There come moments in every person’s life
when one sits and wonders over matters of life and death, spirituality and
religion.
For all of us
living in this practical world constituting engineers, doctors, lawyers and the
likes--struggling day and night to earn a living, it seems difficult to imagine
meditating and pleasing Lord Shiva to give us a darshan and subsequently a boon.
So how does
spirituality feature in our everyday lives? Is there any truth in the stories
being told and retold over the ages? Are
humans only born to flounder through life into oblivion (at death)? Could there
be no deeper meaning? If there is..Are the answers to be found in our spiritual
texts?
Mythology and
symbolism in various religions have put forth true knowledge in plain sight of
humans. All we have to do is interpret them correctly. My interpretation, may
not be the best, may not even be correct and of course it is open to
rectifications. The underlying belief is that science and religion coexist as
two faces of the same coin.
To begin with,
Hindu mythology describes the creator of the world as Brahma. Then there is Goddess Shatarupa (the one who
takes infinite forms) who has always existed embodying the world. One of her forms is Saraswati(goddess of
knowledge). Her question “Who am I?” urges Brahma to open his eyes and observe
the world around him. This is described as creation of the world.
Now lets jump
the discussion to physics. Quantum physics is a relatively new branch which
changed the very basics of conventional sciences. It basically states that an
electron (a very very tiny part of matter) behaves as a particle and as a wave at the same time until we put a
measuring device to observe it, which forces it to behave like a particle. The
act of OBSERVING makes all the difference. Once the mind is aware and willing
to observe it results in creation of what we wish to see. This is what a simple
double-slit experiment in quantum physics proves.
With physics
giving us proofs, it shows us that our mind holds hidden potential to observe
and create not unlike that of Lord Brahma himself. The reaches of our thoughts
have no boundations.
Following such
studies, it is a viable conclusion that our mind has the power to affect what
we see. In other words thoughts affect matter.
Scientific evidence supporting this ideology has come forth in the past
few years. It is too vast an issue to be dealt with in just a paragraph or two
so I will try to make the following posts about the blurring of boundaries
between science and religion with proofs.
