J.R. Oppenheimer is often referred to as the father of the atomic bomb for his role in the Manhattan Project, the World War II project that developed the first nuclear weapons. The first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, in the Trinity test in New Mexico. Oppenheimer remarked later that it brought to mind words from the Bhagavad Gita: “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” The following video shows him quoting from the Bhagavad Gita about the testing of the atomic bomb.
Two days before the Trinity test, Oppenheimer expressed his hopes and fears in a quotation from the Bhagavad Gita:
“In battle, in the forest, at the precipice in the mountains,
On the dark great sea, in the midst of javelins and arrows,
In sleep, in confusion, in the depths of shame,
The good deeds a man has done before defend him.”
Oppenheimer, although raised in a Jewish environment, was deeply affected by Vedic philosophy. His brother said that Oppenheimer found the Bhagavad Gita “very easy and quite marvelous… (and) was really taken by the charm and the general wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita”.
Oppenheimer also claimed that, “access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries.”
Oppenheimer with Albert Einstein
Remarkably he even once hinted at the possibility of weapons on par of the nuclear ones he was working on in previous eras, particularly those of the Ramayana and Mahabharata. While he was giving a lecture at Rochester University, during the question and answer period a student asked a question to which Oppenheimer gave a strangely qualified answer:
Student: “Was the bomb exploded at Alamogordo during the Manhattan Project the first one to be detonated?”
Dr. Oppenheimer replied: “Well — yes. In modern times, of course.”
Some people suggest that Oppenheimer was referring to the Brahmastra weapon mentioned in the Mahabharata. The appreciation didn’t stop there. So much so he always gave the book (Bhagavad Gita) as a present to his friends and kept a copy on the shelf closest to his desk. At Franklin Roosevelt’s funeral he read a passage from the Gita, chapter 17 verse 3, “Man is a creature whose substance is faith, what his faith is, he is”.
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Top most Scientists around the globe giving message to humanity quoting Vedas, Bhagavad Gita. We have treasure in our own scriptures but we don’t realize till such time some body says what you want is lying just by your side.
Top most Scientists around the globe giving message to humanity quoting Vedas, Bhagavad Gita. We have treasure in our own scriptures but we don’t realize till such time some body says what you want is lying just by your side.
Our Rishis revealed the God’s message to Humanity – We have to accept it – No way
Very informative
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They respect but alas…. we don’t !!!!
True
But we take Gota teachings only as a religion and do not associate with it in our deeds and understand it fully
The words of wisdom coming directly from the God can not be ignored by sane people of the world. Thanks for sharing.
I have read Ramayana, it is nice. But Bhagvad Gita is difficult.
….it’s difficult because the Bhagavad Gita,….differs (from the) i-cult, dotctrines that has trapped humans until now.
In ancient days nuclear weapons like ‘Brahaastra’ etc used to be there. Their usage was guided by ‘Righteousness or ‘Dharma’. Nowadays it is in the hands of of ‘Most unrighteous’. That is the difference between ancients and modern people. Still nuclear arms race is going on. Nuclear countries have enough stock piles to destroy the world more than once. Its earlier folly is now being slowly forgotten. Perhaps they will repent only on its usage again, when they have to rule over dead bodies or epidemics.
our Vedas really a great and had every science and technology. but we Hindus quarrel each other for self benefits.
We are the biggest Hindu Nation in the world. All our Shastra n Granth says is absolutely right n scientific. But the people of INDIA ( majority) are not educated n that’s why our Rishimunees told all that things through religion. If we want to implement it in our new generation we have to explain them in scientific way b’cos they are educated. The best medium to spread the Hinduism is social media. So this website is doing very good job.I highly appreciate your efforts. Thanks.