Time is a Circle? Einstein’s field equations predict a universe which curves back upon itself, such that anyone traveling in a wide enough circle across the cosmos would return to the point at which they began their journey. Although the present may lead to the future, the future leads to the past.
Western philosophy is linear – x leads to y. Eastern philosophy is circular – all about cause and effect. There is no good and evil in Sanatana Dharma – actions are not categorized as good action and bad action. All that matters is consequence, which is the effect of that action. Good actions lead to good consequences and bad lead to bad. You also know this as karma.
The circular philosophy is visible in life itself. We start with nothing, then accumulate all through our lives, and when it is time to go, we leave with nothing. What grows tall, also bends with time and falls back to earth…and then rises again.
And so today, as Dharma is restored once again and Ravana is vanquished, one finds oneself at a starting point of sorts…no, this is not the end. This is the beginning of yet another circle…where you accumulate bad habits once again, until a point comes that you need to cleanse yourself once again – another Navrātri, and another Vijayadashami.
Again, and again…and again.
The circle of life:)
शुभ दशहरा! Happy Vijayadashami!
