Passage 19

In English

Newton declared that the nature of gravitational power is changeless. It can neither be created nor destroyed. Einstein was also a great scientist but was not egoistic like many other scientists. He used to think of God always. Once some visited Einstein. He took them to his reading room where they found to their surprise many sacred texts like the and the in his bookshelves. Such a great scientist like Einstein had great faith and reverence towards the and the other sacred texts. What the modern scientists have understood is only a fraction of the reality, yet they boast as if they know everything. The moment they receive their Ph.D. degree, they think very highly of themselves. A true scientist is one who does not have ego. Modern scientists know very little and their inquiries and investigations are based on the question, “What is this?” However, the great scientists of olden days inquired and investigated, “What is that?” ‘This’ refers to whatever is close to the senses and ‘that’ refers to divinity, which is beyond the senses. Science is below the senses, whereas spirituality is beyond the senses. People think that a scientist knows everything. Truly speaking, a scientist who lacks humility and faith has less knowledge than an elementary schoolboy. One who lacks faith is not a scientist at all. In a sense, he is inferior to an animal.