2 min readJust now

–

Every time I revisit the Mahabharata, I can’t shake the feeling that it’s talking about more than just an ancient war.

It feels like a mirror to how our universe itself works.

Krishna doesn’t micromanage the world.

He lets people make choices – right, wrong, selfish, kind – and allows everything to play out naturally.

Only when chaos peaks and dharma collapses does he step in.

Not to favor anyone. Just to restore balance.

And that’s when I started wondering:

What if this isn’t so different from how a simulation behaves?

⸻

🧠 A Self-Running Universe

Think of the universe as a massive, self-sustaining program running on a few simple rules: gravity, entropy, cause, and effect.

It doesn’t need constant control. It just runs. Galaxies form, stars burn out, and humans make their choices.

But when the system drifts too far from equilibrium – when imbalance builds up – it corrects itself.

That’s what Krishna meant when he said:

“Whenever righteousness declines and unrighteousness rises, I manifest Myself.”

He doesn’t interfere with free will.

He intervenes only when the “code” of the world starts breaking down.

⸻

⚖️ When Science and Spirituality Overlap

Here’s where things get interesting.

Some modern physicists – like Melvin Vopson – have proposed that the universe might actually be computational.

That gravity could be a sign of information processing, constantly optimizing and compressing data to keep everything stable.

If you see it that way, the universe is like a piece of software cleaning up corrupted code.

And Krishna’s role during the Kurukshetra War suddenly feels less mythical and more like a “system update” – a dharmic reset designed to restore order.

⸻

🕊️ The Detached Creator

What fascinates me most about Krishna is his balance.

He’s fully involved in the world, yet completely detached from it.

He acts when needed, but without attachment to results – nishkama karma in action.

That’s exactly how a creator of a simulation might behave too:

Define the rules, observe the outcomes, and intervene only to keep the system stable.

Whether we call it God, Consciousness, or Code – the pattern feels the same.

Freedom exists within laws. Balance is restored through intervention.

⸻

💭 Final Thought

Maybe the question isn’t “Are we living in a simulation?”

Maybe it’s that life behaves like one.

A system of cause and effect, of freedom and consequence, where imbalance naturally triggers correction.

Krishna’s world and our quantum universe might just be telling the same story – in two different languages.

When dharma fails, the system resets – not to punish, but to restore balance.