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Consciousness : A Critical Observation.
(With Reference to Advaita Vedānta, Science and Brahmākumārīs Philosophy)
Sureshwar Mehar
Summary
Consciousness is the prime factor for the existence of every human being. Many ancient scholars, philosophers and modern scientists have been pondering and shedding light on it from various perspectives. Present paper is a dynamic synthesis with critical analysis of the views of Advaita Vedāntins mainly Adi Sankarācārya and Swami Vivekananda regarding the concept of Brahman or Ātman is the Universal and Pure Consciousness which manifests itself in various forms and the whole universe is its apparent transformation; of Scientists and Physicists such as Erwin Schroedinger, Max Planck, Eugene Wigner and Fritjof Capra about matter and consciousness as two different kinds of Reality and of Brahmākumārīs modern spiritual philosophy which correlates both spirituality and science to explore reality for the upliftment of the whole humanity. Introduction
Philosophy, Modern Science and Spirituality - a compact trinity of the most elevated dimensions knowledge can definitely explore the real nature of any physical or non-physical entity in this universe and can also give an integrated vision of truth and an integrated personality by which one can achieve perfection in every milieu of the activity.
The object of Science is to know the nature of reality in physical realm. All the scientific explorations aim at discovering certain secrets behind the forces and phenomena of Nature and understanding the laws underlying them. Similarly, Philosophy explores both the realities, mundane and transcendental; but all the established philosophical systems e.g. Advaita Vedānta, Sānkhya,
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