Swami Sivananda Vani

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Science, Philosophy and Religion

 

The business of science is generalisation of phenomena; it is the

function of philosophy and Yoga to explain it. Religion is the

practical aspect of philosophy; philosophy is the rational aspect of

religion. The scientist tries to answer the " How " of the problem; the

philosopher and the Yogi, the " Why " of it. It is a mistake to say that

such and such an event occurs because of certain laws of Nature. The

laws of nature do not give any real explanation of phenomena. It is

simply a scientist's statement in terms as general as possible of what

happens under given circumstances in his expression of an observed

order or uniformity in a natural phenomena. Science differs radically

in its outlook from philosophical musings. Science shows a marvellous

harmony of Nature, but it is the problem of philosophy and Yoga to

solve the " Why " of Nature's harmony.