Three is Everywhere
Transcript:
It's incredible to notice how most things come in threes. Let's start in physics. How many expanded spatial dimensions? Three. How many quarks in one proton? Three. How many quarks in one neutron? Three. How many colours does each quark come in? Three colours. How many charged leptons? Three. How many neutral leptons? Three.
Let's take spirituality. Let's take Sankhya. How many attributes to Prakriti? Three. Eternal, manifest, unconscious. How many attributes to Purusha? Three. Eternal, unmanifest, conscious. How many Gunas? Three Gunas. Satva, Rajas, Tamas.
Let's take Ayurveda. How many Doshas? Three Doshas. Vata, Pitta, Kapha. Amazing.
How many times do we say "OM" in a spiritual practice? Three. How many times do we say "Shanti" in a blessing? OM, Shanti, Shanti, Shanti. Three.
Why? Because the Shanti has to permeate all spaces. How many spaces are there? Three. Inner space, outer space, ethereal space. Three.
It's amazing.