photon

[Guest guest]

 

Anurag Goel <anurag

Vivekananda Centre <vivekananda

08 October 1999 21:13

photon.

 

 

>

>

>Jay today i attended one lecture on Physics,Universe and conciousness.

>

>i have no sound knowledge of physics . So thing smay might sound vague.

>

>There i came to know that space which we consider as empty consists of

>large no. of sub atomic particles.

<snip>

 

Response:-

That is not exactly true - Space alone is not possible anymore. General

Relativity will say we live in a four dimensional world made of Space+Time

and the curvature within this four dimensions produces the feeling that

there is force of attraction between bodies called gravitation. So

gravitational force can be reduced to sheer geometry.

 

Then we have the idea of sub atomic particles - here the other most

interesting theory of modern physics takes over. This theory is called

quantum mechanics. It is the most wonderful and exciting thing in Physics

today. This is not the right place to discuss the theory but one of the

conclusions of this theory is:-

The smaller the unit of space~time you take and examine the greater is the

force ~ energy you encounter. So you keep reducing the space/time unit -- go

to smaller and smaller scale and the fun begins. You encounter higher and

higher energies. This just pops out of the blue. Try and get to say an

almost point like particle and we come close to holding infinity in our

hands. This is not just theory - it is a matter of experimental

observations. Where does this infinite power hide? How can it do so in such

small infinitesimal confines of space/time?

 

(The vedic verse greater than the greatest and yet smaller than the

smallest comes to mind)

 

Remember what Swami Vivekananda had said,

" The distinction we make in what we call external (the outside world of

matter) and what we call internal is arbitrary. Exactly where does external

stop and internal begin? Where is the demarcation line? " What science is

coming face to face is the same vibrant Reality the rishis have experienced.

There are no two separate realities one called external (which science can

handle) and the other called internal(which is referred to as spiritual).

This is the reason why I have tremendous love for Physics - I feel that this

is the way for the next millennium - the interest in spirituality will come

about via Physics!

 

jay