Characteristics of knowledge

[Guest guest]

Dear Dr. Durgesh,

 

I would rather request you not to get perturbed by

the article posted by Shri Chatterjee. Nobody can go beyond the Prakruti

he is born with. I believe that ayurved also supports this theory.

Allopathy also supports the theory that the chararteristics of human

being is guided by genetics and hormonal chemistry. Some people would

always have inflexible mindset and enjoy to remain as frog in the well

lest adverse theory should pull their pious mindset down. Only a few are

gifted with rare openmindedness. This is precisely the reason

Rabindranath Tagore wrote his famous allegorical story named DAKGHAR. In

the end, the patient died due to dearth of knowledge as all windows were

closed. It was too late when Vaidya came and ordered to open all the

windows. It is to be noted that both good and the bad, pure as well as

adulterated, favourable and adverse would enter through the open window.

It is the duty of specialist ( Doctors, Scientists ? ) to synthesize and

develop a new way of life( Integrated medicine ? ) good for well-being

of society. Our mind should be open enough to discard the bad and

embrace the good irrespective of system of medicine in the process of

synthesis & evolution. That is what Science stands for. Science is

eternal quest for truth.

 

Shri Chatterjee has put Science to the gallows for no

fault of its. Should science be castigated for the extinction of

species, deforestation and mining ? Is this not for burgeoning

population, unscrupulous political leadership and lack of refined

culture in present growth of civilisation ? How many of us are ready to

live without concrete shelter, electricity and luxury tools of

livelihood ? Should we honesly use PC and Internet? Can we force the

clock to move backward ? We need to force a solution only in the forward

direction. We need to wade through the muddy water for eternal peace

leaving behind the drawback of the systems, search for light in the

tunnel of darkness. Shri Ramakrishna rightly propounded the theory of

Unity in diversity. He said, " The more there are opinions, the more are

solutions."

 

Why should medical science be blamed for the greedy

doctor who prescribes wrong medicine by design or otherwise ? If a

civil engineer designs a faulty bridge , can the theory of elasticity be

questioned ? My most beloved nephew died of blood cancer at the age of

ten after 3 years of wrong treatment. I had shed tears but did not form

any opinion against a particular form of medicine. I have told myself

that all the doctors cannot be Dhanvantari. Also there are always some

people who will do business in the welfare area too. Misusing science by

human being cannot be construed as criminal offence committed by science

itself.

 

It is very unfair to disregard today's scientists

and blame them for lacking conciousness. We have seen Dr Ramanna and Dr Kalam

from close quarters. They belong to ocean of conciousness where science and

philosophy lose separate identity. De Broglie at the age of 23 years got Nobel

prize for his famous Wave-Particle duality theory almost 80 years back. It is

not entirely De Broglie's fault if it still remains a puzzle. In macroworld, a

vehicle in a vacant road can be easily identified. In a road full of traffic, it

is very difficult for a viewer to identify a single vehicle. It almost looks

like a string of wave. Separate character of individual vehicle is hidden. Each

of us has a dual character. When I work in my room, my character is different.

When I go to canteen, start chatting with colleages, my outwardly character

changes with inner character hidden in a wave.

 

Let me draw an end with famous debate between Rabindranath and

Einstein in the thirties. Rabindranath strongly felt that an object has no value

till it is viewed. Einstein vehemently protested. As per him, value of an object

remains intact irrespective of viewership. As per Rabindranath, beauty always

lies in th eye of a beholder. After this debate, he wrote his famous poetry " I

". It said that the Emerald became green and Ruby became red through the rays

of his conciousness. Emerald and Ruby do not have separate entity till these are

seen by the poet in the realm of his conciousness. This is totally against the

version of Einstein. Later Quantum Mechanics proved Rabindranath

right.Rabindranath, the philosopher of Upanishad could visualize the truth

through his enlightened sense. As Dr Robert Openheimer rightly said that the

theory of quantum mechanics matches Upanishad in the higher etchelon of

understanding.

 

The theory of Quantum Mechanics attach lot of importance to

virtue of subject just Ayurved to life force instead of objective symptom. It is

a challenge to the people with Scientific mindset to understand and evolve a

common theory which works in every sphere of life and do not differentiate

between ancient and modern, good or bad in quest of truth.

