The Consciousness of Science
By Karmayogi
For 17 long years,
Nehru was sorry that Indian poverty could not be removed. For another 17 years,
Indira Gandhi had the same grievance. Most of us who belonged to the generation
of freedom fighters consoled ourselves saying that an army that Freedom
Movement enjoyed was not equipped to develop the nation. Still, Nehru was the
only political leader who had the ultimate insight into development: to
development a nation, the consciousness of her people must be developed. The
constitution of India abolished untouchability, made
reservation one of its articles, offered universal compulsory education. Those
were the REAL foundations of development. Nehru's idealism knew what he
had not accomplished, rather than what had been already done, the true hallmark
of Idealism.
For several centuries, Science has been discovering the laws of Nature. Its
concentration has been mainly on technology. Technology makes a small energy do
a great work, which means the scientist makes the energy expand. In other
words, the scientist makes energy CONSCIOUS because that which is not conscious
cannot expand by itself. Yet, it is the scientist who is the leader of Modern
Materialism. It is in the nature of things. A relentless propaganda for nearly
half a century in the cause of atheism has directly resulted in theism growing
out of all proportions. All the temples are overflowing with devotees. The word
'science' means knowledge. Knowledge directly issues out of
consciousness. There is no backward movement in existence. Whichever way
knowledge moves, it moves towards consciousness. If you are a consummate
scholar in Indian scriptures such as the Vedas or the Upanishads, and presently
you are a practising scientist at the frontiers of knowledge, you will see the
parallel between them at all points. A group of physicists in Bombay some time ago told
an editor of a daily in Kerala that any breakthrough in their field of science
would come from Indians. I congratulate them on their insight. Here one has to
take both ends and bring them together. It is a work of the highest dimension
of knowledge. Ramanujam said zero is God, manifestation is Infinity. Indian
mathematicians can fully discover Ramanujam and the world will be grateful to
them for such a discovery. When conquests at these levels await the Indian
intelligentsia, the work of making the nation prosperous is no great challenge
for them.