Talk:The Void/@comment-199.47.255.183-20130630185237

Anyone remember the movie K-Pax?

"The universe will expand, then it will collapse back on itself, then will expand again.  It will repeat this process forever. What you don't you know is that when the universe expands again, everything will be as it is now. Whatever mistakes you make this time around, you will live through on your next pass. Every mistake you make, you will live through again, & again, forever. So my advice to you is to get it right this time around. Because this time is all you have." - Prot

And as people have noted there are similiarities with buddhism but only because we associate it with such. I'm guilty as charged and this is what some of the themes remind me of...

"Śūnyatā" (Sanskrit noun from the adj. śūnya: "zero, nothing") is usually translated as "emptiness". It is the noun form of the adjective "śūnya" (Sanskrit) which means "empty" or "void",[2 ] hence "empti"-"ness" (-tā).

It has been said that the word "void" in buddhism has been misinterpreted. As people often associate such a word with something negative. Like a black hole. However a black hole is anything but empty and the "void" in the game certainly isn't empty and hollow.

And I do believe I recall the heart mentioning that this (the void) is where all things end and all things begin. A constant cycle of karma repeating itself like a broken record. But I've also heard it mention that this is the place where people come who practise the dark arts of black magic(or something along those lines)

As others have mentioned it's interesting to note that it often reflects the material world and things that have taken place and are currently taking place. Time is irrelevant there in the void.

And of course this game has such Lovecraftian themes written all over it that who could ignore such topics from the characters to the overall atmosphere of the game? It's a blend of ideas & topics all coming together as one in unison. Utterly beautiful.

Just my speculations...