Vedic Worldview

Heroes and Villains

Aug 22, 2021
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INSIGHT

Three Forces Drive All Change

  • Creation, maintenance, and destruction form a trichotomy that drives evolution and storylines.
  • Every form has a shelf-life of relevance before it disintegrates and makes room for new creation.
INSIGHT

Oneness Breaks Into Story

  • Consciousness bifurcates from unmanifest oneness into sequenced storylines to enjoy variety.
  • Stories begin with a symmetric, contented status quo that must break for evolution to proceed.
ANECDOTE

Examples Of The Super-Symmetric Status Quo

  • Thom uses Tolkien's Shire and Genesis' Adam and Eve as examples of an idyllic status quo.
  • He shows how complacent contentment invites a breaking of symmetry and eventual fall.
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