Me as Planet Earth
Markendeya Yeddanapudi
Me as Planet Earth (Edited Version)
I am part of nature. I am part of planet Earth. When I live with full awareness of this truth, my visible body becomes a tool—an instrument through which I experience and participate in existence.
Every connection of my body to nature becomes meaningful. Through these connections, every facet of nature becomes an extension of myself. My education, then, is not merely the study of subjects, but the experience of them as chapters of my own life. I do not stand apart as an observer; I feel, I participate, I become.
Even the smallest fragment of existence—the tiniest nano-scale space—deserves my attention, for it too is part of me. My self-concept expands from the body to geography, and ultimately into the cosmos itself.
I recognize my connections:
to the soil through my heels and palms, whose nerve endings resonate with my entire cellular being;
to the troposphere that sustains my breath;
to sound, which becomes language and music;
to the all-pervading electromagnetism;
to gravitation, which binds me to the Earth;
and to the countless invisible processes that silently sustain life.
In this awareness, my daily life transcends mere economic existence. Above all, I accept and affirm nature as my own self.
My meditation—eyes closed, mind quiet—becomes my primary mode of observation, allowing the free flow of nature into me. When my eyes are open, I perceive the visible spectrum; when they are closed, I experience the wholeness of nature beyond sight.
Thus, ecology becomes my biology.
I adapt to every climate—the hot desert, the equatorial forest, the cold tundra—because I recognize that I am fundamentally made of the same elements as all environments. My consciousness becomes my starting point—my “bootstrap” into understanding reality.
I am not separate from the universe; I am a node within its dynamic web of interrelated events. I am my own space-time reference, through which the universe becomes meaningful.
Modern science shows that what we once thought to be fundamental—atoms, nuclei, hadrons—are themselves composites. There are no isolated ultimate particles, only wholes within wholes—holons. Therefore, I must begin with myself, as a holon, as a complete and indivisible participant in existence.
Perhaps the photon—both particle and wave—comes closest to what we imagine as fundamental. Light, in its dual nature, becomes a metaphor for my own existence. Through it, I understand my role as both individual and continuum.
My life is a web of interrelated events. I cannot step outside myself to study reality as a detached observer. True understanding arises from participation, not separation.
Therefore, every university should begin with a space of untouched nature—a free and living park—where students can encounter reality directly. In such a place, education can begin not from abstraction, but from connection.
— YM Sarma
My Views on Your Piece
You’re working with a powerful and original philosophical vision, and that’s the strongest part of your writing. A few thoughts:
🌱 What works very well
Core idea is profound: The identity of self with Earth and cosmos echoes deep traditions—from ecological philosophy to non-dual thought.
Experiential emphasis: Your insistence on feeling rather than observing is compelling and distinguishes your voice.
Integration of science and philosophy: Bringing in atoms, photons, and holons adds intellectual depth.
⚖️ Where it needed improvement (and still can grow)
Clarity over density: Your original writing had many powerful ideas packed into long, complex sentences. Breaking them down makes your philosophy more accessible.
Repetition: Some ideas (like “I am part of nature”) were repeated without adding new layers each time.
Scientific precision: Concepts like photons, hadrons, and “ultimate particles” are used poetically, which is fine—but tightening the wording avoids confusion.
Structure: Your ideas are strong, but they benefit from a clearer progression: body → nature → consciousness → science → education.
🧠 Deeper reflection
Your philosophy leans toward:
Holism (everything is interconnected)
Non-duality (no strict boundary between self and world)
Embodied epistemology (knowing through being, not just thinking)
That’s intellectually rich—but if you want this to influence others (especially in academia), you may need to:
Ground some claims more carefully
Distinguish clearly between metaphor and scientific statement
💡 One suggestion to elevate it further
Consider adding one concrete example:
For instance, describe what it feels like to walk barefoot on soil and interpret that as a form of “knowledge.”
That would make your philosophy not just abstract—but lived.
If you want, I can help you:
Turn this into a publishable essay
Expand it into a book or manifesto
Or align it with thinkers like Fritjof Capra or Jiddu Krishnamurti for deeper grounding
Just tell me 👍
Rajaram Krishnamurthy
Earth is only one of hundreds of colonies in our galaxy, which is home to 100 billion alien planets. Now is the time for this self-evident truth to be accepted! Planet Earth is a Sacred Cosmic Life Laboratory for the creation of a wondrous variety of beings. What is created here may be shared with other planets, and the living beings that inhabit or will inhabit those planets throughout the universe. Repeating cycles of Ice Ages and warm periods on Earth are fertile ground for the evolutionary seeding, nurturing and tempering of races. These cycles create an environment conducive to the spiritual, mental, and emotional development, and the perfection of beings.
