We all know that the ultimate goal in physics is to have a single theory which explains and link together all known physical phenomena. It may take some time before this is achieved. That might be the ultimate truth of human existense. But right now the reason for me to write this blog is because, i believe, Science may not be the only path to discover this truth. I have a strong reason to believe that even we could take the path of metaphysics to discover this truth and that is what our great philosophers of India has done. Maybe people wont accept that, because, unlike science, in metaphysics, one experiences the truth himself and it cannot be proved to everyone.
I need to give a few examples here to prove my point. Vedas and upanishads have mentioned about big bangs and big crunchs, there was this nyaya-vaiseshika philosophy which said that ultimately, the entire universe is made of atoms. vedas talks about the five elements too. I dont know whether our ancestors, the seers, did some experiment to find these out. But i am sure that, one of the tools they used was Intuition. To find out something new, knowledge is required. But knowledge can take you only up to a point, after which intuition becomes necessary.
i believe when early philosophers found out a lot of things by obeserving our surroundings, todays scientists are finding out new laws, sitting inside their laboratories. Now-a-days their only observation is through microscope or telescope.I dont know how much intuitive they are.. May be if they retrospect on what their ancestors had done, it might throw some new light. Even the great scientist Einstein has said "Imagination is more important than knowledge". Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, India's First Vice president, In his book "Idealist View of Life" has made a powerful case for the importance of intuitive thinking as opposed to purely intellectual forms of thought.
I will end this with a quote : "Where knowledge ends, Intuition begins".Develop your intuitive thinking. But always remember intuition and dream is different ;)
Cheers
Ananda
