Shoonya — The Mathematics of the Boundless Human intellect has always tried to grasp existence by measuring it. We measured distance and called it space. We measured motion and called it time. We measured vibration and called it energy. We measured complexity and called it life. But there comes a point where measurement itself reaches its boundary. Beyond that boundary begins what the yogic sciences call Shoonya . Not Nothingness — But That Which Cannot Be Contained Shoonya is often translated as nothingness . This is a mistake born out of language. Nothingness cannot exist. If it truly existed, it would already be something . Shoonya is not the absence of existence — it is the absence of definable qualities. When you look at the sky, you call it empty. Yet that emptiness holds stars, radiation, gravity, dark matter, expansion — an entire cosmos moves within it. So emptiness is not non-existence. It is a perceived vastness. And because it is perceived, it can be studied. You can speak...
Beyond the Pyramid: From Survival to Liberation An Insight into Human Needs and the Possibility Beyond Them In modern psychology, human life is often described as a pyramid of needs — beginning with food and shelter, rising through safety, love, esteem, and culminating in what is called self-actualization. It is a structured understanding of human aspiration. As a social and psychological framework, it serves a purpose. But the question is — is this the ultimate possibility of a human being? The Foundation: Survival Physiological and safety needs form the base of the pyramid. Food, rest, physical security — these are not luxuries; they are fundamental. If the body is in distress, higher aspirations naturally fade into the background. Survival is the first concern. Yet survival is not the goal of life. It is only the platform. If all your intelligence is invested in securing survival, you may live long — but you may not live deeply. The Psychological Layers: Belonging and Esteem Once th...