{"id":659,"date":"2015-08-09T03:59:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T01:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vidyavaridhi.org\/?page_id=659"},"modified":"2018-05-03T15:52:19","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T13:52:19","slug":"similarity-in-the-teachings-of-many-religions-and-modern-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vidyavaridhi.org\/index.php\/similarity-in-the-teachings-of-many-religions-and-modern-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Similarity in the teachings of many religions and modern science"},"content":{"rendered":"

The similarity in the teachings of many religions and modern science<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Many people of modern day and age tend to criticize our ancestors for being religious and wasting time on such trivial things. But in my opinion, many of the cultures of the past, the spiritually advanced civilizations especially the rishis and saints were the first generation of researchers of the human race. The astrophysicist Carl Sagan clearly explains the knowledge of the rishis in his famous series\u00a0Cosmos. <\/a>If one spends a considerable amount of time reading the Vedic scriptures they may begin to wonder how many Nobel prizes each one of the rishi\u2019s\/saints would deserve for their selfless service to humankind in terms of science, spirit, and knowledge. The only downside to these scriptures is that they were documented or captured according to the consciousness or level of understanding of those times which our present level of consciousness is unable to interpret. The rishis were the most brilliant of astronomers and physicians to have ever walked on this planet. They have composed such exemplary works in astronomy and works related to medicine (Ayurveda) during a day and age when neither telescopes or microscopes were available. One may begin to wonder how they even managed to discover such intricate details without any advanced tools\/instruments? One may even wonder if they managed to discover so many things without any sophisticated tools then imagine the kind of discoveries they would figure out if they lived in today\u2019s day and age? Perhaps, the answer to such questions can be best answered with the below assessment and quotes.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Refer to the below quote from Yajurveda<\/em>–<\/p>\n

“Yatha pinde tatha brahmande, yatha brahmande tatha pinde\u201d<\/strong><\/em> which translates to “Although I’m such a pin-head, I’m just like the whole Universe and beyond (Brahman), Or “As is the individual, so is the universe, as is the universe, so is the individual”, Such as “As is the atom, so is the Universe” Or “As is the human body, so is the Cosmic Body” Or “As is the Microcosm, so is the Macrocosm”, Or succinctly put “As Above, So Below”.<\/p>\n

Rumi, a Persian Islamic poet also has a similar quote –<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Christ who was a great Yogi also preaches the same \u2013<\/p>\n

\u201cSeek the Kingdom of God First<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAsk, Seek, Find”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

“Matthew 7:7,8 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Popular science also states, \u201cWe are all made of star stuff\u201d<\/strong><\/em>– Neil deGrasse Tyson (21st-century astrophysicist). What Neil is teaching today was recited as bedtime stories (see a short clip from the movie Life of Pi below to understand) to every small kid in India while they are growing up and was known to the rishi’s at least 6000 years ago (a conservative estimate by historians).<\/p>\n