Nobel Prize winners of 2022 for
Physics proved "Advaita Vedanta" is right - Part-1
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
has been awarded to three scientists, Alain Aspect (France), John F. Clauser
(US) and Anton Zealinger (Austria). They proved that this universe is not real
and it is an illusion. This is surprising since it has been demonstrated in “Advaita
Vedanta”, a Hindu philosophy that has existed for millennia."Sage Shankaracharya" presented the exalted vision of sages and seers from mystical heights to create comprehensive and systematic teachings called "Advaita Vedanta".
There are five concepts in "Advaita Vedanta" which are:
1. Brahman: "Ultimate Reality".
2. Atman: “Self”.
3. Maya: Power of illusion.
4. Avidya: Ignorance of truth.
5. Moksha: Liberation while alive.
Philosophy of Advaita Vedanta's main thust was based on two principles. First, the world is not real and it is illusory (“Maya”). Second, the conscious observer ("witness") brings the world into existence. Quantum physics and Advaita Vedanta overlap at a deeply fundamental level.
Before Albert Einstein, the universe was thought to be an absolute reality. Time and space were omnipresent and had an objective and independent existence. Nowhere in the universe can two objects disagree about how far in space they are and how much time has passed. Einstein's theory of relativity shattered this idea. This proved that time depends on the perspective of the observer. As we approach the speed of light, time itself slows down for us. People travelling at different speeds will experience different times. The same applies to location. Different people travelling at different speeds will measure two points in space differently. Space itself shrinks and expands depending on the observer's perspective. Einstein's theory of relativity dissolves the distinction between what is and what appears. The observer was no longer a passive entity. He became the centre in the form and form of the universe. This was the first major blow to the objective view of reality. Einstein's theory of relativity does not claim that a conscious observer or witness (“Sakshi”) is necessary for this process. Another failure of Einstein's theory of relativity was the advent of Quantum Mechanics.
The double slit experiment proved that particles do not exist until they are observed. It is the act of observation that brings particles into existence. Before someone makes an observation, a particle can only be considered as a set of possibilities. A particle has no real existence until it is observed. This was the argument of Werner K Heisenberg and Niels HD Bohr, the founders of quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics thrusts the conscious observer (“witness”) into the centre of reality. Ironically, it was Einstein who strongly disagreed with the findings of quantum mechanics and stated that it made no logical sense. He rhetorically said that if someone does not see the moon, it does not mean that there is no moon in the solar system. He further disapproved the group of bizarre particles called "entangled particles" postulated by quantum mechanics.