Modern Science Meets the Philosophy of Mystics

In The Tao of Physics, Fritjof Capra wrote, “This reality of the Eastern mystics cannot be identified with the quantum field of the physicist because it (the reality of the Eastern mystics) is seen as the essence of all phenomena in this world and, consequently, is beyond all concepts and ideas. … The Brahman of the Hindus, like the Dharmakaya of the Buddhists and the Tao of the Taoists, can be seen, perhaps, as the ultimate unified field from which spring not only the phenomena studied in physics, but all the other phenomena as well.”

A Call to Save the World!

The natural environment is treated as if it consisted of separate parts to be exploited by different groups. The mechanistic world view has alienated us from nature and from our fellow human beings. It has brought a grossly unjust distribution of natural resources, creating economic and political disorder; an ever-rising wave of violence, both spontaneous and institutionalized, and an ugly polluted environment in which life has often become physically and mentally unhealthy.

Svādhyāya (Self-Study): Where do We Begin?

Illustrating the essential philosophy of life, the Gita is the ever-shining soul of the Mahābhārata. The epic is a vast reservoir of wisdom teaching; it serves also as the direct source of knowledge that further explains many Gita statements. The Bhagavad Gita will thus be the most interesting place to begin the svādhyāya (self-study).

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