I imagine the empty universe, before the big bang, was much like a dark and empty stage. Such space is as a black abyss with infinite potential. In an empty universe before "isness" existed. In that split instance of creation time, space, matter and energy came into being. I remember that from 8th grade science. I bring it up now for a point.
The expression of matter, in space through time is energy. That is to say, the expression of energy, in space through time is matter. Remember all that, wavey and particley stuff from theoretical physics? There is a continuing cycle of creation and decay into equilibrium.
This is the reality of stuff. Once it has aquired the status of "isness", stuff has only decay to which it might look forward.
From chaos is born the order that is stuff. Through stuff's continuum in that same chaos that gave it birth, the order that is stuff decays back into equilibrium. Only to again be swept up by chaos and fused into some order once again.
To our mind's eye in the fog of now, it all appears fluid and homogenous. All is not as it appears. All is, as it is.
Thanks again uncle Albert for help with the words.
We now have a starting point: the Big Bang. With this incredible expression of energy, matter was born into time/space. These four components (time, space, matter and energy) comprise the creation matrix of the ancient Sumarians. My research has found these "old boys" had it right a long time ago.
We add to this mix, perception. This might imply complex beings and it may not. This is one of those unknowable things I was talking about. Well, no matter when perception came into being, it is here now.
The last component of this context is the concept of self and other-than-self.
