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Jainism, Quantum Physics and Evolving Spiritualism Religion and philosophers hardly differentiate between Truth and Reality. But scientists draw a fine line of separation between Truth and Reality, so did Mahavir historically known as founder of Jain religion. Mahavir coined three terms-Sat, Asat and Mithaytwa respectively corresponding to three scientific terms-Absolute Truth, Relative Truth and Falsehood. Sat (Absolute Truth) is eternal but Asat (Reality) is neither opposite of Sat nor is Mithyatwa. Reality is Asat which is not eternal but varies according to system of reference, vision, individual opinion, sensing organs, place and time of observations etc. If it is day time in India it is night in USA at the same time. A woman may appear beautiful to our eyes but for those with eyes sensitive to X rays, the beautiful woman looks a fearful skeleton of bones. The sky is not blue though it appears blue.Reality is an illusion of this type.
If Reality is represented by a single letter R then according to Bhagwan Mahavir, R is a function of Dravya (Mass), Ksetra (Space), Kaal (Time) and Bhav (Phase). Scientists reduce the four variables to two variables - Space and Time, the other two variables being derivatives of space and time, and express the Realityby R(x, y, z, t) where (x, y, z) represent the three co-ordinates of space and (t) isthe time co-ordinate. The variables x, y, z, and t are constants in case of consciousness and therefore the soul is Sat or Absolute Truth. The body is an illusion which on death may disintegrate in to atoms. Therefore the body is a function R(x, y, z, t) and a reality or Asat. Identifying self with body or name is Mithyatwa. Science agrees with Jain concepts of Truth and Reality. But Buddha disagreed and said there is nothing absolute in the universe. 'Nothing can exist without cause. Everything in the universe is relative and nothing is eternal' said Buddha
Einstein.in 1905 proposed the “Theory of Relativity' which is simple formulation of Mahavir's concept of absolute and relative truth in terms of four dimensional space or a mathematical function R(x, y, z,t), the geometricalshape of which is an open ended plane. "Absolute truth is known only to the universal observer (sarvgya). We know only relative truth. All laws of physics are relative to inertial frame of reference" said Einstein confirming what Mahavir said centuries ago. Einstein also presented The General Theory of Relativity' considering the cosmic space as infinite gravitational field which gets curved due to presence of other dravya. The curvature of the space opens the possibility of traveling into the past. It is obvious that Einstein was merely repeating Jain concept of Astikaya Akash which represents an eternal Space-Time Quantum Field. In this field a Kewalgyanican see drayvaand its past, present and future Paryays (All states of existence). Einstein called this as 'walk in the past and future'.
According to Jain Agams liberated souls reside in Siddhasheela, a place outside the inertial frame of reference which is free of motion and
