Don’t Create Negative Vortexes
Imagine you’re at a busy train station. You’re standing on the platform, watching people come and go. Suddenly, you notice two trains on separate tracks heading toward each other. They’re not going to collide immediately, but they’re on a trajectory that will inevitably bring them together in a few moments. You can almost see the future collision in your mind, the point where the two trains will meet and the chaos that will ensue.
This is similar to how quantum vortexes are formed in a particular spacetime location when two energies are bound for a collision in the near future. This imminent collision creates a swirling field of energy, a vortex, that can have significant effects on its surroundings. From personal meditative experiences and a number of scientific literature about quantum reality, I’ve come to see quantum vortexes as metaphors for human interactions and relationships.
Buddhism says humans get attached to things all the time, especially to people. When two people come together, their energies interact. This interaction can create a kind of vortex, pulling each person into the…