Bharatham : Uthishtatha-Jagratha : (wef-05/11/2012. )

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, June 15, 2021. 07:35.AM. Chapter 1: The Goal of Life-2. 2. Modern Science: Its Implication : Continued .... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Well, let us agree that we are in a universe of energy, as the latest developments in modern physics would indicate. But what is the nature of this energy? What is it made of, and what do we mean by energy? Is it a quantitative substance, an object with dimension, and has it any quality, without which we can know nothing at all? You know, we usually say that something is seen because we observe a quality in it, a character which enables us to differentiate it from another. Has the cosmic energy of the scientist any such perceivable quality? If it has either a quantity or a quality it should be a material substance, and has to be known by something other than itself, viz., an illuminating intelligence...

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, May 16, 2021. 07:26.AM. Chapter 1: The Goal of Life-2. 2. Modern Science: Its Implication :  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extending this observation to the entire world of perception, we come to the conclusion that, if at all it should be possible for us to know any such thing as a world—its contents and diversities—we have to accept, by implication, that our consciousness should be at least as wide as what we know, and this consciousness cannot be subject to separation or isolation as the perceptible objects are. Here we come to the crux of philosophy, the pivot of true scientific thinking. Are we in a world of truth? And what is truth? A great philosopher-saint of ancient India, Swami Vidyaranya, has observed in his great work, the Panchadasi: Satyatvam Badharahityam-Truth is that which stands the test of the principle of non-co...