| Mathematics of God | | | | is the vacuum composing the infinite space, forming |
| Understanding a Hindu God within scientific arena | | | | the God. Hence, we need to uncover ourselves first. |
| Science has opened up the secrets of materialistic | | | | We need to realize ourselves first. We have to know |
| world. But humans are yet ignorant about whatever | | | | the fact that there is something that is driving each |
| is not-material. No religion dares to describe God with | | | | one of us, the something that seems to be zero and |
| materialistic features, except Hinduism. And this is | | | | nothing, is also a part of that infinite which is |
| what brings Hindus under the cloud of ignorance as | | | | everything. Zero for me is the same driving force |
| viewed by other believers. But there are a much | | | | which is constructing me towards realizing the infinite |
| deeper facts than what the world sees about a | | | | world of knowledge. If I don't bring in me the |
| Hindu from their limited vision. I will describe here | | | | capacity to understand this constituent 'zero', how |
| about the logical conclusion of a Hindu to envision | | | | can I realize the whole ‘infinite’? Realization |
| God in the form of Idol or Image and what does a | | | | of this zero will give me power to realize the infinity - |
| Hindu actually feel about God. I, being a so called | | | | and this is what a Hindu does – realize the Self. |
| Hindu, would describe my understanding of God, | | | | But is realization of this zero possible? If yes, how do |
| which I inherited as all other Hindus, from our religious | | | | we do this? Simple, say if I have a (one) coin with |
| books. My understanding, which remains same as a | | | | me and I give that coin to someone for no reason, |
| Hindu understanding, is based on the concepts | | | | what is left with us in terms of coin is 'zero' (coin). If |
| provided in Vedas and Bhagwad Geeta. Wherever | | | | to visualize zero even in pure mathematics, we |
| necessary, I would quote sentences from these | | | | require support of non-zero numbers, then how can |
| books for references. | | | | our material mind envision the unmanifested without |
| Concept of a Hindu Idol is like a mirage for all religions | | | | correlating it to the manifestations. The very concept |
| outside Hinduism. The illusion fades away and the | | | | of zero and infinite make us realize that our |
| image of idol evaporates away when one comes | | | | imagination is always composed of all things that can |
| forward trying to reach the Hindu mirage. God in idol | | | | be represented by all other numbers but these two. |
| form as viewed by other religions is an object in | | | | Our mind is material, pure material, capable only to |
| vicinity to be sensed by a Hindu. We require an | | | | imagine the manifestations. But all religions accept |
| object to be in vicinity to sense it. We cannot see | | | | that God is beyond these manifestations. And it is at |
| GOD directly unless we are so close to him as the | | | | this juncture, while all other religions ceases to move |
| concept of vicinity itself. God being a non-object for | | | | ahead in the step of realizing God, a Hindu moves |
| most religions has non-object vicinity to be realized. A | | | | forward boldly breaking the boundary of ignorance to |
| basic question – How can a human being attain | | | | unfold the impossible. A Hindu very well understands |
| the state of non-object to perceive God? A Hindu | | | | that creator is not separate from creations; for if he |
| has an answer to this and to understand the answer, | | | | is separate from creations, than creations don't |
| we require talking some mathematical metaphors. | | | | require the creator, which means no religion should |
| What forced me to jump into mathematics is the | | | | exist in this world. If creator is unmanifested and |
| very concept of God being ‘One’. By saying | | | | infinite, creations are manifested and finite. Infinite is |
| so, we have mathematicized God: we have surely | | | | relative to finite, unmanifested is relative to |
| given a number, may be unique, to God? When we | | | | manifestations, creator is relative to creations, God is |
| say ‘One’, we always relate to some object | | | | relative to us (materials). And this is where idol |
| and objects have boundaries. Boundary-less object | | | | comes to generate a formula. We know very well |
| cannot be ‘One’ as ‘One’ is finite. | | | | that to realize God, we need to realize correctly |
| And a non-object God can surely not have | | | | what is there within our vicinity to us and then |
| ‘One’ attached to him. The very concept of | | | | formulate them to outreach the unreachable. Idol |
| God being ‘One’ reflects the lacking maturity | | | | worship is nothing but one such formula. Our internal |
| about understanding of God. Since, all the religion has | | | | representation of God is zero, and external vision is |
| a say on this, I am inspired to share a Hindu view of | | | | infinity - none of which can be visualized. If |
