Origin and Conclusion of the Universe?

Modern science (in it's current popular view) states that existence as we know it was created from a singularity at the begginning of time called the 'Big Bang', from which all life as we know it has originated. From the force of the Big Bang our universe will continue to expand like a ballon up to a point and then either 1) collapse under it's own gravity and form a 'Big Crunch' or 2) continue to expand for infinity. If it were to collapse on itself then theoretically it may be the final 'Big Cruch' that in turn causes another 'Big Bang', thus the universe starts all over again and continues like this for infinity.

Ancient Vedic science states that the Primeval 'Maha-Vishnu' lies on the 'causal ocean' and as he exhales, countless numbers of universes are created from the pores in His skin. Then as He inhales, they are brough back into His body and become unmanifest again untill the time of His next outward breath. Each breath is equivalent to many billions of years according to our calculation.

The first living being created in each universe in called 'Brahma' and he is given the task of creating a diversity of life and environments within that particular universe. According to people's karma from the last universe they are put into appropriate bodies in the new one, anything from being Brahma themselves to being a small ant, and the cycle continues for infinity. More purified souls are given the task of stewardship over the existence in a similar fashion to Brahma, and are known as 'devas' but none have his specific powers.

Maha-Vishnu originates from The Supreme Personality of Godhead - Krishna, who's abode is beyond this material world. It is said that the material universes exist in a small space of an infinite and eternal 'spiritual sky', known as 'Vaikuntha' in the ancient texts. The spiritual sky, Vaikuntha, is beyond our material conceptions being filled with eternity, knowledge and bliss. In Vaikuntha it is said that 'time is conspicuous by it's absence' and thus there is no creation or dissolution. It is not destroyed when the material universes become unmanifest, but stays as it is.

All souls in this material world have their heritage in the spiritual sky, but only by re-awakening one's relationship with the Supreme Person can we return to the eternal abode. Once our original relationship is re-awakened then we actually enter into 'Vaikuntha', even while we are still linked to our physical body on the earth planet.

It seems to me that after many years of research we may just be begginning to discover the first part of this story. Does it make sense that an ancient 'aboriginal' people could create a philosophy of creation involving time scales into billions of years, and knowledge of other planets and alternate universes? Or could it be that they knew a lot of things that we don't?

Any views on origins of creation? - Please post here.

Peace, Love & Hare Krishna,

Das