Modern science has impacted mankind in a short span of time. Overdependence on technology and scientific achievements has made the use of the body and brain less important, creating new problems.
One is the vast inner emptiness that strikes at the heart of the individual and affects him psychologically. This mental imbalance is at the root of the world's problems and violence. We are living in a fear-orientated world. Not only do individuals distrust and fear individuals but nations do the same. The arms race consumes money that could wipe out poverty, yet man has to realize that he has no enemy but himself. Man has got to learn the important lesson of how to live with himself. There will have to be a convergence between the material and spiritual and sciences, a marriage between the head and the heart, in order to experience the grandeur and beauty of the world and the riches it has to offer.
For such a convergence, there is no firmer foundation than the sacred sound Aum (usually pronounced Om).
Scientists theorise that this world emerged from sound - the "Big Bang". Our Hindu Rishis many thousands of years earlier said the same thing - Om is the primal sound from which everything has been created, sustained and transformed.
Our Vedas say: "Om is the imperishable syllable. Om is the universe, and this is the exposition of Om. The past, the present and the future, all that is, all that will be, is Om. Likewise, all else that exists beyond the bounds of time, that too is Om," (Mandukya Upanishad).
This definition of Om gives the idea that the universe is one indivisible whole.
Everything is inter-dependent. Om stands both for the psychic and material principles of life. This realization can save our world from the impending danger of dogmatism and materialism oriented by competition and the profit motive. The arms race consumes money that could wipe out poverty, yet man has to realize that he has no enemy but himself. (Source: spiritual.com)
One is the vast inner emptiness that strikes at the heart of the individual and affects him psychologically. This mental imbalance is at the root of the world's problems and violence. We are living in a fear-orientated world. Not only do individuals distrust and fear individuals but nations do the same. The arms race consumes money that could wipe out poverty, yet man has to realize that he has no enemy but himself. Man has got to learn the important lesson of how to live with himself. There will have to be a convergence between the material and spiritual and sciences, a marriage between the head and the heart, in order to experience the grandeur and beauty of the world and the riches it has to offer.For such a convergence, there is no firmer foundation than the sacred sound Aum (usually pronounced Om).
Scientists theorise that this world emerged from sound - the "Big Bang". Our Hindu Rishis many thousands of years earlier said the same thing - Om is the primal sound from which everything has been created, sustained and transformed.
Our Vedas say: "Om is the imperishable syllable. Om is the universe, and this is the exposition of Om. The past, the present and the future, all that is, all that will be, is Om. Likewise, all else that exists beyond the bounds of time, that too is Om," (Mandukya Upanishad).
This definition of Om gives the idea that the universe is one indivisible whole.
Everything is inter-dependent. Om stands both for the psychic and material principles of life. This realization can save our world from the impending danger of dogmatism and materialism oriented by competition and the profit motive. The arms race consumes money that could wipe out poverty, yet man has to realize that he has no enemy but himself. (Source: spiritual.com)
