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Essays on consciousness, cosmology and the life that tests them
42 pieces, from the cockpit to the summit to the question of what is doing the looking.
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Why Light Doesn't Travel and Space is a Rhombic Mosaic
For over 300 years, physics has been haunted by an unresolved identity crisis regarding light's nature. A revolutionary framework, InfoMagnetoElectrostatic (IMES) theory, proposes a radical answer.
2026-05-27 · 5 min read
The Cosmos is an Engineering Masterpiece
The universe is not infinite, it is a finite, structured 836,000 light-year engineering masterpiece.
2026-05-24 · 6 min read
Predicting the Distribution Order of the Planets
A predictive model for the spacing and order of the planets, derived from the IMES framework.
2026-05-23 · 5 min read
Beyond the Void: 7 Ways Quantum Foam Rewrites Physics
Seven surprising ways the quantum foam's fluid dynamics rewrites the laws of the universe.
2026-05-19 · 7 min read
The Electrodynamic Theory of g: Why Gravity is Not a Pull, but a Fluidic Drag
1. Introduction: The 'Infinite' Flaw in the Heart of PhysicsImagine descending to the absolute centre of the Earth, a point so infinitesimal that our current laws of physics simply surrender. In the classical Newtonian framework, as the distance to the centre (r) approaches zero, the force of gravity is predicted to become infinite. This mathematical breakdown, known as a singularity, is the ghost in the machine of modern physics. It is a "divide by zero" error that suggests our fundamental unde
2026-05-18 · 8 min read
The Shape of Cosmos
AbstractThis paper presents a rigorous philosophical and scientific re-evaluation of cosmic architecture by first drawing an etymological distinction between the “universe” and the “cosmos”. Synthesising ancient Vedic ontologies, including the Samkhya concepts of Mahat and the three Gunas, with contemporary astrophysical anomalies such as the Planck 2018 preference for a closed universe, the Hubble tension, large-scale bulk flows, and spinning cosmic filaments, the study proposes a globally sph
2026-05-10 · 15 min read
The Lion of Bhatinda: Metaphysical Continuity in the Life of Group Captain Yatindra Chauhan
The annals of the Indian Air Force (IAF) are traditionally populated by accounts of tactical brilliance, technological progression, and the stoic endurance of its personnel. However, the biography of Wing Commander Yatindra Chauhan presents a singular synthesis of high-stakes aviation and a profound metaphysical journey that challenges conventional materialist frameworks. His career, spanning the operational peak of the HF-24 Marut and the strategic transitions of the 1980s and 1990s, is anchore
2026-05-09 · 10 min read
Meaning of the Gayatri Mantra
Awakening the Eye of the SeerEye of the SeerThe inner eye of the seer is the seat of perception, which remains unwakened for most people. The lack of perception is also known as 'Avidya'. The cosmos has a law called the law of intent. If one intends to know about something and seeks that power, it is given to him provided the intentions are good. There are many uni-verses in the cosmos. Each galaxy is a universe which is controlled by the central dark star (known as a black hole by the modern sc
2026-04-26 · 3 min read
Yoga FAQs
What is the aim/objective of yoga?The aim of yoga is a union of individual cognition centres with the universal cognition which is often referred to as 'Brahman' or the 'universal mind'.What is the aim/objective of the yoga you teach? - Individual and social impact?In addition to the above, the objective of yoga that I profess is to make people understand the nature of reality. The understanding will make them realign their life’s goals.What is the science behind yoga? Is there a model of realit
2026-03-24 · 5 min read
Tea: India's Most Successful Social Poison
A Critical Examination of Colonial Marketing, Imperial Economics, and the Health Consequences of TeaThe ubiquity of chai in contemporary India is so complete that it is universally perceived as an ancient, authentic tradition. This perception is a carefully manufactured illusion, one of the most successful and enduring marketing campaigns in commercial history. Drawing on archival research, colonial economic records, and contemporary health science, we learn how the British colonial administrati
2026-02-27 · 17 min read
The Un-Hindu Marriage Act: Historical Origins, Christian Influence, and the Legislative Leverage
The enactment of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) on May 18, 1955, marked a paradigm shift in the governance of private life in India. It represented the transition from a pluralistic, custom-based, and religiously sanctioned legal order to a uniform, state-enforced statutory framework. The origins, architects, and ideological underpinnings of this legislation need to be analysed. The "alien" nature of the Act, or the theological divergence between traditional Hindu practices and the statutory impos
2026-02-06 · 27 min read
Consciousness: An Effect of the Purusha
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself." - Carl Sagan. Introduction During my aviation career as a production test pilot, one of the special test profiles involved climbing to altitudes higher than 60,000 feet. The aeroplane uses all its power with afterburners, accelerates to supersonic speeds, and needs to perform a zoom climb to reach that altitude. At this altitude, where the sky begins to darken to a shade of deep blue and the Eart
2026-01-27 · 54 min read
Why do we feel drowsy after the airplane takes off?
