Translations:Evolution and involution/6/en

We find described in the Bhagavata Purana scriptures of Hinduism the endless rhythmic pulsation of cosmic creation called in the East the Maha Kalpa, or “Great Cycle.” Though there are infinite cycles within cycles, the overall flow consists of an outbreath and an inbreath, an Alpha thrust of creation followed by the Omega return to the heart of Brahma. At the end of each creative cycle is the pralaya. At best, then, the big bang theory becomes a statement of the sublime cosmic moment of the birth of worlds when the sine wave passes from imperceptible to perceptible reality—that is, from what we call Spirit to what we call Matter.