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composed. This could be done only with the help of delicate instruments. A sword, howsoever sharp it may be, can not split the atom Even most powerful lenses can not enable us to perceive the atom. These are crude instruments and they can not comprehend reality which is absolutely subtle. The key to the success of scientific pursuits is the invention and production of delicate apparatuses. We may call these extremely delicate instruments supersensual instruments.
What the sense-organs cannot perceive may be comprehended by means of these instruments and apparatuses. The subtle truths which can not be grasped by consciousness dependent on the sense-organs can be comprehended by supersensual instruments.
The term supersensual does not mean the achievement of supreme truth. Supersensual consciousness does not mean merely the consciousness of the achievement of supreme truth. The only function of supersensual consciousness is to achieve supreme truth. But it is also the basic consciousness, the base of all kinds of consciousness. The mountain Himalaya is not only the peaks but also the base on which the peaks stand. Supersensual consciousness is not only the peak of consciousness, it is also the base of consciousness. Its function is to know that which can not be known by the sense-organs.
It is a matter of pity and regret that the modern philosopher has neglected the sensual as well as the supersensual means of knowing truth. He is neither a fullfledged phoilsopher nor an accomplished scientist. He has neither the insight of the ancient philosopher, nor the delicate instruments of the modern scientist which are capable of revealing subtle truth. He is deprived of both. The only instrument with which he can work is logic. He can neither justify statements nor denounce them. It seems that the modern philosopher has become a legal advocate. He applies laws to particular cases to disprove the contentions of his opponents. He does not need supersensual knowledge.
Philosophy is in a strange position today. It occupies a pitiable place among the different branches of science. In the universities there are a very few students in the discipline
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