Dear All,
In this post, we present an Overarching Conclusion of the important Brahma Sūtra 2.3.14 (BS230): The process of dissolution of the elements is in the reverse order from that of manifestation/creation. For a deeper understanding and comprehensive insights, please refer to pages 110-203 (attached).
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8. Overarching Conclusion: DPV~ICRDAM–HCC Reconstructs the Dissolution Principle of BS230
The interpretation of Brahma Sūtra 2.3.14 (BS230)—"Dissolution proceeds in the reverse order of creation"—finds revolutionary reinterpretation through the DPV~ICRDAM + HCC framework, reconciling classical Vedantic cosmology with modern entropy dynamics, quantum field theory, and dual-aspect consciousness studies. This synthesis reveals twelve foundational tenets:
1. Principle of Reverse Dissolution is Ontologically Sound
BS230 affirms a causal logic: the last created (grossest) dissolves first, and the first created (subtlest) dissolves last. This pattern reflects natural phenomena, from clay returning from pots to stars collapsing into energy fields (Śivānanda, 2002).
2. Śaṅkarācārya’s Nondual Return:
Advaita teaches that dissolution involves complete absorption into Nirguṇa Brahman, the attributeless, nondual reality. Reverse order is a hierarchical undoing of manifestation, restoring pure unity (Śaṅkarācārya, 1904).
3. Rāmānujācārya’s Qualified Retention:
Viśiṣṭādvaita preserves individual identity in subtle form during dissolution. The return is not annihilation but a shift to latent potential within Brahman. SB(realized) is co-reflected in NB(potential) as dual-aspect states of the same reality (Rāmānujācārya, 1904).
4. Śivānanda’s Bridging View:
Śivānanda links spiritual insights with analogies and observations—stairs, pots, evaporation—showing the deep symmetry of universal cycles (Śivānanda, 2002). His interpretation connects practical life with spiritual law.
5. Scientific Resolution via DPV~ICRDAM:
The dual-aspect framework posits that all manifest entities are dual-aspect states (DASs)—with inseparable subjective (s) and non-subjective (ns) aspects. Dissolution is the reversal of DASic configurations into neutral potential within NB (Vimal, 2023, 2024a, 2025a).
6. HCC Maps BS230 to Entropy Cycles:
Heptagonal Cyclic Cosmology (HCC) encodes seven thermodynamic stages from pre-Big Bang neutrality (S1) to Big Bang, cosmic expansion, heat death (S5), and return to neutral NB (S7) (Vimal, 2025b, §4.2.8). BS230 aligns with this cosmic reversal sequence, where dissolution mirrors evolution in perfect inverse.
7. Entropy Reversal Supports Recursion:
Entropy is maximal at dissolution (S5) and systematically decreases during S6–S7, allowing return to a minimum-entropy, potential-rich NB. This refutes the assumption that entropy can only increase, replacing linear thermodynamics with cyclic entropy logic (Penrose, 2013; Vimal, 2025b).
8. Information Templates Survive Pralaya:
During dissolution, individual consciousness patterns (ADSs), CSEs, and Mahābhūtas revert to informational-energy templates (tanmātras or EII) within DA_UF—preserved, not erased (Vimal, 2024a, 2025a).
9. Cosmic Memory Enables Rebirth:
These stored patterns in NB (S1) become seed templates for future manifestation cycles, ensuring continuity across universes. Mokṣa is possible if karmic patterns are resolved before pralaya; otherwise, rebirth resumes per unresolved karmas (Vimal, 2025a).
10. Consciousness is Never Lost:
Even in dissolution, consciousness (as s-aspect) does not vanish but becomes deactivated and reflective in neutral NB—never ontologically destroyed (Vimal, 2023; 2024b).
11. Ethics and Cosmology are Coherent:
BS230 is not just cosmological—it’s ethical. Mokṣa aligns with the natural tendency to dissolve, ethically encouraged by yogic and dharmic living. Right action accelerates return to NB (Vimal, 2025a).
12. From Metaphor to Mechanism:
BS230’s metaphysical model is no longer just allegory. Through DPV~ICRDAM + HCC, it becomes a mechanistic law of quantum reversal, entropy dynamics, and cosmic memory—bridging Vedānta, physics, and consciousness research.
13. Final Insight:
BS230 reveals a recursive truth: creation and dissolution are mirrored arcs in the spiral of existence. The cosmic stair ascended in manifestation is descended in reverse through dissolution, back to the neutral silence of NB. The DPV~ICRDAM synthesis unlocks this insight for both science and spirituality—offering ontological precision, metaphysical elegance, and ethical clarity.
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RāmLakhan Pāndey Vimal, Ph.D.
Amarāvati-Hīrāma ṇ i Professor (Research) and PresidentVision Research Institute Inc, Physics, Neuroscience, & Consciousness Research Dept.7 Captain Parker Arms, Unit 12, Lexington, MA 02421-7016.Ph: +1 978 954 7522; eFAX: +1 440 388 7907Researched at the University of Chicago and Harvard Medical SchoolsOn Monday 7 July, 2025 at 01:14:20 am GMT-4, Ram Lakhan Pandey Vimal <rlpv...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:Dear All,
In this post, we present an overview of the important Brahma Sūtra 2.3.13 (BS229): Brahman abiding within the element is the creative principle. For a deeper understanding and comprehensive insights, please refer to Section 3.(229) on pages 40-110 (attached).