| God as ‘One’ and ‘Many’. | | | | mathematics has to exist with zero and infinity, it has |
| Philosophy has the capacity to prove and disprove | | | | to create symbol of these two figures as well, and |
| theories of all streams including science, mathematic, | | | | we have those figures. If God has to exist among his |
| biology, geography, astronomy. Truly speaking, there | | | | creations (the finite numbers) as a creator (the |
| is no stream that exists without philosophy. In the | | | | infinite), he has to be symbolized as images, idols and |
| world of religion, a man of philosophy stands on the | | | | words. We find that in many Hindu festival idols are |
| two legs of materialistic and non-materialistic theories, | | | | created and then drawn back in river; bringing the |
| manifested and un-manifested realities. A Hindu is not | | | | unmanifested into manifestations, realizing it with |
| ready to paralyze one of his legs of materialism while | | | | enjoyment, and then sacrificing the material back to |
| treading towards God and this allows him to | | | | the unmanifested. |
| compose the world of mathematics with manifested | | | | We will now try to equate zero and infinity, and |
| and un-manifested entities, with finites and infinites, | | | | correlate them to the finites. And to do this, we |
| with material and non-material, with life and God. I | | | | require first to disprove the antithesis of the same. |
| can clearly and undisputedly say that anything that is | | | | We must first conclude that the two extremities |
| neither zero nor infinity is material and manifested. | | | | cannot be equated, nor can they be correlated with |
| The world of materialistic science lives within the | | | | the finites, as is understood by most religions. |
| boundary of zero and infinity – the finites. And | | | | Supporting the anti-thesis, we can say that |
| the world of non-material science is governed by the | | | | everything that we think and do is outside the |
| two extremities of math - zero and infinity. It is this | | | | control of that thing which drives our breath - the |
| un-manifested form of God that is believed by all | | | | infinite. This will enable us to believe the incomplete |
| religions – the infinite. Thus, I can dare to say | | | | theories of modern medical science, which describes |
| that we cannot see God because he is absolute | | | | all concepts of life (particularly the so called |
| infinite. I would also dare to say that we cannot see | | | | non-material parts categorized by religions) under the |
| him because he is absolute zero. I use the word | | | | umbrella of chemical behaviors. Chemistry of life is |
| absolute, because zero or infinity is something which | | | | somehow tried to be viewed as a source of Amino |
| is used in mathematics tangibly though they are | | | | Acids by science and remains unproven. But it is just |
| intangible. There is no difference between zero and | | | | not life that remains unexplained. How do we build |
| absolute zero, both are zero. But absolute word is | | | | memory? How our thinking does get developed over |
| used to give our discussion a shape of philosophical | | | | those memories? How do we feel love, hatred and |
| mathematics thereby emphasizing on the zero and | | | | anger? Are all these properties of just mind? |
| infinite entity. | | | | Neurology has its own explanation about these, but |
| An Islamic believer told me God can be infinite but | | | | none of those theories are effectively able to induce |
| not zero: How, someone who is absolute zero can | | | | these properties as proof of concept. Hindus have |
| also be absolute infinite. Hinduism is a religion which | | | | many more explanations and many more queries that |
| never asks its followers to close his thinking. What | | | | can put science under smoky mysterious loops. |
| makes other religions to close their perception about | | | | Nature has created every single creature on this |
| God having said that he is of infinite capacity and of | | | | earth with different proportions in nearly all aspect of |
| unexplained reason of being One (the two | | | | life. And it is this capacity of nature which Hindus call |
| contradicting concept coexisting within them), | | | | a property of God that cannot be achieved by man. |
| Hinduism has a broader and clearer concept of | | | | And it is this amazing variation of life which does not |
| realizing that God has nothing and everything to do | | | | fit the chemical reaction theories of science. Because |
| with One or Infinite. As humans we are free to feel | | | | compounds react in similar fashion and produce same |
| God and there is no quantification to limit feelings. | | | | compounds for repeating reactors. But nature |
| There is no quantification to limit God and there is | | | | doesn’t execute this property and life prefers to |
| huge quantification that visions God. For example, the | | | | exist in variations. Thus the anti-thesis that life is |
