Chapter 2-5 Wormhole Travel

As mentioned earlier, in a three-dimensional world, it is almost impossible to explore the boundaries of higher dimensions or the universe in most cases. Are there exceptions that can traverse dimensions?

An ant crawls toward food, only for a child to take it away. The ant doesn’t realize this is a prank; it looks up at the sky, feeling disappointed. However, the ant might have a short memory, lingering around the spot, seemingly waiting for the food to "fall from the sky" again. So, what about humans, the most advanced beings? Do we have any sense of this? Furthermore, to which dimension does human consciousness belong?

Have you ever experienced this: when we dream, we often observe the world from a third-person perspective. Sometimes you can "personally" experience it while also "seeing" your experience. How can a three-dimensional being have a "God's perspective"? This suggests that our brain's consciousness can reach at least the fourth dimension, or even higher dimensions. In higher dimensions, consciousness can freely traverse any point in time, and time itself becomes entirely different. Sometimes, a long dream sequence in reality may only last a short while. In the Leonardo DiCaprio's movie "Inception", time is extended multiple times across different levels of dreams—for example, 5 minutes in reality equates to 1 hour in the first level of dreaming.

Similarly, a deeply meditative practitioner or someone with extraordinary abilities can also "easily" traverse dimensions. However, proving this to "invisible" onlookers is nearly impossible, as they cannot "empathize" and can only define it as "special abilities" or "magic" from a "scientific" perspective.

As humans, we inevitably go through certain experiences, sooner or later. We live in a world with very limited perception. Take myself, for instance: all the elders in my family are staunch atheists. My father, until his death, refused to believe in such “superstitions”, yet after his passing, he appeared in our dreams multiple times, seeking help...

These are all "physical sensations" proving the existence of higher dimensions. Here, you might close the book and reflect: have you had similar experiences?

Let's see how scientists explain it: through a "wormhole", it is possible to quickly traverse dimensions.

A "Wormhole" is defined as a narrow tunnel in the universe that could connect two different points in spacetime.

During a dialogue with Chinese Academy of Sciences astrophysicist Zhang Shuangnan, Prof. Zhang illustrated an example of a two dimensional space "wormhole" (similar to the previous example but more intuitive): if you place food under an A4 paper and place an ant on top of the paper, the ant can smell the food but cannot traverse the paper. Its only option is to crawl along the paper to the edge and then crawl to the underside, which is actually a long distance.

However, a clever person, not wanting the ant to struggle so much, uses a thumbtack to pierce a hole above the food. This way, the ant can take the "shortcut" through the hole to reach the food. This is what a "wormhole" would look like in two-dimensional space.

Figure 2.8: Wormhole imagination

Why can humans design this "wormhole"? Because humans are three-dimensional beings. When we look at two-dimensional space, it's clear at a glance, and this hole is a way of realizing human three-dimensional creation in two-dimensional space. Similarly, although we cannot perceive four-dimensional space, higher-dimensional beings can easily "create" similar "wormholes" in three-dimensional space. Thus, what appears to be a long distance in three-dimensional space can be instantly traversed in four-dimensional space (Figure 2.8). Now imagine if this distance were measured in time, and time is a vector that can change direction. Walking in different directions would result in various changes in time, allowing us to instantly reach the past or even the future. At this moment, time seems to be "folded".

This scenario is often depicted in time-travel dramas, where the protagonist travels to the past, discovers they are someone from history, knows the outcome, and tries desperately to change it, but no matter how hard they try,they cannot rewrite history.

Here again, it's emphasized that humans cannot actually "see" spaces higher than the fourth dimension, nor can we "see" dimensions lower than two or one. The laws of the universe confine humans to three-dimensional space, where everything we perceive—plants, animals, mountains, rivers, the vast sky, and tiny specks of dust—are all three-dimensional entities. "Wormholes" likely exist, also referred to as "dimensional fissures" or "spacetime rifts", but our "physical vessels" in three-dimensional worlds can only traverse parallel three-dimensional spaces and cannot directly reach other dimensions. However, due to the high-dimensional energy properties of human consciousness and soul, the consciousness of individuals with extraordinary abilities or during certain dream states can traverse into other dimensions. Short-term "soul travel" is also common, though the soul cannot remain detached for long periods, akin to the depiction in many texts of disciples venturing into the underworld.

