What does the conceptual framework of Hinduism imply about the universe within which we live?
Part I of II
Hinduism implies that the universe is an illusion and the Causative Force is the only true reality.
The Causative Force is the guiding force of evolution and She periodically dissolves the universe and reinitiates the creation of a new universe.
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The first concept – the world is just an illusion – may sound strange upon first glance.
It is, however, no different than most of us believe or sense through our various faiths. Most faiths profess that the Causative Force created the heavens and earth.
Since our basic faiths acknowledge nothing existed but the Causative Force before the creation of the universe, then the creation of the cosmos, universe, from nothingness is not as farfetched as it may seem.
With this established as a possibility, the second concept – the Causative Force periodically dissolving the universe – no longer seems impossible.