| words of Quran about God can be easily quantified | | | | within the finite understanding of humans falsifies |
| to number of words about him. But the meaning of | | | | within this arena itself. |
| God even in Quran cannot be quantified with finite | | | | Hindu philosophy fits perfectly to equate this |
| numbers. Thus, Islamic brother, though believing in | | | | impossible relation of zero and infinity. Memories |
| infinite form of God, takes shelter of finite means to | | | | according to a Hindu is a property of mind, but |
| vision that infinite. | | | | realized by the same zero - the soul. Summing up of |
| Zero and Infinity are at opposite ends of extremities | | | | these memories is same as summing of the zeroes in |
| and these extremities are always beyond human | | | | order to achieve the infinite space of huge memory |
| imagination; they are non-material, they remain | | | | with increasing time. Thoughts of mind erupt from |
| un-manifested. Any number of zeroes added to zero | | | | the infinite space of memories as zero and starts |
| cannot increase zero even to a smallest measure. | | | | building up towards the same infinite again. Our mind |
| Any number of infinite taken out of infinite cannot | | | | is the bridge between this zero and infinite, overriding |
| reduce the size of infinite. Hence both are complete | | | | the river of finites. The zero and infinite are at two |
| in themselves. All others are incomplete. Anything is | | | | opposite ends of our mind. Thus, every aspect of |
| complete if it disproves all additions or subtractions | | | | mind starts from this zero. And as it starts its |
| and executes its identity in all formulating | | | | journey towards the infinite, the length of the bridge |
| circumstances. God is also complete in himself. Hence, | | | | itself seems to be infinite. And the mind is lost within |
| if some religion tries to define God, I would say he | | | | the infinitely long finite path of the bridge. |
| fits at both the figures. He is nowhere, yet he is | | | | There are two entities in this world which seems to |
| everywhere. He does nothing, yet he does | | | | govern even God - Time and Relativity. There was |
| everything. He is omnipresent and omnipotent, i.e. he | | | | no situation when time was zero and there is no |
| is present in everything that is within the imagination | | | | concept that is not relative. Even time is relative to |
| of human and even beyond and he is capable of | | | | the finite numbers and has its extremities in infinites. |
| doing anything that is within the imagination of human | | | | Even God takes shelter of these two concepts. |
| and even beyond – he is the almighty. I, as a | | | | There is no event in the history of mankind, when |
| Hindu, know that if I try to bind anything with zero | | | | anything occurred in no time. And if religions believe |
| or infinite, I tend to outreach either of these | | | | that God has done something, they cannot say that |
| situations. For me, any formulation done to realize | | | | God did it in no time. And understanding of these |
| God helps me to outreach him. As, the material and | | | | two entities are first two stepping stone towards |
| the manifested numbers which are non-zero and | | | | realizing God. According to many religions, other than |
| finite tends to convert to zero or infinite upon | | | | Hinduism, God seems to be creating this Universe. If |
| unlimited singular operation, so I standing before the | | | | this has happened, God has existed within the finite |
| idol tend to outreach the same zero and the same | | | | boundaries of time. And finite is material. Hence, God |
| infinite God, with the repetition of my approach in | | | | is bounded by material, which is not true as per the |
| terms of rendering prayer, concentration and love. | | | | same religions. Swami Vivekanand has a similar |
| This theory of equating zero and infinity is beyond | | | | thought behind this: |
| the imagination of mathematical science as both | | | | The Vedas teach us that creation is without |
| these entities are beyond object perception. And | | | | beginning or end. Science is said to have proved that |
| hence, science and God have separate realization. | | | | the sum total of cosmic energy is always the same. |
| This is where philosophy of mathematics helps us to | | | | Then, if there was a time when nothing existed, |
| do synthesize the two - the impossible starts | | | | where was all this manifested energy? Some say it |
| seeming possible with the removal of boundaries | | | | was in a potential form in God. In that case God is |
| between mathematics and philosophy. And this is | | | | sometimes potential and sometimes kinetic, which |
| exactly what a Hindu does. We try to start from | | | | would make Him mutable? Everything mutable is a |
| zero, traverse the whole number system to outreach | | | | compound and everything compound must undergo |
| the very infinity. We don't see zero and infinity as a | | | | that change which is called destruction. So God would |
