OmEconomy
OmEconomy is an ongoing mind-mapping project that begins with an exploration of contemplation and the cultivation of focus of mind. Sustained attention and genuine mental engagement are central to contemplative practice. The exercise develops this starting point into an imagined economic model in which contemplative japa becomes the sole source of income, with each genuinely contemplative repetition generating ₹1. Individuals may choose any word or phrase for their japa; Om (ॐ) is the root word used in this particular exploration.
The mind mapping examines the mathematical, economic, social and institutional implications of this premise. It explores the relationship between focused practice, time and income, while developing questions about money creation, the recognition of qualifying repetitions, purchasing power and the organisation of economic activity.
This page documents the idea as it develops. Its equations and numerical illustrations help examine the initial assumptions and open up further lines of inquiry. It is an evolving exploration, not a completed economic theory or a practical monetary proposal.
Mathematical preview
The basic rule can be expressed as:
If the qualifying pace is constant, the relationship between practice time and income is:
The central distinction is that income depends on qualifying contemplative repetitions, not simply on the total number of times a person repeats a word or phrase.
Central idea
OmEconomy is a simulation built around a philosophical question: what if the mind could be understood as a productive force, and material value could emerge from its activity? Philosophical traditions and different fields of inquiry have long explored the relationship between mind and matter. This project takes that relationship as a starting point for an imagined economic process; it does not claim to settle the question.
The central metaphor is a grinding machine. The mind is the machine; japa is the fuel or grinding instrument through which it is operated; contemplation and focus are the condition of its productive activity; and currency is the imagined material output. In this simulation, a qualifying repetition of japa produces ₹1.
The diagram expresses the proposed relationship, rather than a literal or scientifically established mechanism. A repetition counts only when it is accompanied by contemplation and focus; mechanical or distracted repetition does not qualify. The simulation assigns ₹1 to each qualifying repetition.
Employment, business, trade, investment and other economic activities may continue to exist, but they do not independently generate income within this imagined system. The change concerns the source through which people earn money.
The mathematical model
The model uses a small number of variables to express how japa generates income.
Here:
- I represents the income earned.
- Jq represents the number of qualifying contemplative repetitions.
- ₹1 is the imagined income generated by each qualifying repetition.
In other words, if a person completes 10,000 qualifying repetitions, the model assigns that person an income of ₹10,000. This is the basic rule of OmEconomy, expressed mathematically.
Connecting practice time with income
The number of qualifying repetitions can also be related to the time spent practising. If the qualifying pace remains constant during the period being considered:
Therefore:
Here, r is the number of qualifying repetitions per minute and t is the number of minutes spent practising. For example, at an illustrative pace of 60 qualifying repetitions per minute, 30 minutes of practice would generate 1,800 qualifying repetitions and therefore ₹1,800.
This is a simplifying assumption. The pace may differ between individuals and may also change during a session. The figure of 60 repetitions per minute is used for illustration, not prescribed as a universal pace.
Total repetitions and qualifying repetitions
A crucial feature of OmEconomy is that not every attempted repetition automatically generates income. Let Jtotal represent all repetitions attempted, and let Jq represent those that meet the condition of contemplation and focus.
The inequality means that qualifying repetitions can never exceed the total repetitions attempted. If every repetition qualifies, the two quantities are equal. If some repetitions are mechanical or distracted, the number that generates income is smaller.
The model currently defines qualification conceptually: a repetition counts when it is accompanied by contemplation and focus of mind. It does not yet provide a numerical method or technical mechanism for measuring that state. No numerical qualification rate is assumed here.
Mathematical illustrations
Having established the mathematical relationship between qualifying japa, time and income, the following illustrations apply the model to two hypothetical monthly income targets: ₹50,000 and ₹2,00,000. They show the number of qualifying repetitions required and the approximate time commitment at the illustrative pace of 60 repetitions per minute. The calculations are intended to make the model easier to understand and examine, rather than prescribe a particular level or duration of practice.
Rate: 1 qualifying japa = ₹1
Illustrative pace: 60 qualifying japa per minute
Calculation basis: A 30-day month is assumed. The weekly average is calculated as the monthly target × (7 ÷ 30), and the daily average as the monthly target ÷ 30.
Monthly target: ₹50,000
| Period | Required japa (average) | Time at 60 japa/minute |
|---|---|---|
| Month | 50,000 | 13 hr 53 min 20 sec |
| Week | ≈11,667 | ≈3 hr 14 min 27 sec |
| Day | ≈1,667 | ≈27 min 47 sec |
Monthly target: ₹2,00,000
| Period | Required japa (average) | Time at 60 japa/minute |
|---|---|---|
| Month | 2,00,000 | 55 hr 33 min 20 sec |
| Week | ≈46,667 | ≈12 hr 57 min 47 sec |
| Day | ≈6,667 | ≈1 hr 51 min 7 sec |
Calculation rules
- Monthly japa = monthly income target ÷ ₹1
- Daily average = monthly japa ÷ 30
- Weekly average = monthly japa × (7 ÷ 30)
- Time in minutes = japa ÷ 60
The daily and weekly figures are averages and are rounded to the nearest whole repetition or second. The monthly totals remain exact. The pace of 60 japa per minute is an illustration for calculation; only repetitions accompanied by contemplation and focus of mind qualify.
Mathematical assumptions and open questions
The equations above describe the basic income rule and show how the number of qualifying repetitions can be related to time. They do not, by themselves, answer every question involved in turning the idea into an economic system. Several matters remain open for exploration:
- Issuance of money: Who or what issues the ₹1 generated by each qualifying repetition? Is the money created by a central authority, a common pool, or another mechanism?
- Recognition and verification: How would a qualifying repetition be recognised? The present idea makes contemplation and focus essential, but does not specify how these would be assessed or verified.
- Money supply: If every person can generate money through qualifying japa, how would the total money supply change as participation and practice increase?
- Purchasing power: Would the purchasing power of the imagined ₹1 remain constant, or would prices and the value of money change as the system expands?
These are not resolved by the arithmetic examples. They are economic and institutional questions that the continuing mind-mapping exercise may examine. The current equations should therefore be understood as a description of the proposed earning rule, not as a complete monetary or economic theory.
Spending
The existing world of goods and services remains in place. People can spend the money earned through japa on anything available, including food, housing, transport, education, healthcare, entertainment and other products or services. The imagined change concerns how people earn money, not what they can buy.
History and development
The exercise begins with an interest in contemplation and the cultivation of focus of mind. OmEconomy is being explored from that starting point through an evolving mind map. This page records its current ideas; further questions and connections can be added as the exercise develops.
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