypothesis on Field Decoupling, Cosmic Expansion and Recurrence Version 0.1 — An invitation to scientific discussion and constructive feedback A conceptual visualization of a primordial field configuration and a local transition.   What if our universe emerged from a transition in a much more fundamental field configuration? The Big Bang model describes the evolution of our universe from an extremely hot, dense early state. It has been remarkably successful in explaining many observations, including the expansion of the universe, the cosmic microwave background and the abundance of light elements. But a deeper question remains: what preceded the hot, dense state? What initiated the expansion? And could our universe be one of many regions emerging from a more fundamental physical configuration? This article presents a working hypothesis exploring these questions. It proposes that our uni...

1. Introduction: Reframing Consciousness Through the Lens of Energy The prevailing approach in contemporary cognitive science and artificial intelligence seeks to locate consciousness within computational complexity. The unstated premise is that once informational processing reaches a sufficient degree of recursive abstraction, self-awareness will emerge as a natural byproduct. Yet ancient Vedic metaphysics suggests that looking for consciousness inside computational machinery is an ontological category mistake. Just as energy in physics is fundamentally distinct from the mechanical devices through which it does work, consciousness cannot be reduced to the logical and somatic circuits it animates. In physics, energy cannot be created or destroyed; it is invariant, known only through its physical expressions: light, heat, momentum, and rest mass. Consciousness follows an identical design pattern. It is an unlocalized, irreducible field, inferred through electromagnetic signaling, cellul...

In my view, looking for consciousness (as defined in the ancient vedic scriptures) in AI models is looking for it in the wrong place.  Based on my reading and understanding of various ancient literatures, primarily Vedic, I see consciousness as something analogous to energy. We understand energy through its effects—heat, light, motion, and so on. We can measure these effects and transform energy from one form into another, but we cannot create or destroy it. We can describe its properties and quantify its manifestations, yet defining the essence of energy itself remains a different challenge. I believe consciousness has to be viewed in a similar way. We infer its presence through electromagnetic signaling, chemical interactions, metabolism, and other biological processes. We can measure these processes and observe their effects, but whether consciousness itself can be created, destroyed, or fully defined through these observations is a much deeper question. Another way to look at t...