RE: [ramakrishna] Methodology of Vedic Hindus?

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In reply to RadhaRaman

In my opinion, the Vedic Hindus followed all the scientific methodology of

research that we talk of today.

1. Observation

2. Theorising and hypothesis formulation

3. Experimentation (in metaphysical sense and sometimes even in physical

sense)

4. Hypothesis testing for confirming the theory or rejecting it

 

As the Vedic scholars were dealing mainly with metaphysics the

experimentation was confined to the self. That is one has to do the

experiment himself to realise the validity of finding arrived at by another.

It will be wrong to say that these experiments were not replicable as modern

day science demands. Only that the conditions that needed to be satisfied

were different. When Vedic Hindus say that every one can realise God they

mean that the experiments are replicable. In a Chemistry Lab one will need

to control say temparature, in Physics lab say control of gravitation etc so

also in metaphysical lab certain controls were necessary. These have been

variously described in scriptures.

This is my initial response.

 

Regards

 

Yours sincerely

Milind Sathye

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University of Southern Queensland

Toowoomba, Queensland 4350

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Vivekananda Centre [vivekananda]

Saturday, 28 April 2001 18:51

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[ramakrishna] Methodology of Vedic Hindus?

 

 

 

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RadhaRaman Upadhyaya Email: <tejmani

Posted on: Saturday, April 28, 2001, 01:31 AM

 

Please help me with this research question. What were the main

teaching and learning methodology of vedic Hindus?

 

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Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah

Vivekananda Centre London

http://www.vivekananda.co.uk