Introduction and Overview The term guna indicates what we desire, and the term karma indicates what we deserve; both exist as possibilities, but their combination in time produces the cycle of birth and death. This is the essence of the Vedic science in which guna, karma, and kāla combine to create […]
Logic / Mathematics / Philosophy
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The Sāńkhya Theory of Five Elements
Introduction and Overview This article elaborates on the Sāńkhya theory of the five “gross” elements. The theory is rather complicated, and not well-understood today. One primary source of confusions is a comparison between the Sāńkhya elements and the Greek elements going by the same name. This article will hopefully illustrate […]
Computing / Logic / Mathematics / Philosophy / Physics
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The Paradox of Natural Laws and Its Resolution
Introduction and Overview In an earlier article, I described the problem of computing in nature, namely that scientific laws employ mathematical formulae, but it is not clear how these formulae are being calculated in nature. The reasons for this are historical and date back to Newton’s formulation of the three […]
Philosophy / Religion
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Society is Defined by Heroes
Introduction and Overview In the previous article, I alluded to the idea that society is built on the stories of heroes, which are produced through a combination of two of the six qualities—knowledge and fame—of Lord Viṣṇu. These heroes can be famed due to other five qualities—i.e. knowledge, renunciation, power, […]