jain cosmology is fascinating, the BIG cycle... but better if you come to these hipiphonies yourself.
from soup to fluctuation to bang to proto to pre here, to here to radiation to soup to fluctuation to bang to proto to pre here, to here to radiation to soup to fluctuation to bang to proto to pre here, to here to radiation to soup to fluctuation to bang to proto to pre here, to here to radiation to etc
and does it happen the same everytime???? hmmmmm....... intreag of the biggest loop. ouroboros within ouroboros within ouroboros within ouroboros within ouroboros within ouroboros within .....
imagine an infinate spacial universe... that loops back on itself... now tie in what you learned from E=mc
2 about the nature of light, time, and matter....... truely a marvel to behold.... a remarkable piece of genius of cause and effect too... "i wouldn't live anywhere else"-G'Kar from Babylon5 ... and Hindu cosmology... now thats where it really gets tickling your brain.... and more.
ancient hokey religions were there and survived for a reason. there are great truths hidden within their teachings if only viewed with the right background info and perspective. ... everything can be true from a certain point of view.
wikipedia!
meditation!
contemplation!
basically, what i'm saying is there are many models for the universe, and we need to reccognise the difference between our models, and what we're building models of. perception. it is not "all there is" as some business peeps might try to tell you, but its still a savvy thing to tell you.
"The map is not the terrain." - somone.