Chp 3 "Nothing Ventured [Zero Goes East]

I read chapter 3 from the book “Zero”. In fourth century BC Alexander the Great marched his troops from Babylon to India, this invasion was when the Indian Mathematicians were able to learn about the Babylonian system of numbers. India was isolated from Rome and Rome’s power after Alexander the Great died in 323 BC. India was never afraid of the infinite or the void, it was a strong country. India was an important place for the Hindu religion. The longer Hinduism thrived the more it became monotheistic. The God in Hindu religion was Shiva who was both creator and destroyer of the World. Shiva is also remembered and represented by nothingness. Nothingness was what the world came from, to achieve nothingness is the supreme goal of us all. Here, take for example the story death tells,
In the beating heart that lives in us all is the Atman (the spirit) who is small yet very big. “It resides in everything and is part of the essence of the universe that is immortal”. When a human being dies, the Atman is released to join another person. The goal of a person is to free themselves entirely of the atman, which if a person is ruled by their body they can never be free. But once you are able to release and separate yourself and embrace the wonders of this world, you will be set free and liberated.