ALTHOUGH science and technology have made rapid strides, man has not acquired the divine qualities. Technology is the child of science. But very much anterior to science is the . Science seeks to know all about creation, but the reveals the knowledge about the Creator. All the natural sciences are concerned with knowledge about created things.
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Man has explored the secrets of Nature and has even acquired control over the five elements. But he is not aware of his own true nature. Long time ago, in an earlier epoch, the young lad told his father, "In a brief period you have been able to conquer all the worlds; but you have failed to master your senses and your mind." Likewise, today we are acquiring mastery over the external universe, but are unable to control our senses. It is only when we use science for control of the senses will we be able to bring Science and Spirituality together and integrate the two. Today love seems to be absent even between parents and children, between husband and wife. Science must seek to discover means of promoting love and turning mankind away from the path of self-interest.
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Science should be linked to spirituality
There is an internal relationship between Nature and Divinity. The ocean, the moon and man are interrelated. The ocean swells on Full Moon day. What is the connection between the ocean and the moon? The mind and the moon are inter-related. Without our being conscious of it, our minds are affected during Full Moon days. Mental afflictions are aggravated during those days. The scientist should develop an integral approach towards Nature, Man and Spirit. Only then can he realise the underlying divinity that unites the man and the cosmos. Men today act upon what is stated in an almanac. But when the declare "" ("That Thou Art") they are not prepared to believe in it. Men who are prepared to believe in some tale in a newspaper or a novel, will not believe in the Vedic pronouncement of their inherent dignity.