Mysticism and Science - An Indian Context

Mysticism in general comprises of all aspects of religiosity & spirituality. Spirituality refers to the most profound and sublime emotion with a humble adoration towards a mystical divinity experienced through supra-sensual perception. Such intense intuitive and unitive experience has been described as the ultimate reality the God supreme. Mysticism therefore is the synonym for the science of the ‘spirit’ belonging to a transcendental spiritual realm where as ‘Science’ is the science of matter belonging to the phenomenal realm. The purpose of both has been the pursuit of the true nature of Reality. But the paths followed are different. ‘Mysticism’ developed to a great extent by the eastern world through intuition contemplation and mediation follows an inward approach searching ‘in here’. Whereas ‘Science’ follows an outward approach of looking towards the objects ‘out there’ through reason and experiments.Classical science has already confronted its limitations in the microscopic dimensions in 20th century. Its inadequacy has been exposed with the advent of special theory of relativity & quantum mechanics. Modern science of 21st century is maturing slowly to take a path converging towards once denounced subjective method of the inward approach.This book is a ramification of the ‘Eastern Mysticism’ with emphasis on Indian Spiritualism and analysing the question of Truth and Reality both in Science and Spirituality.