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2. Overarching Synthesized Abstract: A Synthesis of interpretations of BS229, Challenges, and Resolution through DPV~ICRDAM
A Unified Scientific-Spiritual Interpretation of BS229
This comprehensive analysis of Brahma Sūtra 2.3.13 (BS229)—"Tadabhidhyānādeva tu talliṅgāt saḥ"—examines the assertion that Brahman abiding within the elements is the true creative principle. The interpretations of Śaṅkarācārya (Advaita), Rāmānujācārya (Viśiṣṭādvaita), and Swāmi Śivānanda (integrative Advaita) are synthesized with modern scientific insights through the DPV~ICRDAM framework (Dvi-Pakṣādvaita Vedānta ~ Inseparable-Complementary-Reflective Dual-Aspect Monism).
This study challenges the classical dualistic view that treats Brahman as a separate cosmic consciousness operating within inert elements. Instead, it redefines each element (ākāśa, vāyu, agni, āpaḥ, pṛthvī) as a dual-aspect mahābhūta—with inseparable, complementary, and reflective subjective (s) and non-subjective (ns) aspects. The creative power attributed to Brahman is understood as the s-aspect (protoConsciousness) of each elemental dual-aspect state (DAS), interacting through its ns-aspect in a unified cosmological process grounded in Heptagonal Cyclic Cosmology (HCC).
The Inner Ruler (Antaryāmin) is reconceived as the s-aspect of each element itself, not a separate entity. The conscious will of the divine is reframed as equivalent to all natural physical and psychophysical laws—a principle that unites Vedantic metaphysics with quantum cosmology. This synthesis resolves longstanding dualistic tensions while providing a philosophically and scientifically coherent model for understanding cosmic creation, consciousness, and the ontological status of the elements.
1. Addressing the Dualism Challenge in Traditional Interpretations
The phrase “The sūtra establishes that Brahman abiding within the elements is the creative principle” seems to imply that Brahmin is cosmic consciousness (CC) and elements are non-conscious entities, which appears to be dualism that has 14 challenges elaborated in (Vimal, 2021a).
DPV~ICRDAM framework can address these challenges as follows: A state of an element (such as akāśa, vāyu, agni, āpaḥ, pṛthvī) is a dual-aspect (DA) state (DAS) with subjective (s)-aspect from 1pp (1st person perspective) and inseparable-complementary-reflective non-subjective (ns) aspect from 3pp (3rd pp). The dual-aspect SB manifests from and returns to the neutral NB. A DAS of DA_cosmic_SB~DA_PPU interdependently co-arises through the interactions among the DASs of countless manifested DA entities of our psychophysical universe (PPU). The elements are five DA mahābhūtas: DA_akāśa_SB, DA_vāyu_SB, DA_agni_SB, DA_āpaḥ_SB, and DA_pṛthvī_SB. The Brahma Sūtra 2.3.13 (BS229) establishes a creative principle that the s-aspect of a DAS of an element (such as DA_pṛthvī_SB) is inseparable, complementary, and reflective with the ns-aspect of the same DAS of the same element (such as DA_pṛthvī_SB).“Saguṇa Brahman (SB) manifests as the Inner Ruler within all elements” appears dualistic view and can be unpacked as follows: The s-aspect (such as protoConsciousness: protoC) and the ns-aspect of a DAS of elemental SB (DA_element_SB) are inseparable, complementary, and reflective; the s-aspect (such as protoC) of DA_element_SB acts as the Inner Ruler within the DA_element_SB.
13. Relationship and transformation between mahābhūtas
1. BhūtĀkāśa (physical spacetime/ether/aether) → BhūtaVāyu (gross atmospheric air) → BhūtĀgni (physical combustion agni) → BhūtĀpaḥ (physical water or H2O anywhere) → BhūtaPṛthvī (physical earth)
2. ChittĀkāśa (mental space) → ChittaVāyu (pranic Life-Force) → ChittĀgni (Digestive Agni, Jāṭharāgni) → ChittĀpaḥ (Bodily Fluids) → ChittaPṛthvī (Solid Tissues)
3. ChidĀkāśa (consciousness-space) → ChidaVāyu (cosmic information carrier) → ChidĀgni (Cognitive Agni) → ChidĀpaḥ (Emotional Waters) → ChidaPṛthvī (Psychological Stability)
4. Daharākāśa (heart-space) → DaharaVāyu (Consciousness-Matter Interface → Daharāgni (Illuminating fire/Agni, Discriminating Fire, Active Regulation, Illumination) → DaharĀpaḥ (Flowing Wisdom and Intelligence; Adaptive Circulation and Fluid Adaptation; Emotional Resonance and Integration; Circulation of Patterns, Fluid Distribution, and Cooling Stabilization) → DaharaPṛthvī (Stable Foundation; Stable Structure; Embodied Stability; and Crystallized Patterns)
Cheers!Best regards,Ram + ChatGPT (https://chatgpt.com) + Claude.AI ( Claude ) + Perplexity.AI ( https://www.perplexity.ai/ ) + Gemini ( https://gemini.google.com/ ) + Bing ( https://www.bing.com / )-------------------------------------------------- --------
RāmLakhan Pāndey Vimal, Ph.D.
Amarāvati-Hīrāma ṇ i Professor (Research) and PresidentVision Research Institute Inc, Physics, Neuroscience, & Consciousness Research Dept.7 Captain Parker Arms, Unit 12, Lexington, MA 02421-7016.Ph: +1 978 954 7522; eFAX: +1 440 388 7907Researched at the University of Chicago and Harvard Medical Schools