Passage 5

In English

We see here that truth is one thing and our experience is a totally different thing. We imagine that the earth is not moving at all, although it is moving at a very fast pace. Although in truth, there is nothing like east or west, many eminent scientists keep saying that there is an east and that there is a west. Now we have to enquire whether what we experience is truth or what we say is truth. Many eminent people, having gone to the moon and come back, tell us that the moon is lifeless. This is not an accurate description. On the one hand, they say that the moon is lifeless. On the other hand, they say that all matter is composed of tiny particles called the atoms, which are in perpetual motion. If you have a piece of matter which is composed of atoms in perpetual motion, is it correct to say that it is lifeless? There are emanations of motion that constitute these ultimate particles called electrons, protons, and neutrons. The manner in which these ultimate particles come together, conglomerate and form matter has been described as a condensed form of energy by our ancients. Moon is also a conglomeration of these fine particles which constitute energy. In this context, how can we say that the moon is lifeless?