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intellectual transformation. Self-knowledge gives us knowledge of the inner dimension of reality. It goes beyond mind and words and touches the heart and soul. Thus, Science and Self-knowledge fulfil the demands of the outer and inner self respectively.
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From the moral point of view, both Science and Spirituality have got a remarkable sense of unity. As we have seen that science is neutral, beyond attachment and prejudices, so is the true state of Spirituality, where there is no envy, greed, jealousy etc. 36 A truly spiritual man is a man of steadfast wisdon (Sthitaprajna) is above these dualities of Raga-dvesha (attachment and aversion), pleasure and pain, praise and blame. As scientific attitude is useful in all walks of life, similarly spiritual outlook is universally applicable. We need spiritualisation of politics, economics, education and even commerce and military warfare.
There is further point of unity between science and Spirituality that both of them, are not opposed to religion. Science being an upholder of truth, it wants to rest religion on true and real knowledge. "The foundation of morality or religion should not be dependent on myth nor tied to any authority lest doubt about the myth or about the legitimacy of the authority should imperil the foundation of sound judgment and action "37 says Einstien. Thus scientific attitude to religion will cleanse it from the dross of superstition and dogmatism. Spirituality too purifies religion because this is the core of all religions.
Hence, there is no real quarrel between Science and Spirituality, rather they need each other to fill themselves in, to discover all their own implications, to awaken to their richest and completest significance.$8 The two streams of scientific materialism and scientific spirituality seem to come together to foster a cosmic unity and universal consciousness, never seen before.39
Spirituality and Social Action:
As Science should be distinguished from technology,
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