Re: As the cosmos goes from infinitely hot/dense to infinitely cold/sparse . . .

On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:35:38 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

   If it's obvious, why don't I hear it much ? It represents a loss of
   self-determination, a stone wall we can never penetrate ... forever
   trapped in our little tiny warped version of the universe.
 
   Actually, Plato's "Allegory Of The Cave" points to the same
   conclusion, he just kinda leaves off the last para -
   maybe for political reasons. Plato and Buddha were near-
   contemporaries and some ideas may have filtered across from the east.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prat%C4%ABtyasamutp%C4%81da

"Shariputra, form does not differ from emptiness; emptiness does not
differ from form.  Form itself is emptiness, emptiness itself form. 
Sensations, perceptions, formations, and consciousness are also like
this."

'The Heart Sutra'