THE MAXIMUM LIGHT SPAN OF CREATION
In accordance with the principle “as above, so below,” the Planck length should have a macroscopic counterpart representing the maximum span of virtual light in the universe. We can equate this to the radius of the cosmic egg, which the universal rule of thumb gives as 1032 centimeters.
The system of matched pairs, which we have used to examine the various ancient wisdoms, is expressed in terms of distance scales. But we can also view these as time scales so that the distance scales and time scales are linked by the speed of light, as are the Planck length and Planck time.
This understanding is implied in the Vedic texts. Throughout the Vedic literature, a great deal of emphasis is placed upon Para, the supreme time, viewed as the period of time that constitutes the life span of the Creator. It turns out that the ancients equated life and light. This is made apparent in both the Hermetic texts and in the Gospel of John, which describes the life of the Creator by saying: “All that came to be was alive with his life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines on in the dark, and the dark has never mastered it.”
This light that shines in the dark corresponds to the virtual light that shines in the darkness of the universal vacuum, which was made equal to the life of the Creator. It follows that we can equate the life span of the Creator and that of the cosmic egg, the celestial body of the Creator. Further, this light span can be expressed in two complementary ways: in terms of a length scale and a time scale. The length scale represents the distance that light will travel over the time scale, while the time scale represents the time it takes for light to travel that distance.
In this regard, it is quite common for modern astronomers to express vast cosmological distances in terms of light-years, with a light-year representing the distance that light will travel over the course of a solar year (365.25 days).
It turns out that the period called Para, which represent the life span of the Creator, was also expressed in terms of solar years. The algorithms given throughout the Vedic literature suggest that this period is some three hundred trillion solar years—viewed as the longest period of time in the created universe.Is it possible that the ancient algorithm provides an estimate of the cosmic radius expressed in terms of light-years? Determining this requires an accurate knowledge of the speed of light. The history of science tells us that the speed of light was first estimated by a European astronomer named Roemer in 1675 through his study of the moons of Jupiter. The Vedic texts were written long before this time, however, so it seems safe to assume that the Vedic seers were unaware of the speed of light.
Nevertheless, we can determine the distance that light will travel over the course of three hundred trillion years: A simple calculation reveals that it will travel roughly 1032 centimeters. This is the same estimate obtained from the system of matched pairs whose parameters have been established by the universal rule of thumb. Is this just a coincidence, or does it suggest that the Vedic seers possessed an accurate knowledge of the speed of light thousands of years before it was discovered by modern theorists?