Diffusion of
Science and Spirituality
_ A P ANAND
Every day we see marvels and bounties
of Supreme Lord in many forms but are thankless to acknowledge His presence
everywhere. It is firmly believed that bliss is God’s creation whereas sorrows
are the creation of man. Since we lack faith we waste our time and energy in
useless, unproductive talks and lock horns with one another leading us nowhere.
If we use our analytical and discerning qualities, we can avoid many pitfalls.
Those who do not believe in religion and faith, talk of science and where they
are puzzled, name it nature, science or something happening from the time
immemorial. In fact science has no clear-cut answer as to how things have taken
shape. One gets vision only when one starts delving deeper like who has created
all the human beings and other entities, sky, earth, sun, moon, stars, sea and
vegetation etc. and who is He who controls them without dereliction of duty. Albert
Einstein said in his last days, “Sometimes I suspect that my life has been a
waste. I enquired into the farthest of stars and forgot completely to enquire
into myself and I was the closest star!”
Usually we analyze science and
spiritualism as separate entities but they are actually interdependent and
inalienable parts of each other. Science deals with physical world whereas
spirituality deals with inner world of man. Whereas science has made our life
more comfortable with many researches based on the past proven theories/
results only in faith (not blind), at the same time it has resulted in a lot of
degradation in human values and caused destruction due to faulty vision and
uncontrolled mind which is fickle and hardly thinks of well-being of mankind,
love and universal brotherhood. We have hacked mangroves, reclaimed land and
constructed lofty buildings, polluted water and air in the name of
industrialization, space research and through aviation emissions etc. Also, we
have created nuisance with plastics. Science has helped us in medical field and
to bring us closer to one another through TV, satellite, and super fast
transportation etc. and also in providing us cheap and unpolluted nuclear
energy but the same nuclear energy has become the cause of destruction through
nuclear bomb killing unprecedented number of lives and spread of radiation
badly affecting our health and environment. Similarly during wars in Korea and
Vietnam we spreaded many diseases through use of chemical weapons. These are
very few examples.
Science has made many strides in many
ways but spirituality has its own peaceful and wonderful contribution in
bettering our lives. The real meaning of religion or ‘Dharma’ is to
bind and sustain. Attaining
spirituality is possible only when one is baked completely in the service of
God and humanity with the help of saints/ noble souls who are spiritual healers
and harbingers of God with occult and divine powers. Such souls emit affection
and grace and make the foundation of our lives on strong footings. They turn us
from wrong side to the right one. Divine enlightenment is the hammer that
breaks the shackle of ignorance. Those who imbibe spirituality remain serene,
humble and dispassionate, contented, detached and attain bliss. The reverse is
the case with non-believers. It is firmly believed that wealth, power,
education and status etc. do not attain peace and happiness. It is only
possible with simple living, humanity, contentment and virtuous qualities.
Spirituality can act as a morale booster for the scientist. Man is becoming
materialistic and is grappling with situations like radicalism, terrorism,
insurgency, communal hatred, corruption, politics, lawlessness and abuse of
drugs etc. resulting in erosion of education, justice, faith and righteousness.
He talks too much in favour of his own religion but undermines of others’ faith
and belief. What type of religion is this which instead of bonding us together
creates wedges between us! This is totally a fake religion of non-believers. We
are living in complete darkness, uncertainty and do not know the Real Truth and
purpose of our life. The world is reeling under the shadow of illusion and
everyone is furthering his/ her own purpose by any means. Has science
eliminated poverty, hunger, illiteracy, malnourishment and disease from this
world? The answer is, not at all. Even the basic necessities of life like
drinking water and electricity are out of reach of most of the people. Farmers
who are the backbone of our country are committing suicides due to drought.
Recently we faced the fury of nature in the form of tsunami, Katrina, deluge,
earthquake and eruption of lava from the mountains. Science could not even
predict these and warn in time to save the lives of many. Those who loved and
believed in Lord escaped unhurt. There are many such cases of miracles in the
whole world including India. Lord’s mysteries are wonderful and inscrutable.
His other unexplained dynamics are also at play. Science cannot grasp the
unknown factor in nature. It is only firm belief and faith which are time
tested and work wonders. The spiritualistic knows well that we are helpless
like a puppet the reins of which are in the hands of God. Here it is to be reminded
as to how a boy of tender age of five years, Prince Kumara, was saved unhurt
from a pit just 12 inches in diameter, 50 feet deep after an ordeal of 49 hours
on July 22-23, 2006 near Kurukshetra (Haryana) in the full glare of the whole
world media. Lord Krishna had shown his ‘sattavic’ and divine un-manifested
form to Arjuna in the battlefield. Can anyone else perform such action/feat and
can anyone explain about transmigration of soul which is infinite and vital force in our body?
Lord Hanuman was also an embodiment of zoomorphism which trait no one else had/
has. He was famous for other pranks also like change of semblance etc. He could
fly in open air without the help of any vehicle.
There is no unity and the society is living in fear, disbelief and in
undignified way due to collapse of systems. It is very necessary to uplift
ourselves to avoid shattering life.
Science and spiritualism cannot
survive and progress unless the thinkers in both the realms sit together and
try to find ways to nourish each other for the benefit of the society which is
very necessary and need of the hour. Spirituality has contributed a lot in
purging the dross of vices. Only those who are equanimous enjoy, both, the
pleasures of science and spirituality. In spiritual path one need not be highly
educated to realize God. Think what saint Kabira said in his enlightening
wonderful couplets though he was an illiterate person. Both, science and
spirituality need firm faith to achieve goal with determination, steadfastness,
endurance, sincerity, concentration of mind and virtues. Many examples can be
cited explaining as to how the scientists etc. achieved their goal only due to
these qualities. God is always on the side of righteous people.
As per press report dated August 19,
2012 Aarathi Prasad, a geneticist from London claims that a baby can be produced
by growing embryos outside the body along with the eggs created from stem cells,
at any age, contrary to the present practice of achieving it through sex. If it
really happens, it will be a great success and a boon to infertile people. Let
us watch and see the result. We are very often meddling into the affairs of God
and the disastrous effects are before us.
A P ANAND
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