Parallel Existence (Samanantara)

Understanding the true Dhamma is the path to liberation. It is the doorway to transcending illusion and realizing the timeless truth. (Click here to learn more.)

Unwrapping a thought and comprehending how a mind vibration is constructed beyond time and space is the key to transcending ignorance. True wisdom is not about accumulating knowledge, but about directly seeing how the illusion of self is formed at the very moment.

Mind vibration is generated through the fusion of Name (Nāma) and Form (Rūpa), arising instantaneously beyond linear time. There is no past or future accumulation—only the present construction of perception based on the level of ignorance.

Fusion of From vibration and Name vibration creates a new vibration - Consciousness

The Buddha explained the concept of "Samanantara" to illustrate how the Name wave is constructed at the very moment the Form arises. This is not a stored memory but an instantaneous manifestation.

Consider this example: when you hear the word "Mom," a mental formation of "mother" instantly arises. Along with this thought, sensory experiences such as the **softness of her skin, the warmth of her love, the tone of her voice, past pleasant or unpleasant incidents—**all arise together as a single mental formation. (Click here to see how the Name wave is generated through the reinforcement of perception.)

But where does this Name vibration come from? Is it stored somewhere, waiting to be retrieved? The answer is No! The Buddha’s teaching reveals the timeless nature of perception.

The Name wave is not stored anywhere—it is generated at the very moment of perception. The intensity of this Name wave is directly proportional to the level of ignorance present at that moment.

Understanding the Process Through Scientific Models

To grasp this concept, let’s consider a scientific model—not as an exact representation of reality, but as a way to understand how the telepathized Name wave is constructed at the moment.

Example 1: Resonance in Physics

Imagine two tuning forks of the same frequency.
If one tuning fork vibrates, the other immediately starts vibrating without any physical contact.
This is a close analogy to how the Name wave is telepathically constructed at the moment the Form arises—without being stored or retrieved from anywhere.

Definition of Resonance:

In physics, resonance refers to a system's tendency to vibrate with greater amplitude when subjected to a periodic driving force at a frequency close to its natural frequency.

Aryan Wahanse explains the concept of parallel existence (Samanantara) using modern scientific analogies, bridging the gap between ancient wisdom and contemporary understanding.

Example 2: Radio Transmission

When tuning a radio to a specific frequency, the sound vibrations corresponding to that frequency immediately arise in the receiver at that very moment.
The receiver in your house does not store or retrieve pre-existing sound waves; instead, it perceives the vibration in real time and converts the digital signal into audible sound.
The receiver has no prior knowledge of when the sound was generated or how it was stored in the universe—it only constructs and amplifies the signal in the present moment.

These two examples help illustrate how the telepathiz Name wave is generated without any trace of past existence or residue for the future. There is no storage, accumulation, or continuity of a "self"—only a momentary, conditioned arising.

This profound realization unveils the truth beyond the illusion of existence—revealing the mind vibration as a discrete, non-continuous phenomenon beyond time and space.

Breaking the Illusion

By deeply understanding this, one begins to see that:

The mind is not an entity, but a momentary construct.
Perception arises not from a stored memory, but from the fusion of Name and Form in the present.
What we consider as "self" is merely an illusion, a momentary arising of mental formations.

This is the science of universal truth, breaking the cycle of ignorance and unveiling the path to liberation.

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