Sairam. Suprabhat. 🙏😌🌹
Sat Jun 20, 2020
There is an apparent clash between Science and Spirituality. Science believes in lab tests. Empirical evidence. And commonly available same experience in similar given conditions. Like Gravitation is same experience to a sinner n saint. A Kamandal dropped by a saint and gun dropped by a criminal both fall. In different velocities, governed by their weight n height from where dropped.
Gravitation. Science.
But spirituality discriminates. Filters. Defies natural law many times. Like levitation. Unlike gravitation, not common to all.
It is this apparent dichotomy that created a chasm between the two.
But deep down they are not mutually exclusive. Both have something common. All experiences are conditional.
To get in to a moving train, science demands that one runs along to match the train speed and on reaching that exactly, Tango. It's just entering on equal footing. Reach Same speed. That's the condition.
So science also stipulates conditions and on fulfilling the conditions only certain experience occurs. Spirituality has different set of conditions. Apparently defying natural laws. But even gravitation is defied by hydrogen balloons. As much as the levitating Sadhus. Under certain conditions fulfilled. The commonality is 'conditions'.
So, without losing scientific temper, even while exploring quantum physics outside, one can get spiritual and explore inside. Possible.
Possible to explore, without even googling. Original research in mind's own lab.
Take up any subject and go pondering over, deep down. Not losing scientific sense. It's free ride inside.
Ramana Maharishi sat like that n went inside deep down. And never returned. And asked those who came to him to ask only one question and find the answer.
'Who am I'. He institutionalized that Question. Now there is a huge ashram that helps the janta visiting it to find answer to this pesky Q by Ramana. Those who found didn't come back to the barracks. Remained there with Him.
Recently when I went to Ramana ashram in South for doing perambulation of the hill ( Girivalam) bumped into a lady distributing food to many into Girivalam. The face gave it away. Looked a Mumbai Metro face. Not local version. Over a talk, she revealed that she was with a foreign bank in Mumbai and came to T. Malai Ramana Ashram for Girivalam just out of inquisitiveness of any tourist. But while walking around the hill, saw a flame - jyoti moving in tandem. Some strange butterflies in stomach. In trance like stupor. And end of the story. She found herself going back, putting down papers, against the wishes of close relatives and ending up in T. Malai near Ramana Ashram, serving the poor. Asking constantly "Who am I". May be left the job to find answer.
Had a long chat n left.
It's about serious pursuit of anything one takes up. Science or spirituality. All Inventions of Science and revelations of Spiritual masters are results of sincere and serious pursuits.
Dr Usui pursued the Q on healing by touch by Jesus. Ended up in Reiki. Energy transfer by mentally drawn symbols.
So, pursue. Sincerely and seriously. Anything worthwhile in Science or Spirituality. Go deep down.
For a demo, take any flat object. May be a note book. Go to it's Centre. Centre of Gravity that is. Science. Put your finger there and hold with balance like some kids do. Wav.It stands aloft with finger in the middle. In any other point balance lost n falls.
So, in Centre of Gravity, there is certain balance of forces pulling in all directions equally.
Think deeper. Centre of Gravity is a point, where all pulling forces counter each other. And balanced there.
Can CoG shift? Yes. A human's center of gravity- CoG- can shift as he takes on different positions, as per science.
Now extrapolate. Like Newton did when Apple fell on his head. Can thoughts have CoG?. Virtual. All thoughts emanating from single point. CoG of thoughts. If it's in head ( Godown of knowledge) , it will assume its characteristics. If in heart ( Warehouse of Love, compassion n kindness) it will assume it's characteristics.
Can we shift the CoG of thoughts from head to heart. How. By practicing to confront every situation with love and compassion rather than logic n reasoning. Such practice over time will shift the CoG of thoughts from head to heart. Deal with the world only thru heart. Like good ol mothers of those days. Full of love n compassion. Unlike the modern moms logically locked up with adolescent kids. Argue. Argue. And argue. Till both drop dead.
Logic may Solve. But Love will 'disSolve'. Without trace.
So, in this lockdown, with Corona not showing signs of exiting, why not shift the CoG of Thoughts. No packers n movers needed. Just sit cross legged n brood. Without losing Scientific temper. Huge benefits possible.
Haan. Certain prep...
And you guessed it right.
Pray. Chant. Meditate
Witness the logical mind losing ground. Thoughts mellowing down. Compassion enveloping the entire being. Yes. CoG is in shifting mode. From head to heart. Now all thoughts arise from 'heart'. Their new address.
Ab sirf Prem hi sambhav hi.
And see how this new Centre of Gravity gravitates all around you. Horizontally. While the Science'walah G does it 'vertically'. Cool na.
Yeh lockdown me baite baite aur kya chahiye ...
Sairam. 😊🙏🌹
# R. Chandrasheka
Sat Jun 20, 2020
There is an apparent clash between Science and Spirituality. Science believes in lab tests. Empirical evidence. And commonly available same experience in similar given conditions. Like Gravitation is same experience to a sinner n saint. A Kamandal dropped by a saint and gun dropped by a criminal both fall. In different velocities, governed by their weight n height from where dropped.