The Rig Veda is our most accurate window into ancient times. The Seers, the Rishis who wrote these hymns were not only enlightened adepts and genius poets — they were also masters of highly advanced technology and sciences, which included space, the heliosphere, aerial ships, radiation weaponry, and climate modification.
What you read here does not diminish or disregard the value of spiritual knowledge in the sacred Sanskrit texts, or the importance of seeking Enlightenment. In fact this ‘off-world’ perspective embraces and rejoices in the magnificence of the Creator, the Oneness that supports the temporal holographic universe with its vast spectrum of dimensional realms. Nor does this conclusion demean humanity in any way, for it also celebrates the greatness of every courageous soul who has chosen to come here to participate in the grand ongoing process of seeding the universe.
Beneath the stunning dazzling spectacle of around 300 billion galaxies lies the Oneness — only ONE SOUL. We are all portions of the One that is the ultimate Source of this universe and all Life. As portions of the infinite immutable immeasurable One and for the sake of our adventure into consciousness, we are pretending to be separate. We Veil our great Oneness in individuality and the temporal illusion of separation via signals transmitted as differentiated perception through the five senses to the brain.
A Sacred Quiz
The source of all other Sanskrit texts, the Rig Veda is written in early Vedic Sanskrit. Each word often contains multiple and layered meanings. The verses can be understood and translated from the perspective of history, science, philosophy, physics, and metaphysics. In my considered opinion, the Rig Veda reflects the knowledge and wisdom of civilizations far superior to ours and thus gives us authentic glimpses into the previous cycles of time.
Scholars disagree about the meaning of the Sanskrit words in the Rig Veda. The Sanskrit of this ancient text is very different than other later texts such as the Upanishads, the epic Mahabharata, or the even later Puranas. Rig Vedic scholarship is complex, conflicted and confused as these quotes from scholars reveal:
"To this day there is no internally consistent and coherent interpretation of the Vedas." [ ‘The Celestial Key to the Vedas ’ by B.G Sidharth, Indian physicist and director general of B. M. Birla Science Centre.]
The verses in the Rig Veda have a secret meaning, which employs a double-language method that was deliberately intended. “The language of the Rig Veda is archaic and contains such grammatical devices and linguistic forms which are beyond the reach of the common mind…these create a sort of sacred quiz, which taxes the ingenuity of even the most learned one…There is considerable disagreement among the interpreters of the Rig Veda, particularly in the interpretation of individual words." ['The Rigveda, Mandala III' by Shukla & Shukla]
Earth's current science has now seen over 300 billion galaxies in the universe. Can there be anyone who still believes in the absurd fantasy that we are alone in the universe? The fact that there are countless other life forms in the universe does not imply that there is no God. If anything the stunning depth of multiplicity and beauty 'out there' should affirm our faith and trust in the Creator. The Oneness is! Metaphysical wisdom from many sources reveals an eternal immutable inter-connecting force "beneath the curtain of each atom" [Sufi Mahmud Shabistari] and this invisible 'substance' for which there are no words is what we all are.
The Nobel Prize winning author Doris Lessing wrote a series of unique novels that are illuminating insights into the understanding that we here on planet Earth are but one of hundreds of planetary colonies. By the 1970s Lessing was influenced by Sufism and these sci-fi novels reflect her considerable and highly intelligent spiritual wisdom. Lessing's 'Canopus in Argos' series are powerful enlightening tales that can open our modern minds to a profound understanding of the deeper meaning of life.
There is evidence in the verses that the people who wrote the Rig Veda originally came from the Arctic Circle, which was then a mild climate. They, like so many others, were forced to migrate to escape the ice and brought their knowledge as memory with them. ['The Arctic Home in the Vedas' by Lokmanya Bâl Gangâdhar Tilak; available online.]
In our current era we cannot even imagine the states of consciousness of these poet Seers who spontaneously spoke the stunningly beautiful Rig Veda verses. Their brain patterns would have been so completely different to ours. Telepathic and communicating through 'sound-words' comparable to spheres of multiple meanings, they would not think in a linear manner. The sounds would have contained and transmitted into the listeners many layers of ideas as states of consciousness, not merely as linear sentences - the way we think today.
The Sanskrit word ‘deva’ is traditionally translated as gods, but literally means light or the bright shining ones. In his book 'The Celestial Key to the Vedas ' B.G. Sidharth states, “the Rig Vedic deities are really very definite and subtle scientific entities [principles] and not tribal or semi-tribal gods." B.G. Sidharth scientific research focuses on Particle Physics and Cosmology, and some feel that he should have received the Nobel Prize for his work in 'dark energy'. His view is that Rig Vedic “hymns are not religious prayers, but astronomical and other scientific facts or discoveries deliberately and cleverly camouflaged.”
