Tulsi Prajna 1993 04

Author(s): Parmeshwar Solanki
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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EDITORIAL
Human civilization soars with the two wings of science and spirituality. Unfortunately, one of the wings viz. spirituality, has been chopped off from the modern civilization. This, not only has generated a chain of crises causing imbalances in society, but very existence of human civilization is at stake. We can not go ahead. The modern society, therefore, is urgently in need of its re-structuring with the materials of both science and spirituality.
Absolutism of science and superstitions of religionboth are injurious to the healthy growth of society. However, in their pure forms both of them are indispensable for our happy and peaceful life. Science is rational, neutral, objective and impartial and have all the values to make our outer or worldly life happy. It makes our spacio-temporal existence, descent and easy. If we develop our scientific temper, it will help us in all walk of our social life. Inspite of all this, it has no power to give insight to our inner life. Our feelings, emotions, attitudes and other divine virtues quite essential for harmonious and peaceful happy life, cannot be nurished by science. Spirituality is the seat of both internal and external powers as it consists purely in the consciousness of oneness of all the living and non-living beings. It is integral, holistic, subjective and intuitive. The real strength of man comes from spiritual and moral powers which ultima. tely are transformed into power of universal love and provide equanimity, stillness and eternal happiness in him. But it cannot help us to communicate one's higher and deeper feelings to others. Just as scientific achievement can not give us inner peace and happiness so also spiritual realisations cannot provide us mundane and societal peace and prosperity. Science and spirituality have different