That sudden, heavy wave of sleepiness that hits shortly after an aircraft reaches its cruising altitude is a nearly universal experience for travellers. While many attribute this to the early wake-up call or the stress of the airport, the phenomenon is rooted in a complex interplay of physics, chemistry, and biology. This article explores how carbon dioxide (CO2) buildup, cabin pressurisation, and long-term environmental exposure affect the alertness of both passengers and the flight crew.The Ca
2026-01-27 · 4 min read
Imperative of Sleep for Pilots
Quick Link for Sleep Music https://youtu.be/Nh9GgXh6rGMOptimizing Pilot Performance and Safety Through Comprehensive Sleep Management: A Somnological Analysis of Fatigue Mitigation in AviationIntroductionThe aviation industry operates within a physiological paradox that challenges the very limits of human biology: the operational requirement for continuous, precise, and high-stakes human performance exists in direct opposition to the immutable laws of the human circadian rhythm. For the modern a
2026-01-13 · 17 min read
The Beautiful Philosophy of Vande Mantram
In the vast, interconnected web of the cosmos, we often find ourselves searching for the Divine in the distant stars or abstract equations. Yet, the most profound evidence of the universe’s nurturing nature is found much closer to us. To understand our place in the cosmic order, we must first recognise the role of our mother; she is our immediate creator.Before we can contemplate the "non-physical reality" of a Creator, we must acknowledge our immediate creator. Our mother is the bridge between
2026-01-13 · 5 min read
The Universe Speaks to Us
In 1973, the actor Anthony Hopkins was cast in a film called The Girl from Petrovka. Eager to prepare, he went searching for a copy of the original novel by George Feifer but found that every bookshop in London was sold out. Disappointed, he headed home. While waiting at the Leicester Square underground station, he happened to glance at a nearby bench. There, abandoned and alone, sat a copy of The Girl from Petrovka.The story doesn’t end there. Two years later, while filming in Vienna, Hopkins m
2026-01-13 · 6 min read
The Unbreakable Fitness
This book is based on knowledge and practical experiences of a fighter pilot who is an adventurer and a philosopher and learning everything from music, poetry, writing and polity. Life’s experiences are limited by one’s own self-image and limitations. If life is a journey, then human body is its vehicle. Just like the vehicle need to be maintained, the traveller too need rest, recreate and learn. For both the vehicle (this body) and its traveller (soul), we need ‘the unbreakable fitness’. When m
2025-12-29 · 5 min read
Pilots: A Species Close to Extinction
The modern commercial pilot represents a biological entity engaged in a losing war of attrition against their own environment, rendering the profession—in its current physiological form—a "species close to extinction." Operating at the nexus of a "Dromological crisis," the pilot is tasked with managing machine-speed data flows using a Palaeolithic cognitive bandwidth, all while suspended in a hostile, hypobaric microclimate that actively degrades physical resilience. Every flight duty subjects t
2025-12-29 · 73 min read
Happiness is just a Direction, not the Aim
The modern psyche is perpetually conditioned by two interlocking ideologies: the ephemeral decree of "YOLO—You Only Live Once" and the imperative that, to fulfil it, one must be perpetually happy. This contemporary dogma, however, stands 180 degrees opposite to reality.This relentless pursuit of elusive happiness is not accidental; it is an engine for continuous change, novelty, and consumerism. When pleasure is fleeting, the need to acquire the next fleeting sensation drives purchasing behaviou
2025-12-17 · 5 min read
Ideal Constitution of a Just State
There are more than a hundred countries, political parties and institutions that use the word 'Republic', yet none of them is truly a republic. Many countries call themselves democratic, yet none of them is truly democratic. Why? The questions are easy; answers need deep insights. This book portrays an ideal constitution of a modern nation-state.
2025-11-04 · 1 min read
A Life of Fulfilment
Are you thriving in the material world and still feeling unfulfilled?It is time to understand your 'Self', a time to start aligning your efforts and start evolving.A Life of Fulfilment offers a profound and practical roadmap for spiritual awakening rooted in the powerful metaphor of the Stork Meditator: an image of perfect stillness, deep concentration, and a singular, unwavering focus on its ultimate aim. This stillness is not idleness; it is the ultimate disguise for profound, conscious action
2025-10-27 · 2 min read
A White Christmas
The spellbinding southernmost continent—with six months of daylight and cold, dark nights—made an appearance in Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s story, which is about sacrifice. Since then, Captain Malik, a former fighter pilot and an advanced mountaineer, harboured the desire to witness this pristine region frozen in time. His dream materialised in 2017 as he celebrated Christmas in Antarctica with an expedition to Mt Vinson.With an elevation of over 16,000 ft., Mt Vinson, a.k.a. Vinson Massif, is
2025-09-30 · 2 min read
Scaling the Heights
data-hook="post-title" Scaling the Heights Writer: SS Malik SS Malikhttps://www.adventuressmalik.com/profile/adventuressmalik/profile Sep 30, 2025 1 min read Scaling the Heightshttps://st...
