Big Bang or Instantaneous Manifestation- Rethinking Creation

The Mobile Phone Universe: A New Theory of Reality

My idle mind is a blog workshop.

In one of those idle, ideal moments. I came up with a theory of my own.

There are a few different theories of the origin of the universe. We have the Big Bang theory and the Block Universe theory, and while they both make sense, they also feel incomplete. This led me to develop a new perspective, which I call the Mobile Phone Theory of the universe. It’s an analogy that helps bridge these ideas and introduces a more dynamic view of reality.

The Two Existing Views: Serial vs. Static

First, there's the Big Bang theory. This is the story of a serial unfolding. The universe is expanding, and we are all moving away from each other. Today it's one size, tomorrow it will be slightly larger. It's a process happening in a sequence, one moment after another.

Then, there's the Block Universe theory. This view says that the entire universe—from the moment of the Big Bang to its very end—exists as a single, static block. Time is just another dimension, like space. Everything is already there. Our consciousness is like a needle moving across a gramophone record; we experience time sequentially, but the entire "song" is already etched into the vinyl.

This has a profound implication: it suggests everything is predetermined. If a genuine seer told you that in five minutes, while lighting a lamp, the match head will break off and burn your hand, you would be powerless to stop it. You would still go through the motions, and it would happen exactly as foretold. This isn't just philosophy; fMRI studies have shown that brain activity related to a decision occurs before we're consciously aware of making it, which really makes you question free will.

Both these theories, and even the Vedic scriptures, point to a common starting point: a singularity. The Vedas describe the Brahman—an all-pervasive, unchanging field of absolute stillness. From that stillness, a desire arose: "I want to experience myself." And with that desire, the entire multiplicity of the universe projected itself.

So, the Big Bang makes sense. The Block Universe makes sense. But I was thinking: the exact same thing happens when you switch on a mobile phone.

The Mobile Phone Analogy: A Universe in Your Pocket

Let's break this down.

1. The Off State: The Singularity

When your mobile phone is off,the battery is full of potential. There are electrons, chemical tension, and a potential difference, all held in a still state. This is exactly like the primal singularity, where the entire mass and energy of the universe was compressed into a tiny point. All possibilities are contained within, but nothing is flowing. It is pure, unmanifest potential.

2. Switching On: The Big Bang and the Arising of Desire

The moment you press the"on" button, you initiate a flow. That switch-on is an act of desire—"let there be flow." And just like that, the potential energy in the battery converts into kinetic energy, flowing through the circuits. This energy then creates multiple expressions of itself: we see light, hear sound, and feel tactile feedback. The universe of the phone becomes active.

3. Apps and Files: The Block and Serial Universes Coexist

On this active phone,you have different applications that represent the old theories.

A video file is the perfect analogy for the Block Universe theory. The entire story—beginning, middle, and end—is already there as a complete block. You can skip forward or back; it's all predetermined. The fun is in unraveling it one moment at a time, just like you don't want spoilers for a movie you're enjoying.

A recording app represents the Big Bang theory. You start with nothing (silence) and serially create a new timeline—a new audio file—that didn't exist before. It's a sequential, creative process.

Now, here is where the mobile theory becomes something new.

4. The Interactive Field: The Heart of the Mobile Theory

A smartphone is much more than a media player. You can interact with the field. You, the conscious self, can move between different blocks. You can watch a comedy video, then switch to a serious documentary, then open a game. Each of these apps or files is like a different universe, a different block of reality. And you can jump between them instantly.

All these blocks exist within the same energy field—the battery. This means the entire universe could be an instantaneous manifestation. There was no explosion, just a instantaneous on-switching. The past, present, and future all manifest at once, but in a way that the consciousness can tap into any point and change the experience.

In this view, there is no fixed future. Because all possibilities exist in the field, you can define your own future. It aligns with the Block Universe (all possibilities exist) and the Big Bang (we experience serially), but it adds a new, dynamic layer: the power of conscious interaction.

The Fractal Foundation and the Final Realization

A solid foundation for this theory of mobile universe concept is rooted in the observation of fractals—those repeating patterns we see in nature, from the galactic scale down to the microscopic. On the very largest scale we can observe, the universe isn't a random scatter of galaxies. It forms a vast, cobweb-like structure called the Cosmic Web. There are dense nodes (clusters of galaxies) connected by filaments, with huge, empty voids in between. And if you think this is a one off pattern, boy you are mistaken. You zoom in at something so much smaller, much smaller, much much smaller than the universe we are talking about.

You get inside the brain of a small mouse and what do you see?

You will see an eerily similar structure: dense clusters of neuron bodies (nodes) connected by axons (filaments). And it looks strikingly similar. It doesn't end there though, you see this pattern repeat over and over again- The branching of trees, rivers, creeks, blood vessels.

There is a sanskrit saying "Yatha Pinde Tatha Brahmande" meaning the individual tiny body (the microcosm) mirrors the entire universe (the macrocosm). It expresses the profound idea that the whole cosmos exists within the smallest entity and reflects the unity and interconnectedness of all existence. Could our ancestors have grasped the concept of a fractal long before we coined the term?

So if reality is truly a fractal- a possibility we cannot rule out, then the pattern I see in my hand (the phone) can perhaps reflect the pattern of the entire cosmos.

Now you might say that the analogy is incomplete because at the universal scale, there's no "someone" to switch on the phone.

But that "on" is a desire. And this leads to the final, key realization.

Right now, I see myself as separate from the phone's battery. I think the battery is creating the experience. But what if I am the battery?

The instant I realize, the implications of E=mc², that everything is energy, the distinction between "me" and the "battery" disappears. I am energy; the universe is energy. We are one and the same.

At that point, it's not about me switching on a mobile phone. It is Consciousness itself—the Singularity—interacting with itself within its own field to have an experience of multiplicity. It's a singularity working upon a singularity.

This is the Mobile Phone Universe theory. It's a work in progress, but I believe it's a powerful way to think about how consciousness interacts with the infinite possibilities of reality. I invite you to think about it, work on it, and help build this idea further.

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Pssst- Who knows a century later, when I am no longer there, I might be posthumously awarded and if it all it ever happens, it would be all because of my audience that took a silly old man too seriously!