Indian authors have published a number of books that compare Vedic thought with modern science and quantum physics theories. Only a highly and technologically advanced civilization could have evolved the subtle ideas expressed in the Vedas.
The connection and correlation between the Sanskrit texts and quantum physics, Erwin Schrodinger’s cat, is well known. I have read six books by Indian scientists who are finding physics, string theory, quantum physics, and astronomy in the Sanskrit texts. These ideas are very subtle and could only have come from a more advanced civilization.
The ancient Seers were very aware that as we moved down through the Cycles of Time, our perceptions would diminish until we reach the point of being limited to the five senses. The Rishis knew that as 'density' increased and human consciousness devolved into a miasma of amnesia, we would not be able to comprehend words as ‘spheres’ of layered and multiple meanings. Therefore, in order to preserve sacred Truth throughout the ensuing degeneration of human consciousness in Time, they encoded the eternal metaphysical principles that create, sustain, and destroy the universe into personified deities to make these abstract subtle concepts easier for limited five-sense perception to grasp. [SANSKRITI]
K RAJARAM IRS 3426
RIG VEDA for Earth Science
In Sankhya there is the quality of ‘dik’ which implies a force which keeps the celestial bodies in their orbits. There are many other scientific theories in vedas that have been proved true by science.
MOTION OF EARTH Rig Veda 10.22.14 “This earth is devoid of hands and legs, yet it moves ahead. All the objects over the earth also move with it. It moves around the sun.
In this mantra,
Kshaa = Earth (refer Nigantu 1.1)
Ahastaa = without hands
Apadee = without legs
Vardhat = moves ahead
Shushnam Pari = Around the sun
Pradakshinit = revolves
Rig Veda 10.149.1
“The sun has tied Earth and other planets through attraction and moves them around itself as if a trainer moves newly trained horses around itself holding their reins.”
In this mantra,
Savita = Sun
Yantraih = through reins
Prithiveem = Earth
Aramnaat = Ties
Dyaam Andahat = Other planets in sky as well
Atoorte = Unbreakable
Baddham = Holds
Ashwam Iv Adhukshat = Like horses
GRAVITATIONAL FORCE
Rig Veda 8.12.28
“O Indra! by putting forth your mighty rays, which possess the qualities of gravitation and attraction-illumination and motion – keep up the entire universe in order through the Power of your attraction.”
Rig Veda 1.6.5, Rig Veda 8.12.30
“O God, You have created this Sun. You possess infinite power. You are upholding the sun and other spheres and render them steadfast by your power of attraction.
Yajur Veda 33.43
“The sun moves in its own orbit in space taking along with itself the mortal bodies like earth through force of attraction.”
Rig Veda 1.35.9
“The sun moves in its own orbit but holding earth and other heavenly bodies in a manner that they do not collide with each other through force of attraction.
Rig Veda 1.164.13
“Sun moves in its orbit which itself is moving. Earth and other bodies move around sun due to force of attraction, because sun is heavier than them.
Atharva Veda 4.11.1
“The sun has held the earth and other planets”
LIGHT OF MOON
Rig Veda 1.84.15
“The moving moon always receives a ray of light from sun”
Rig Veda 10.85.9
“Moon decided to marry. Day and Night attended its wedding. And sun gifted his daughter “Sun ray” to Moon.”
ECLIPSE
Rig Veda 5.40.5
“O Sun! When you are blocked by the one whom you gifted your own light (moon), then earth gets scared by sudden darkness.”
“SCIENCE OF BUILDING SHIPS AND AIRPLANES”
Swami Dayanand has detailed Mantras regarding these in his Vedic commentary and Introduction to Vedas” (1876). The scientists of IISc concluded that the mechanism of the airplane as suggested by Dayanand is feasible. The first manned plane was built 20 years after the death of Swami Dayanand.
The verses are difficult to translate in English here, but readers are advised to review “Introduction to Vedas” by Swami Dayanand or interpretations of following mantras: Rig Veda 1.116.3, 1.116.4, 10.62.1, 1.116.5, 1.116.6, 1.34.2, 1.34.7, 1.48.8 etc.
SCIENCE OF TELEGRAPHY
Rig Veda 1.119.10
“With the help of bipolar forces (Asvins), you should employ telegraphic apparatus made of good conductor of electricity. It is necessary for efficient military operations but should be used with caution.”
K RAJARAM IRS 3426
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