2025-09-30 · 1 min read
Top of the World
The Questions 1. What first drew you to aviation, and when did you know you wanted to be The beautiful clouds in the blue sky inspired my desire to become a pilot.I wanted to see what’s above them and whether I could walk over them. However, when I read about heroic stories of pilots who fought in wars and saw the pictures of fighter/bomber aircraft, I was determined to fly one of them. 2. Can you share a memorable moment from your training days?During my training on the MiG-21 T-77, which was s
2025-09-30 · 5 min read
A Fair Taxation System
We need to examine the concept of taxation, its historical evolution, principles of fairness, critique the current Indian system, and propose a new model.The word "taxation" comes from the Latin "taxatio," meaning "a rating, valuing, appraisal," which evolved to mean the imposition of taxes by a government. The Sanskrit word ‘Kara’ means hand, symbolising lending a hand towards maintaining a nation.New Taxation SystemLink: https://youtu.be/1G-A1SemDNs?si=robZzt8yTpIAyOUgIn ancient Egypt, Mesopot
2025-05-21 · 3 min read
The Real Constitution of Bharat
On a cold winter morning in 2009, I stood with my fellow Air Force officers in a hollow square. We were told that the purpose of assembling is to solemnly swear an oath to protect the Constitution of India. We had joined the armed forces out of an unwavering love for our motherland, vowing to safeguard the nation with our lives. Yet, as the words of announcement echoed, a thought stirred within me that the Constitution is dynamic, a set of rules subject to change, but an oath should be timeless,
2025-05-05 · 3 min read
The Tree of Humans: Patriarchy and Other Family Systems
Introduction A method, order or control system in the human ecosystem forms a society. It also often appears to be a requirement for survival, success, development and growth. Family systems such as ‘Patriarchy’ and ‘Matriarchy’ have emerged throughout history as responses to a complex interplay of biological, cultural, economic, and social factors. These systems reflect the power dynamics within families and societies and how those dynamics shape roles, responsibilities, and identities. In many
2025-03-23 · 28 min read
Two Paths of a Soul
In Brihdaranyak Upanishad, there is a description of either two paths which a soul may take. One path leads from the north pole to the Sun and the Sun acts as a wormhole for further travel of the soul to the heavens. This path is usually taken by accomplished souls who leave their bodies naturally in the daytime during the summer solstice (Uttarayana). Those who die during the winter solstice or when it is dark obscured skies etc, those souls follow the path from the south pole to the pole of t
2025-03-22 · 2 min read
The Cosmic Mind and Direct Perception
The Cosmos is a large place, so large that even with our latest space-based telescopes, we cannot measure its extent. It is filled with matter, energy and space that keeps moving, and that movement creates an impression of time. The heavenly bodies feel the forces and move in a certain fashion according to the laws of the cosmos. The cosmic mind is a metaphysical concept suggesting an underlying essence of the cosmos. The laws of physics, chemistry and physical sciences evolve following a cosmic
2025-03-19 · 9 min read
Pursuit of Happiness
Happiness is a state of emotional well-being that a person experiences when pleasing or good things happen (Hedonic happiness) or as a positive evaluation of one's life and accomplishments (Eudaimonic happiness). It is a condition of subjective well-being. Happiness can be seen when one is free from negative emotions (such as sadness, fear, and anger) and also when positive emotions (such as affection, excitement, and interest) are present. Different cultures define happiness differently from th
2025-03-19 · 4 min read
The Purpose
Different cultures and belief systems offer various interpretations of the purpose of human life. Some argue that the ultimate goal of life is to achieve a state of happiness or fulfillment, while others believe that the purpose of life is to fulfill a particular duty or responsibility, such as serving a deity or contributing to society. Some people see life as a journey of personal growth and self-discovery, while others view it as a temporary existence before an afterlife or reincarnation. Man
2025-03-19 · 5 min read
Do We have Past Lives?
