Guest guest Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 Namaste. There was a discussion on superstring theory initiated by Prof. Krishnamurthyji on this list a few months ago. If I remember right, our Sunderji then very kindly provided other web links to point out that that theory had already been superseded by later scientific developments. I can't locate that string unfortunately. Perhaps, Sunderji can help. In conclusion, therrefore, science is a field of continual discoveries and their supersession. It may tend towards the advaitic truth we are after but yet never reach there. To that extent only, it is therefore helpful to us advaitins. As advaita has its history of triumph from times immemmorial long before even Newtonian physics, as advaitins, our quest should remain logically moored to scriptures and their elaborations. Of course, we can have the superstring and other similar delicacies with our afternoon tea as they help advaitic digestion and contemplation. Pranams. Madathil Nair _____________________________ advaitin, Guru Venkat <v_vedanti> wrote: > There is a very interesting theory in physics today called superstring theory. It might be quite interesting for the folks here who like to walk on on the bridge between science and religion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Namaste, Messages #s 14999 and 15003 refer to this subject. Regards, Sunder advaitin, "Madathil Rajendran Nair <madathilnair>" <madathilnair> wrote: > Namaste. > > There was a discussion on superstring theory initiated by Prof. > Krishnamurthyji on this list a few months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Science can never 'explain' reality or reach an understanding of it through any theory. Its very nature is dualistic and its methods depend upon a false 'knowledge' (of a world out there that requires an explanation). This is one way of putting it but I much prefer Sri Nair's: "Of course, we can have the superstring and other similar delicacies with our afternoon tea as they help advaitic digestion and contemplation." This was beautiful and had me laughing out loud - so refreshing! Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 How about The Shadows of Mind by Roger Penrose and The Web of Life by Fritzaf Capra ? On Tue, 14 Jan 2003 Dennis Waite wrote : >Science can never 'explain' reality or reach an understanding of >it through >any theory. Its very nature is dualistic and its methods depend >upon a false >'knowledge' (of a world out there that requires an >explanation). > >This is one way of putting it but I much prefer Sri Nair's: >"Of course, we can have the superstring and other similar >delicacies with >our afternoon tea as they help advaitic digestion and >contemplation." > >This was beautiful and had me laughing out loud - so >refreshing! > >Dennis > > > > >Discussion of Shankara's Advaita Vedanta Philosophy of >nonseparablity of Atman and Brahman. >Advaitin List Archives available at: >http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/ >To Post a message send an email to : advaitin >Messages Archived at: >advaitin/messages > > > >Your use of is subject to > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Bhuvan eswar chilikuri commented: "How about The Shadows of Mind by Roger Penrose and The Web of Life by Fritzaf Capra ?" How about them? Penrose is certainly worthy of scientific respect (from the little I know of him). 'Shadows of the Mind' is a book I have looked at and thought "I wish I had the time and intellect to be able to read and understand this". I have read Fritjof Capra's 'Tao of Physics' and he is up there amongst the best of the pseudo-scientists. But there is no need to read any of these to determine that they are unable, ultimately, to say anything at all about the nature of reality. (By all means read them for interest and intellectual stimulation.) We are limited by our own nature. We can only perceive through our senses and conceive using our minds and no matter how wonderful these are, they are woefully inadequate. Bound to function in a dualistic manner, the non-dual, noumenal reality is forever beyond the grasp of the phenomenal mind. (See my page www.advaita.org.uk/talkreality.htm for further thoughts on this subject.) Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2003 Report Share Posted January 18, 2003 Namaste Shri Nairji referred to some posts of mine, which he could not locate. The following is a list of posts of mine on the subject which includes what Nairji referred to: #2271 : Review of Kesavan's book on Science and Mysticism #2283: Note on Consciousness and Science #3954: Consciousness #14999: Savikalpa and Nirvikalpa #15006: (in reply to #15003 of Sunderji) : Savikalpa and nirvikalpa - Digression into String theory. Postscript: I am still (!) reading the book 'The Elegant Universe'ian Greene. praNAms to all advaitins profvk ===== Prof. V. Krishnamurthy My website on Science and Spirituality is http://www.geocities.com/profvk/ You can access my book on Gems from the Ocean of Hindu Thought Vision and Practice, and my father R. Visvanatha Sastri's manuscripts from the site. Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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