Theory of Being -- IV: Prana and Entropy
This is the fourth in the series called Theory of Being . A clearer understanding of this post is possible when the reader has read through the earlier posts in this series. To summarize the main elements, we started by noting that the universe as we know it can be broadly divided into two realms -- the energy realm and the information realm. Everything in the physical universe can be reduced to energy, and everything in the conceptual realm is fundamentally built from information. We also started to develop a new theory of the universe, inspired by the dharmic worldview. Here, the building block of the universe is an entity called "Being". A being is a template that can host energy and information. The "state" of being is the information content in being. Beings tend to settle down into "stable" or "sustainable" states, which is called its dharma . These are states that correspond to robust optimality given its operational neighbourhood (