Virtual Reality
In Hindus, the whole world is the imagination of Vishnu, lying on his snake bed in Vaikunth. So the whole universe is a "mayajaal", or illusion. There are famous stories in which he tests the devotion of his devotees by throwing them into terrible situations in this illusory world..
In the real world, scientists have also prophesied that our ' mental image' of the world is but a measly projection of the senses. In essence, the world of the dog, the human, the cow are all different.
Probably that's the reason that seers of old have been emphasizing the importance of changing 'our own' way of looking at the world by altering 'ourselves' rather than trying to change the world around us to suit our mind.
In the new context, the computer engineers have reincarnated the Lord God Vishnu in a computer and his projections have come into the 'goggles' where we humans can see them :-)
Even though this is nothing more than a 'fad' in the world of technology, the impact of this will be very profound because we're about to begin the era where humans will confuse themselves between the 'real real' and the 'created real' ?
I hope the creators of this software have an India saint in their midst to keep things in perspective :-)
In Hindus, the whole world is the imagination of Vishnu, lying on his snake bed in Vaikunth. So the whole universe is a "mayajaal", or illusion. There are famous stories in which he tests the devotion of his devotees by throwing them into terrible situations in this illusory world..
In the real world, scientists have also prophesied that our ' mental image' of the world is but a measly projection of the senses. In essence, the world of the dog, the human, the cow are all different.
Probably that's the reason that seers of old have been emphasizing the importance of changing 'our own' way of looking at the world by altering 'ourselves' rather than trying to change the world around us to suit our mind.
In the new context, the computer engineers have reincarnated the Lord God Vishnu in a computer and his projections have come into the 'goggles' where we humans can see them :-)
Even though this is nothing more than a 'fad' in the world of technology, the impact of this will be very profound because we're about to begin the era where humans will confuse themselves between the 'real real' and the 'created real' ?
I hope the creators of this software have an India saint in their midst to keep things in perspective :-)
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