Passage 3

In English

Science and the

For a thousand years scientists have been trying to explore the nature of the atom. But a long time ago, the young lad, , knew that God was immanent in the atom and proclaimed that truth. He stridently told his father: "Do not have any doubts as to the presence or absence of the Divine from one thing or another. The Lord is all-pervasive. You can find Him wherever you seek Him!" (Thelugu poem). Young people should realise the superiority of spiritual power over the power of technology , the contains within it the powers of and . These two powers, and , correspond to what scientists call electron and proton (the two constituents of the atom). Proton forms the nucleus of the atom. The electron is moving at great speed round the proton. The has described the phenomenon in different ways. It has declared that and are inextricably associated with each other. This corresponds to the relationship between the electron and the proton. Anterior to the electron and proton is the particle known as neutron. This corresponds to what the has called . In common parlance is regarded as something effulgent. This is not correct. , in fact, means darkness. Out of this darkness is born light. Out of the darkness called , comes the effulgence of . Thus darkness is called . One meaning of is "nectar." The other meaning is (womb). This womb is called by the scientists as "space". The second syllabic mah mean s poison or Time. Thus the word encompasses space and Time, which are the determinants of the human predicament.