Science Discovers Eternal Wisdom

Author(s): Amarendravijay, J D Lodaya, Bhuvanchandra
Publisher: Jain Sahitya Academy

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Translator's Note
Twentieth century has witnessed revolutionary changes in human life brought about by scientific discoveries; hence, it is labelled variously as jet age, atomic age, space age and now computer age depending upon the dominating factor of influence. During the same period, renaissance in spiritual field by way of research and exchange of ideas beyond the geo-cultural barriers has been slowly but surely taking place both in the East and the West. As a result, terms like yoga, karma, transcendental meditation, mantra and tantra have become household words.
Apparently, science and spiritualism seem to be poles apart holding on to their beliefs and dogmas, but recent upsurge of popular interest in both compels us to take a fresh look at them. While doing so, if a broad and unbiased view is adopted, we may be in for a happy surprise to find the truth lying on either side of the dividing line.
A presentation made by a specialist in a particular field may be brilliant but it usually offers a one-sided view and could suffer from profusion of details cluttering up the over-all picture. In the present work, however, the author His Holiness Munishri Amarendravijayji has provided a wide-angle view of the universe with man at its centre. When spotlighted thus by scriptural wisdom of yore and scientific knowledge of modern times, a holistic image of man - body, mind and spirit - begins to emerge as a three dimensional reality.
The depth of perception of this world-view from spiritual as well as scientific angle derives from the author's personal, firsthand experience of the spiritual path and impersonal objectivity of thought nurtured by scientific temper of a thorough rationalist. What a perfect blending of intuitive wisdom of the
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