I Always Thought There’s More to Life Than We Can See
The Casimir engine shows us that energy that could change our world is in the space around us
The Casimir engine shows us that energy that could change our world is in the space around us — AI Image by Author (Bing).
I always thought there’s more to life than we can see. This made me look into science and deep thinking to find hidden facts. Today, I want to tell you about two very different ideas I found a link between the Casimir engine and Brahmanubhava from old Indian wisdom.
The Casimir engine is a cool idea that smart people are still trying to make work. It comes from the Casimir effect, found in 1948 by a Dutch man named Hendrik Casimir. This effect shows that in the space between two metal plates put very close, tiny bits of energy make a force we can check.
The Casimir engine idea wants to use this force to make energy. The plan is to build very small devices that can turn these energy changes into usable power. While scientists have shown that the Casimir effect can move very tiny things, making a working Casimir engine is still very hard. Researchers are trying different setups and materials to make it work better.
Advaita Vedanta
Now, let’s talk about Brahmanubhava. This idea comes from Advaita Vedanta, an old Indian philosophy. Shankara, a great thinker from the 8th century, said Brahmanubhava is when you experience Brahman, or ultimate reality. It’s when knowledge suddenly becomes deep understanding.
Shankara believed we could get a quick look at what’s real beyond what we usually see. In that split second, what we normally think is real suddenly looks fake, and the real truth hits us with certainty. It’s a feeling of being one with everything that we can’t explain in words.
Brahmanubhava can happen to anyone, anytime. Shankara said that when it happens, intellectual learning (pandityam) gives way to child-like simplicity (balyam), and your heart becomes pure (chittashuddi). In this state, you’re most open to understanding Brahman.
Casimir and Brahmanubahava
What’s cool is how these two ideas, one from science and one from philosophy, point to a similar truth: what we’re looking for isn’t separate from us.
The Casimir engine shows us that energy that could change our world is already here, in the space around us. Brahmanubhava reminds us that who we are is the same as what the whole universe is made of.
Both ideas ask us to look beyond what we can see and realize there’s more to reality than what our senses tell us.
We’re not looking for something outside ourselves, but learning to see what we already are. In my life, I try to remember these ideas. When I face a problem, I remind myself that what I need might already be inside me, hidden like the energy in space. When I feel alone, I try to connect with that deeper awareness that reminds me I’m one with everything.
We have resources
I invite you to think about these ideas in your own life. Not as big, hard-to-understand concepts, but as ways to explore your everyday world. What might change if we started seeing the world, and ourselves, this way?
Maybe, as the Casimir engine suggests, we have resources we haven’t learned to see yet. And maybe, as Brahmanubhava reminds us, the deep connection we want with the universe is already here, just waiting for us to notice it.
As I learn about these things, I feel humble and thankful. Every day brings new insights and connections. As I keep exploring these mysteries, I feel more and more wonder and belonging in this amazing universe we’re part of.
And…so?
So, as the sun goes down and shadows grow long, I find myself thinking about the invisible engine beating inside us. Brahman, like a cosmic Casimir effect, vibrates deep in our being, a primal energy just waiting to wake up. In those rare clear moments, when we see past our normal view, we can almost feel it: a soft hum, a shiver of endless possibilities.
It’s there, in the hidden folds of our minds, that the universe plays hide-and-seek with itself, making and unmaking worlds with each breath. And we, like dancing bits in the space of existence, are both the watchers and the watched, the engine and the energy, the seeker and what’s being sought. In this cosmic game of mirrors and reflections, Brahman smiles, knowing that in the end, everything comes home.
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