So, is it possible that there could be a wormhole that allows us to instantly travel from three dimensions directly to five dimensions or even nine dimensions? What would such a wormhole look like? We cannot imagine it, but such a passage would be effortless from a higher-dimensional perspective. Let's boldly speculate further: why do many Buddhist and Taoist practices emphasize increasing energy during cultivation? Is it possible that the energy levels of life forms are entirely different in each dimension? For example, Buddhas exist in the ninth heaven, Bodhisattvas in the eighth dimension, gods in the seventh dimension, and immortals, celestial beings, and spirits in the lower dimensions. Observing a lower dimension from a higher one is effortless, and they can even completely "control" the next dimension. It's like the familiar scene from "The Journey to the West", where no matter how many somersault clouds Sun Wukong flips, he cannot escape the palm of the Buddha's hand simply because the Buddha's dimension is much higher than Sun Wukong's.

Why do immortals, as high-dimensional beings, often come down to the mortal world to experience it? Let's boldly hypothesize that the three-dimensional world might be a "dojo" for higher-dimensional beings to practice or a "testing ground" to verify their cultivation achievements. For example, descending to experience "trials," passing them, allows them to ascend. Another scenario is that immortals may collectively protect this "training ground", continuously safeguarding the people of the mortal world and maintaining order. In times of need, significant figures also descend to maintain the balance of yin and yang and guide the righteous path. Legend has it that Buddhas and Bodhisattvas often manifest as kings, generals, or transform into high monks and commoners to relieve suffering and difficulty. For instance, Siddhartha Gautama manifested in the mortal world as the Buddha, Princess Miaoshan as Guanyin Bodhisattva, and Lin Mo-niang, known as Mazu, as the Lady of the Nine Heavens... It's possible they were ordinary individuals capable of connecting with higher-dimensional energies.

If a person's soul can astral project during sleep, mediums can communicate with spirits, and oracle children can be possessed, it proves the existence of "wormholes" connecting higher and lower dimensions. Perhaps from the perspective of the ninth dimension, observing the third dimension could easily provide a comprehensive view. Whether it's a wormhole or not is irrelevant. As emphasized earlier, lower dimensions cannot perceive higher dimensions, so such a passage appears necessary to lower-dimensional life forms.

Similarly, it must be higher-dimensional beings that can alter lower-dimensional things. For instance, three-dimensional humans can "create" zero-dimensional, one-dimensional, and two-dimensional objects. It's impossible for a one-dimensional being to draw a one-dimensional line, but creating two-dimensional objects in a three-dimensional world is effortless. From this perspective, could it be possible that we, existing in three dimensions, were created by higher-dimensional beings? Just as we see two dimensions like humans observing ants, do higher-dimensional beings see us as ants when they look at three dimensions? Likewise, fifth-dimensional beings looking at fourth dimensions, sixth dimensions looking at fifth, and so on. If Buddhas in the ninth dimension observe us like ants, what would it feel like? "When humans think, God laughs", but from our three-dimensional perspective, "Buddha's wisdom is boundless"!

If the Buddha's teachings are truthful, then the concept of time in Buddhist scriptures, such as the calculation of "kalpas", which span millions of years, is the most bewildering. Let's boldly speculate that the higher-dimensional world has no concept of time, or if it does, the way time is measured varies with each dimension. Like in many fantasy and mythological dramas, one day in heaven could be a year on earth. Additionally, time in higher dimensions could likely be "folded". Perhaps a higher-dimensional being practicing for a thousand years before facing another "heavenly tribulation" is similar to a human life of just a few decades, enduring various hardships.

Is it possible that the calculation of "kalpas" in Buddhism can refer to both time and something beyond time? For example, in "The Journey to the West", the 81 "trials" faced by Tang Xuan-zang are essentially 81 "kalpas", and passing them leads to immediate enlightenment. The Buddhist scriptures record that Shakyamuni attained enlightenment during the ninth kalpa of the present world among 20 small kalpas in his lifetime. In the "Diamond Sutra", the Buddha recounts: "I remember in the past I was a patient sage for five hundred lifetimes, in those lifetimes without the notion of self, person, being, or lifespan." Similarly, Guanyin Bodhisattva also recounts countless kalpas of spiritual practice in the "Shurangama Sutra".

A kalpa in heaven might take millions of years, but if a human can endure it, it might just be a few decades. However, a "kalpa" is not equivalent to a "lifetime"; if the "test" is not passed, a lifetime is wasted, and it is "inescapable". Thus, the concept of "time" in the Buddhist scriptures becomes comprehensible.