Gravitation. Science.
But spirituality discriminates. Filters. Defies natural law many times. Like levitation. Unlike gravitation, not common to all.
It is this apparent dichotomy that created a chasm between the two.
But deep down they are not mutually exclusive. Both have something common. All experiences are conditional.
To get in to a moving train, science demands that one runs along to match the train speed and on reaching that exactly, Tango. It's just entering on equal footing. Reach Same speed. That's the condition.
So science also stipulates conditions and on fulfilling the conditions only certain experience occurs. Spirituality has different set of conditions. Apparently defying natural laws. But even gravitation is defied by hydrogen balloons. As much as the levitating Sadhus. Under certain conditions fulfilled. The commonality is 'conditions'.
So, without losing scientific temper, even while exploring quantum physics outside, one can get spiritual and explore inside. Possible.
Possible to explore, without even googling. Original research in mind's own lab.
Take up any subject and go pondering over, deep down. Not losing scientific sense. It's free ride inside.
Ramana Maharishi sat like that n went inside deep down. And never returned. And asked those who came to him to ask only one question and find the answer.
'Who am I'. He institutionalized that Question. Now there is a huge ashram that helps the janta visiting it to find answer to this pesky Q by Ramana. Those who found didn't come back to the barracks. Remained there with Him.
Recently when I went to Ramana ashram in South for doing perambulation of the hill ( Girivalam) bumped into a lady distributing food to many into Girivalam. The face gave it away. Looked a Mumbai Metro face. Not local version. Over a talk, she revealed that she was with a foreign bank in Mumbai and came to T. Malai Ramana Ashram for Girivalam just out of inquisitiveness of any tourist. But while walking around the hill, saw a flame - jyoti moving in tandem. Some strange butterflies in stomach. In trance like stupor. And end of the story. She found herself going back, putting down papers, against the wishes of close relatives and ending up in T. Malai near Ramana Ashram, serving the poor. Asking constantly "Who am I". May be left the job to find answer.
Had a long chat n left.
It's about serious pursuit of anything one takes up. Science or spirituality. All Inventions of Science and revelations of Spiritual masters are results of sincere and serious pursuits.
Dr Usui pursued the Q on healing by touch by Jesus. Ended up in Reiki. Energy transfer by mentally drawn symbols.
So, pursue. Sincerely and seriously. Anything worthwhile in Science or Spirituality. Go deep down.
For a demo, take any flat object. May be a note book. Go to it's Centre. Centre of Gravity that is. Science. Put your finger there and hold with balance like some kids do. Wav.It stands aloft with finger in the middle. In any other point balance lost n falls.
So, in Centre of Gravity, there is certain balance of forces pulling in all directions equally.
Think deeper. Centre of Gravity is a point, where all pulling forces counter each other. And balanced there.
Can CoG shift? Yes. A human's center of gravity- CoG- can shift as he takes on different positions, as per science.
Now extrapolate. Like Newton did when Apple fell on his head. Can thoughts have CoG?. Virtual. All thoughts emanating from single point. CoG of thoughts. If it's in head ( Godown of knowledge) , it will assume its characteristics. If in heart ( Warehouse of Love, compassion n kindness) it will assume it's characteristics.
Can we shift the CoG of thoughts from head to heart. How. By practicing to confront every situation with love and compassion rather than logic n reasoning. Such practice over time will shift the CoG of thoughts from head to heart. Deal with the world only thru heart. Like good ol mothers of those days. Full of love n compassion. Unlike the modern moms logically locked up with adolescent kids. Argue. Argue. And argue. Till both drop dead.
Logic may Solve. But Love will 'disSolve'. Without trace.
So, in this lockdown, with Corona not showing signs of exiting, why not shift the CoG of Thoughts. No packers n movers needed. Just sit cross legged n brood. Without losing Scientific temper. Huge benefits possible.
Haan. Certain prep...
And you guessed it right.
Pray. Chant. Meditate
Witness the logical mind losing ground. Thoughts mellowing down. Compassion enveloping the entire being. Yes. CoG is in shifting mode. From head to heart. Now all thoughts arise from 'heart'. Their new address.
Ab sirf Prem hi sambhav hi.
And see how this new Centre of Gravity gravitates all around you. Horizontally. While the Science'walah G does it 'vertically'. Cool na.
Yeh lockdown me baite baite aur kya chahiye ...
Sairam. 😊🙏🌹
# R. Chandrasheka
1 comment:
Very nice and thought provoking. It was nice of you to have made a reference to quantum theory.
I will just quote what Niels Bohr, a renowned scientists of 20th century told about Quantum theory. “Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it”. He is quoted to have told another Quantum scientist “we are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is, whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct”. And finally, Max Planck, the founder of quantum theory, was deeply religious and in 1937 he wrote: ‘Both religion and science need for their activities, the belief in God.’
Bravo, let us keep in touch. By the way when you have some free time you may read me blog on Quantum World- https://lvnaga.wordpress.com/2018/10/03/1306/
L V Nagarajan
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