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when the mind is filled with information, concepts and thought patterns". (Capra, P. 47). The contrast between deep mystical experience and that of intuitive insight can be seen in the fact that the former becomes possible when mind is emptied from all thoughts and concepts where as the latter emerges when the mind is filled with information and concepts. The former is the experience of oneness, the latter is the experience of fragmented reality. The similarity of the two lies in their inaccuracy. Mystical experience and direct intuitive insight can not be expressed adequately by ordinary words and languages, for the words are always "an abstract appoximate map of reality." Einstein said, as far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality." (Capra, 1988, P. 49) All the models of science are nothing but the approximation, and needless to say that mystical experience is too.
Thus, seen from the epistemological point of view science and spirituality have the same foundation of experience and approximation of knowledge. Their approaches are different. One believes in the rational approach and helplessly becomes mystical in its ultimate analysis where as the other believes in suprarational but takes the help of rationality to make the experience objective and universal. Subjectiveness and objectiveness both are essential components of knowledge in both science and spirituality.
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Science and Spirituality: As Values
Science and spirituality present two sets of values for humankind, non-contradicting to each other, rather complementary for the balanced growth of human civilization. It is too difficult to define a value, yet we are very clearly aware of different kinds of values-like metaphysical, moral, philosophical, scientific, spiritual, religious, economic, social aesthetic, positive and normative values. This shows that where-ever there is utility, merit, goodness excellence. creativity, we see value in them, for they give
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