 

Dr. Durgesh, I felt very bad for intolerant chauvinistic attack

on you by Shri Chatterjee. That's why I am writing to you. Otherwise his article

did not merit my attention. As we were taught in Mathemetics that two parallel

lines meet only in infinity. An open minded cannot meet a close minded person in

real world. The difference between these two are that when there is a fault in

the system one group tries to castigate the system instead of correcting the

fault and other group tries to analyse the fault and correct ( thereby retaining

good fruit ) Whenever, there is a controversy, I go back to my philosopher

Rabindranath for tolerance and integrity as an eternal disciple in this

multicultered, multireligious, multilinguistic diverse incomprehensible

magical world of Upanishad & Quantum mechanics for guidance. Till date he has

never failed me.

 

Sorry to say, This is my last article on this subject. I do not

want to occupy the space for non-Ayurvedic article. In the long run, it does not

help the society at large.

 

Regards,

 

asis das

[Guest guest]

> of society. Our mind should be open enough to discard the bad and

> embrace the good irrespective of system of medicine in the process of

> synthesis & evolution. That is what Science stands for. Science is

> eternal quest for truth.

 

like the US constitution guarantees the the pursuit of happiness, and

the pursuit only, science is only concerned with the pursuit of truth,

or in this case, facts

 

the difference is that the wise scientists knows that the pursuit is

the best that can be achieved, since science is actually not orientated

to demonstrating truth but to replicate findings to generate reasonable

confidence in a particular theory such that it stands the test of time

- in this sense there is no truth in theory, just like zeno's arrow

never actually hits its mark because of the infinitude of increments

between the archer and the target - there is always the leap of faith

that is required to make something "truth," even if it appears

obvious...

 

it is a common feature of science that what was held to be fact 20

years ago is no longer true, or least not exactly true any more - and,

we have all seen the contradictory findings that science presents in a

myriad number of subjects, such that most people don't know what to

believe - unfortunately the media doesn't help

 

we especially see this in medicine, and there have been some very

interesting studies that have shown how clinical truths held to be

self-evident a couple decades ago are no longer perceived this way

 

in contrast, ayurveda is based on empirical observations that extend

back thousands of years

the only problem is that is has been damaged, and it needs to be

restored to its former glory, when there was no disease, and no

technique that could not be understood by its principles

Caldecott

www.toddcaldecott.com

[Guest guest]

>

> it is a common feature of science that what was held to be fact 20

> years ago is no longer true, or least not exactly true any more -

and,

> we have all seen the contradictory findings that science presents

in a

> myriad number of subjects, such that most people don't know what to

> believe - unfortunately the media doesn't help

>

Caldecott

> www.toddcaldecott.com

 

Dear

 

Greetings. Years ago when my doctor relatives tried to reason with me

to follow the "beaten path" I told them exactly the same thing. I

told them, "First you come out with some basic principles that don't

need a change every few years and I'll once again be back in your

care."

 

Whereas one end of science has discarded the old newtonian view of

the Universe, the changed scenario shows no signs of percolating down

to the mainstream. This is the double standard that is hurting us

today. There are all sorts of interests that prefer the old and have

no wish to usher in the new because it will hurt their ambitions.

 

We must realise that the views expressed in the search for truth from

within the materialistic domain have changed drastically. The new

paradigm is almost a replica of the old that science sought to

replace.

 

And as you said, the truth can never be expressed as it is beyond

words, beyond mind. It is only accessible by personal experience.

Science can at best speculate, poets can at best offer glimpses, and

even scriptures can only show the way. As the Upanishads say the

truth is "abangmanasagocharam", beyond expression, beyond mind.

 

Sri Ramakrishna said, "The truth will never be soiled because nobody

will be able to express it. It is beyond expression."

 

Hence the efforts of science to search for the absolute truth is

futile. It can only help verify the spiritual traditions and once

again restore the faith of the people in the Primal Source. The

string theory, the theory of relativity, the theory of

interdependancy/interconnectedness, latest experiments in the field

of light are steps in this regard. As they progress the scientists

feel the presence of a Great Force which is sometimes terrifying and

sometimes loving and benign. Like our own Lord Shiva.

 

Regards,

Jagannath.