Quantum Entanglement and the Holographic Universe

Quantum Entanglement is the ability of particles to interact with each other across space, no matter how far apart they are.  They’re able to communicate with each other instantaneously, even when separated by distances that are light-years apart.  If the parameters of a particle are observed “here”, then we can assume they are affected by another particle “over there”.  Einstein called these quantum effects “spooky action at a distance” and sought to disprove them, but experiments have since proven them to be factual. 

It basically proves that everything in physical space is part of a holographic universe.  All the particles at the edge of our universe are connected to the ones inside it, like the ones that make up our bodies. In this way we are literally tied by strings to the limits of space.  The Holographic Principle supports this because it states that the Planck bits of entropy on the surface of the universe are connected by strings to everything inside it (the same way they are on the surface of a Black Hole). 

How is it possible that particles could behave in this way?  I think Quantum Entanglement can be explained using a higher dimension in which probabilistic conservation* nullifies distance, like the projection of a 3D vector onto a 2D one.  In the diagram below, the 3D vector shares two components with the 2D one- its distance from the x and y axis.  Therefore, their distances from each other are the same in two ways, but in one they are different (z).  Likewise, in 5D space a vector would have three of the same parameters as a vector in 4D space.  In Quantum Entanglement, time is definitely one of these parameters, while the other two are what allow the distance between them to be the same. 

                          
*The probability of a particle being located in a certain place.  A particle could be anywhere in our universe, but at the edge it is bound by its parameters.  However, particles inside the universe also interact with other particles inside it in the same way, which means that they would have to operate in the higher dimension. 

 

Spiritual Quotes from the Upanishads

The Upanishads were the first written texts to influence a large number of beliefs in East Asia.  Originally written in Sanskrit, they introduced several key terms to the religions of the region.  One of them is "Brahman", a concept in Hinduism that describes the nature of reality.  Another is “atman”, which describes the nature of the soul.  Its usage is widespread; Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism all refer to "atman" in their beliefs. 

I recently finished reading an English translation of the Upanishads, and I can see how it's influenced spirituality all over the east.  Here are some quotes that I liked: 
 
“May my life emerge in the Immortal 
When my body is reduced to ashes. 
O mind, meditate on the eternal Brahman. 
Remember the deeds of the past. 
Remember, O mind, remember.” 
 
Isha Upanishad 
 
“The wise, realizing through meditation 
The timeless Self, beyond all perception, 
Hidden in the cave of the heart, 
Leave pain and pleasure far behind. 
Those who know they are neither body nor mind 
But the immemorial Self, the divine 
Principle of existence, find the source 
Of all joy and live in joy abiding.” 
 
Katha Upanishad 
 
“That which is the source of the sun 
And of every power in the cosmos, beyond which 
There is neither going nor coming, 
Is the self indeed. For this self is supreme!” 
 
Katha Upanishad 
 
“When a person dies, it is only the physical body that dies; that person lives on in a nonphysical body, which carries the impressions of his past life. It is these impressions that determine his next life. In this intermediate state he makes and dissolves impressions by the light of the self.” 
 
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 
 
“We live in accordance with our deep, driving desire. 
It is this desire at the time of death that determines 
what our next life will be. We will come back to earth 
to work out the satisfaction of that desire. 
But not those who are free from desire; they are free 
because all their desires have found fulfillment in 
the Self. They do not die like the others; but realizing 
Brahman, they merge into Brahman." 
 
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 
 
“Like the wind, like clouds, like thunder and 
lightning, which rise from space without physical 
shape and reach the transcendent light in their own 
form, those who rise above body-consciousness ascend 
to the transcendent light in the real form, the self.” 
 
Chandogya Upanishad 
 
"The little space within the heart is as great as the vast universe. The heavens and the Earth are there, and the sun and the moon and the stars. Fire and lightning and winds are there, and all that now is and all that is not." 
 
Chandogya Upanishad 
 
“The Lord, who is the supreme magician, 
Brings forth out of himself all the scriptures, 
Oblations, sacrifices, spiritual disciplines, 
Past and present, and the whole universe. 
Invisible through the magic of maya, 
He remains hidden in the hearts of all.” 
 
Shvetashvatara Upanishad 
 
"I am the food of life, I am, I am; 
I eat the food of life, I eat, I eat. 
I link food and water, I link I link. 
I am the first-born in the universe; 
Older than the gods, I am immortal. 
Who shares food with the hungry protects me; 
Who shares not with them is consumed by me. 
I am this world and I consume this world. 
They who understand this understand life." 
 
Taittiriya Upanishad