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Lord Shiva in Geneva Science Lab By : Salil Gewali, Shillong, India.

In the year 1975 an eminent American physicist

Dr Fritjof Capra had come up with the most epoch-

making book entitled ‘The Tao of Physics’. Besides

his four other International bestsellers, this book

has now been published in 23 languages across

the world. Dr Capra scientifically connects here

the rhythmic pulsation of subatomic particle and

with the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva. He asserts

“every subatomic particle not only performs an

energy dance, but also “is an energy dance”; a

pulsating process of creation and destruction,

without end. For the modern physicists, then

Shiva's dance is the dance of subatomic matter. As

in Hindu mythology, it is a continual dance of

creation and destruction involving the whole

cosmos; the basis of all existence and of all natural

phenomena." He further adds "Modern physics

pictures matter, not as passive and inert, but as

continuously dancing and vibrating. This is very

much like the Eastern mystics description of the

world. Both emphasize that the universe has to be

grasped dynamically. It structures are not static,

rigid ones, but should be seen in terms of dynamic

equilibrium.”

The most astounding aspect of the book is that it

corroborates Eastern’s interconnection of the

entire objects in the universe, animate or

inanimate and the rest. Capra writes :‘The Eastern

mystics see the universe as an inseparable web,

whose interconnections are dynamic and not

static. The cosmic web is alive; it moves and grows

and changes continually. Modern physics, too, has

A science student might know what it means by CERN.

At least now when the recent shocking news about the

existence of particles (Neutrinos) that run faster than

the light was announced by the CERN jscientists. A big

blow to a long-held assumption. Could bring major

upheavals in the theories expounded even by Albert

Einstein and the like.

CERN stands for ‘European Organization for

Nuclear Research’, situated in Geneva. This world

largest physics lab can boast of having been run by

2400 full-time employees and 7931 scientists and

engineers representing 608 universities and research

facilities and 113 nationalities. The Nobel laureate and

co-founder of Quantum Physics Werner Heisenberg

was also one of the co-founders of this particle

research centre.

But believe or not, this awesome international science

centre houses a huge statue of Natraja, the symbolic

depiction of Lord Shiva who performs his cosmic dance

to destroy the decrepit universe making way for the

Lord Brahma to re-start the new creation. The statue

was a gift presented by the Indian government in

2004.

Strange, how a Hindu God found a place in the science

centre, a seat of rationalism and reasoning? The atheist

may fume at the idea. No strange, they have proclivities

to shrug aside any religious symbols and rituals as a

load of superstitions, irritant hurdles on the way to

progression and liberalism in the free thinking world.

But alas, their rational fathers and men of letters and

intellect are now thinking hard on the other way

around. They are turning towards the wisdom of India.

Striving to dig deeper into the ancient archives.

The statue of Nataraja, the Cosmic Dancer, Dr. Aymar, DG

of CERN, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Indian

Atomic Energy Commission

Lord Shiva in all his Glory at CERN Campus, Geneva

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The only solution to this conflict in so far as any is

available to us at all lies in the ancient wisdom of

the Upanishad.’

Schrodinger was not alone. David Bohm, Eugene

Wigner, Oppenheimer, David Josephson, Archibald

Wheeler, Charles Townes, Jack Sarfatti, John

Hagelin, John Bells had already made attempts to

plunge headlong into the cosmic sea of

Upanishadic Consciousness --- after the pulsating

vibration, as the ultimate answer. The man behind

the ‘Black Hole’ and ‘Worm Hole’ John Archibald

Wheeler become so awestruck with the

knowledge of the East, he remarked ---‘One has

the feeling that the thinkers of the East knew it all,

and if we could only translate their answers into

our language we would have the answers to all

our questions.’

Finally, here comes the boldest prediction by

Robert Julius Oppenheimer “What we shall find in

Modern Physics is an exemplification, an

encouragement and a refinement of old Hindu

wisdom.”

The thing may sound quite staggering to the

sceptical but the science has long been kneeling

down before the Eastern wisdom. Beware the

atheist, the science is returning to Hinduism. Not

the religion, but all pervasive DIVINITY.

---- Salil Gewali, Shillong, India

Science now agrees that the seers of Indian sub-

continent had seen the higher truths, the science of

higher dimension and subtleties. These very subtleties

which Nobel laureate Erwin Schrodinger, -- whose

Schrödinger equation is considered to be one of the

greatest achievements of 20th century, had long taken

the refuge in. His deep love for Upanishads are evident in

his world famous work – “What is life?” which was later

credited by the Francis Crick for his key insight leading to

the revolutionary discovery of DNA code. Schrodinger

was so convinced about the wealth of wisdom in Indian

literature he made a fervent proclamation --- ‘In all world

there is no kind of framework within which we can find

consciousness in the plural; this is simply something we

construct because of the temporal plurality of individuals,

but it is a false construction. The only solution to this

conflict in so far as any is available to us at all lies in the

ancient wisdom of the Upanishad.’

Schrodinger was not alone. David Bohm, Eugene

Wigner, Oppenheimer, David Josephson, Archibald

Wheeler, Charles Townes, Jack Sarfatti, John Hagelin,

John Bells had already made attempts to plunge headlong

into the cosmic sea of Upanishadic’s Consciousness ---

after the pulsating vibration, as the ultimate answer. The

man behind the ‘Black Hole’ and ‘Worm Hole’ John

Archibald Wheeler become so awestruck with the

knowledge of the East, he remarked ---‘One has the

feeling that the thinkers of the East knew it all, and if we

could only translate their answers into our language we

would have the answers to all our questions.’

Finally, here comes the boldest prediction by

Robert Julius Oppenheimer “What we shall find in

Modern Physics is an exemplification, an encouragement

and a refinement of old Hindu wisdom.”

The thing may sound quite staggering to the

skeptical but the science has long been kneeling down

before the Eastern wisdom. Beware the atheist, the

science is returning to Hinduism. Not the religion, but all

pervasive DIVINITY.

----

Salil Gewali, Shillong, India

come to conceive of the universe as such a web of

relations and, like Eastern mysticism, has

recognized that this web is intrinsically dynamic.’

Yes, the present scientists are beginning to think

in the same line what Rishis in India did and put

down in the series of Upanishads ages ago. So the

glorification of Natraj by the nuclear scientists in

the CERN is never impertinent. Rather

inspirational, providing fuel for further

exploration.

Science now agrees that the seers of Indian sub-

continent had seen the higher truths, the science

of higher dimension and subtleties. These very

subtleties which Nobel laureate Erwin

Schrodinger, -- whose Schrödinger equation is

considered to be one of the greatest achievements

of 20th century, had long taken the refuge in. His

deep love for Upanishads are evident in his world

famous work – “What is life?” which was later

credited by the Francis Crick for his key insight

leading to the revolutionary discovery of DNA

code. Schrodinger was so convinced about the

wealth of wisdom in Indian literature he made a

fervent proclamation --- ‘In all world there is no

kind of framework within which we can find

consciousness in the plural; this is simply

something we construct because of the temporal

plurality of individuals, but it is a false

construction.

Lord Shiva’s Idol so placed that its shadow falls on

plane wall of the CERN building. How thoughtful!

Great Scientists have such regard for our Knowledge

but our own Government makes it illegal to teach

the same Knowledge in Educational Institutions in

our country