Scientific Evidence of Spirituality
Fully-established or atleast very thought-provoking Scientific evidence for many core spiritual concepts exists in Modern Scientific Research.
Some Quotes by Scientists
Who is he?
According to Wikipedia:
Niels Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
"There can never be any real opposition between religion and science; for the one is the complement of the other... And indeed it was not by accident that the greatest thinkers of all ages were deeply religious souls"
~ Max Plank
Who is Max Plank?
According to Wikipedia:
Planck made many substantial contributions to theoretical physics, but his fame as a physicist rests primarily on his role as the originator of quantum theory, which revolutionised human understanding of atomic and subatomic processes.
Planck's constant which most of us have studied during high-school days is named after him.
Who is he?
Erwin Schrodinger won the Noble Prize in Physics in 1933. He is a famous scientist known for the Schrodinger wave equation, which all the science students in India study in the 12th standard.
“Most of my ideas & theories are heavily influenced by Vedanta."
~ Erwin Schrödinger
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"Quantum physics thus reveals a basic Oneness of the Universe."
~ Erwin Schrödinger
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“Nirvana is a state of pure blissful knowledge……It has nothing to do with individual. The ego or its separation is an illusion. Indeed in a certain sense two "I"s are identical namely when one disregards all special contents- their Karma. The goal of man is to preserve his Karma and to develop it further…….when man dies his Karma lives and creates for itself another carrier.”
~ Erwin Schrödinger
Who is he?
According to Wikipedia:
Werner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist and one of the main pioneers of the theory of quantum mechanics. He published his work in 1925 in a major breakthrough paper.
Heisenberg uncertainty principle which school students study in Physics, talks about the dual nature of matter (particle and wave nature of matter) and was named after him.
“Quantum theory will not look ridiculous to people who have read Vedanta.”
~ Heisenberg
"After the conversations about Indian philosophy, some of the ideas of Quantum Physics that had seemed so crazy suddenly made more sense."
~ Heisenberg
[In an interview, Fritjof Capra, a famous author of a book "Tao of Physics" that explains parallels between Science & Spirituality, states that Schrödinger in speaking about Heisenberg has said...] “I had several discussions with Heisenberg. I lived in England then [circa 1972], and I visited him several times in Munich and showed him the whole manuscript chapter by chapter. He was very interested and very open, and he told me something that I think is not known publicly because he never published it. He said that he was well aware of these parallels. While he was working on quantum theory he went to India to lecture and was a guest of Tagore. He talked a lot with Tagore about Indian philosophy. Heisenberg told me that these talks had helped him a lot with his work in physics because they showed him that all these new ideas in quantum physics were in fact not all that crazy. He realized there was, in fact, a whole culture that subscribed to very similar ideas. Heisenberg said that this was a great help for him. Niels Bohr had a similar experience when he went to China.”
~ Schrödinger on Heisenberg
"Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries.”
~ Robert Oppenheimer
Who is he?
J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904 – 1967) was an American theoretical physicist. A professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, Oppenheimer was the wartime head of the Los Alamos Laboratory and is often credited as the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project—the World War II undertaking that developed the first nuclear weapons.
After the war ended, Oppenheimer became chairman of the influential General Advisory Committee of the newly created United States Atomic Energy Commission. He used that position to lobby for international control of nuclear power to avert nuclear proliferation and a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union. He opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb during a 1949–1950 governmental debate on the question and subsequently took stances on defense-related issues that provoked the ire of some U.S. government and military factions.
“The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concentrate our minds on that truth, we become in tune with this great power. My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in the Bible.”
~ Nicole Tesla
Who is he?
Nikola Tesla (1856 – 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
Research STUDIES
Ian Stevenson's Research in Reincarnation
Ian Stevenson's Research in Reincarnation proves to a great extent the concept of Reincarnation.
World's happiest man
Matthieu Ricard has been called the "happiest person in the world". He was a volunteer subject in a study performed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Happiness, scoring significantly above the average of hundreds of volunteers.
Near Death Experience (NDE)
Research on Near-Death Experiences prove the continuity of life after death.
MOdern Physics
Einstein and Quantum Physics proved that the matter, space, and time are unreal. Hindu rishis also say the same.
(A detailed explanation of this will be published in future)
DEEPER STUDY ON SCIENCE & SPIRITUALITY
Following books & material will be helpful to study the relationship between Science & Spirituality more deeply:
"Tao of Physics" by Fritjof Capra -- This is the best book on this topic
"The Field" by Lynne McTaggart
"Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking
Research on Near Death Experiences
as part of SoM
The concepts shared above and the reading material shared above will be taught and discussed with SoM students in Online Life-University, Schools, and other SoM programs.