| separate entity than the other numbers. Mathematics | | | | die, which is absurd. Therefore, there never was a |
| is the base of science and zero is the base | | | | time when there was no creation. |
| mathematics. Thus a zero was a gift to this world by | | | | It would be interesting to compare Universe with |
| a Hindu (though I have enough evidence that the | | | | Time, both being infinite and both being realized in |
| whole number system was formulated by Hindus, | | | | finite manner by man. If evolution did occur, it must |
| long before the word 'Hindu' existed). A Hindu has | | | | have occurred on at least these two parameters - |
| started this world, Vedas being the oldest known and | | | | time and relativity. If the whole Universe was nothing |
| yet the most matured creation of Philosophy and | | | | but singularity (a concept that is boggling the mind of |
| God. A Hindu has started the logics of mathematics. | | | | scientists and yet they accept it) that was |
| Yet, the world views Hindu as ignorant worshipper of | | | | infinitesimally small (I can say it as our concept of |
| God. | | | | Zero), what was there in the space currently |
| There is another big problem in vision God as simply | | | | consumed by this Universe? Was it simply a vacuum? |
| infinity and considering him separate from all finites. | | | | Relativity will say then that the Singularity had existed |
| Our mind but cannot accept to visualize zero and | | | | with relative to vacuum; vacuum being the infinite |
| infinity either or together. We immediately tend to | | | | and singularity being the zero. And this was all that |
| think of something like vacuum as zero and the | | | | was existing, some finite time ago (around 40 billion |
| whole space as infinity. We not only fail to recognize | | | | years ago as per Big Bang theory). The question |
| that the whole infinite space is composed by the sum | | | | arises - What was there infinite time ago? And Big |
| of same zero vacuum, but it is impossible for us to | | | | Bang says: eruption of Universe from Singularity and |
| even imagine this. This is impossible and that is why | | | | collapse of Universe back into the Singularity had |
| we call him God who fits this formula. Because, once | | | | been a rotating wheel on the time line. This is what |
| this fits to human mind and becomes possible, God | | | | Vedic religion says. Why is there disbelief on Religion |
| would be nothing more then science. If modern | | | | by Science? Is science now on same line as religion? |
| science denies this fact and enforces the law that | | | | This is what I call the development era of |
| everything is science, then they would not hesitate | | | | ‘Religious Science’ – an era where |
| to accept that science is still child in contrast to what | | | | Science would exist in ignorance, with many |
| is yet to be realized. Can science say – ‘yes, | | | | perceptions about life, evolution and creation, none of |
| we have come to the end of all discoveries’. | | | | them being a correct, complete and proved |
| Every scientist is sure to answer a big ‘NO’. | | | | conclusion. Anyway, I am not here to prove or |
| And if it is so, a child cannot deny the fact that this | | | | disprove any of these scientific conclusions. All I |
| universe exists beyond the universal law as defined | | | | wanted to convey was that such beliefs are not |
| by them. The infancy of science can be easily | | | | new to this world, nor are they complete and finally |
| understood by the fact that they have yet not been | | | | correct. These are all scientific discoveries in relation |
| able to realize what life is, forget about the infinite | | | | to zero, finite and infinite relatively. I say this has |
| universe. | | | | been under the umbrella of relativity because science |
| I would be bold to say here that, if science wants to | | | | has not tried to prove the Big Bang or Evolution |
| reach out the infinite, they have to first realize what | | | | theory in isolation: science have tried to perceive |
| this zero is. Science has to accept the fact that life is | | | | these beliefs through material properties. In fact, no |
| still a mystery. And instead of ignoring and disproving | | | | entity can be realized in isolation – not even God. |
| the Hindu concept of this life and God, science has to | | | | And thus, by saying that God is infinite and cannot be |
| come forward to mathematicize this Hindu philosophy. | | | | manifested would simply mean isolating God; breaking |
| Realization of God is an attempt to realize zero or | | | | the infinite from its relation with finites. The only |
| infinity. Both exists together, both are within and | | | | source of realizing God has to be through the finites, |
| outside us and we are part of both, but how to | | | | and idols are one such important finite, one such |
| understand this. Zero for me is nothing but the self | | | | important manifestation of God which is beyond |
| inside me, the soul inside me, the life inside me which | | | | imagination of humans. |