Across the globe, many cases are reported about memories that are not related to the current life of a person. The past life memory cases involve vivid recollections of names, places, personal relationships, and even traumatic experiences from a purported former life. Following are some intriguing examples of past life memories. The Reincarnation of James Edward[1] - the Submarine Man- On February 11, 1942, the U.S. Submarine Shark, on which James Edward Johnston was a crew member, was depth-cha
2025-03-19 · 13 min read
God or the Highest Good
Have you ever wondered who coined the word the word 'God', what is its root and how it is considered synonymous with the Supreme Reality? The Roman god of heaven (cosmos) is Deus Otiosus, who has, after completing the creation, withdrawn into heaven. The concept of the "idle god" refers to a deity whose existence is not readily knowable by humans solely through contemplation or the examination of divine actions. It is perceived that has left the government of the world to other gods, human ances
2025-03-19 · 7 min read
Karma
The Cosmos is dynamic, we get a sense of time only from the movement. It would be difficult to train the mind in imaginary environments and the lessons will also be fictitious. Therefore a real physical environment is created for the interpretative mind to interact with inanimate nature and animate creatures to experience and evolve. This evolution belongs to the mind and when the learning is complete and there is no desire left for any experience then it leads to a state called Nirvana or Moksh
2025-03-19 · 10 min read
Why Are We Here?
https://youtu.be/G6msJiDVRkg?si=xupobRpAvUVrtzdU It is a question that has baffled humanity since the dawn of time. Spirituality is information science. The information is intelligence riding on dark energy. Since the purpose is the growth of consciousness, the growth cannot take place in software interacting with software and learning. Learning is possible when interacting with a stable environment. The physical world is real but wrapped in many layers of illusion. Therefore, it is not what it
2025-03-19 · 1 min read
The Framework of Cosmos
Shiva Jagatkaranam शिव जगत कारणम्Understanding the cosmos is felicitated by analysing it in a framework of certain broad parameters. These parameters would be termed dimensions for this purpose. The word dimension comes from the 14th century 'dimensioun, meaning measurable extent or magnitude measured along a diameter, and also, from Latin dimensionem (nominative dimensio) meaning to measure. Any substance (physical or abstract) can be described by the nature of its dimensions such as its height
2025-03-19 · 24 min read
The Way Forward for Humanity
Human civilisation has undergone several stages of development, probably many ups and downs than we know of and we normally assume our progress only after the latest down that we survived. When everything got destroyed, we slowly lost touch with the mighty civilisations such as Atlantis, Indus Valley, Maya, Inca and Aztecs and probably many more that lie at the bottom of oceans. We recount the days of humanity in places closer to rivers and water sources that ensured our collective survival. Tha
2025-03-19 · 7 min read
Out of Body Experiences
Out-of-body experiences (OOBEs) or astral projection refer to the sensation of leaving one's physical body and exploring the world from a non-physical perspective. This phenomenon has been reported by many people throughout history and across different cultures, but the specific technique for inducing OBEs or systematically studying them in modern times is attributed to several researchers and practitioners. One of the most well-known pioneers in this area is Robert Monroe, who founded The Monro
2025-03-19 · 9 min read
Three Types of Pain
After understanding Tattva Gyan (knowledge of elements and this environment), Aatm Gyan (knowledge of the self), and Braham Gyan (knowledge of the consciousness and Cosmos), an individual can destroy the three pains. This translates into an understanding of reality in and around us. Due to the attack of three types of sorrows, there is curiosity about the cause of their destruction. The three types of sorrows are spiritual, physical, and celestial (supernatural). 1. Spiritual - The sorrow which
2025-03-19 · 2 min read
A Life of Planets
The Cosmos has been compared to a being with Intelligence. Brahma Sutras give details on how the cosmic mind is another function of Brahman (Space). The life-centric places in the cosmos have been protected as life is to evolve the consciousness and needs to be nurtured. To achieve this certain star systems and planets have been endowed with consciousness. The thirty-three gods or Tridasha (त्रिदश) are gods of Vedic origin as 12 Adityas, 11 Rudras, 8 Vasus, and 2 Ashvins in the Brahmanas. The Vi
2025-03-19 · 2 min read
What is Time?
Metaphysics of Space-Time 								 AbstractThis study lays a hypothesis about the fundamental nature of Space and Time. Time is both absolute and relative. Relative quantity can occur only if absolute quantity exists in theory. It is an established fact that elementary particles such as quarks keep forming up in space and decaying. This occurs in quantum foams owing to the presence of quantum vacuum fluctuations. Quantum vacuum fluctuations are caused by time energy, as per the design of consci
2024-10-08 · 29 min read
Origin of Cosmos
The most popular theory of our universe's origin centres on a cosmic cataclysm unmatched in the entire history, the Big Bang. A Belgian priest named Georges Lemaitre suggested the Big Bang theory in the 1920s. This theory was born of the observation that other galaxies are moving away from our own at great speed, in all directions, as if they had all been propelled by an ancient explosive force. Big Bang proponents suggest that some 10 billion to 20 billion years ago, a massive blast allowed all
2024-10-08 · 10 min read