In the Sri Ramacaritamanas of Saint Tulsidas, we get a beautiful example of this in the story of the enlightened sage Kakbhusundi. These universes exist in parallel, each holding the result of particular permutations and combinations of existence. In fact, it is stated that in every pore of Vishnu lies an entire universe. Vishnu is said to hold all probabilities within his Being. In quantum physics it is all about probabilities. to the senses) and reappear at any point in time and space. It is known for example that a quantum object such as an electron can randomly disappear from existence (ie. In quantum physics, the ordinary laws of time and space do not apply. For more detail on the scientific evidence of this see my article The Science of Consciousness. Interestingly, experiments in quantum physics seem to point to the existence of this transcendent realm.
Thus, the Indian sages alluded to the fact that this physical world of the senses is but shadows of the real world which is transcendent to our senses.
The people facing the wall see these moving shadows, and not realizing the source, thinks the shadows are real. To their back, which they can’t see, is a light source that casts shadows of people and objects behind the group facing the wall. In this description, a group of people are seated in a cave facing the wall. Perhaps the best description comes from the Greek philosopher Plato, in his famous allegory of the cave. What do the Indian sages mean when they refer to the world as being an illusion? In fact, Vedantic thought posits that this physical world is Maya, an illusion. In many philosophies, this transcendent realm is given more importance than this Earthly or material realm. For many religions, Heaven is supposed to lie in a transcendental realm, accessible to us as eternal Souls when we die. Most, if not all religions, speak of the existence of the Soul which transcends the physical body.
The opposite of transcendent is immanent, or that which is manifest to the senses. The Oxford English dictionary defines ‘Transcendent’ as Beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience, ‘the search for a transcendent level of knowledge’. In this post I’ll examine in more detail the concept of the transcendent reality. In my previous post, “ Are Hindu Deities Extra-Terrestrials,” I stated that the Hindu Deity, Vishnu, was the holder of the transcendent reality, while the Creator, Brahma, was the creator of the physical, manifest reality. Httpss:///blog/what-is-the-transcendent-reality-part-12 What is the Transcendent Reality? – Part 1/2 Steve: Narendra and I differ in our use of the term “Transcendental,” but the difference is in words, not realities.
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