The Congruence of Vedic Rhytm & Quantum Dynamics

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The present book is an interesting presentation of the cosmos as visualized by the seers of ancient India in its exoteric and esoteric terms where the exact nature of it can be found. From the part of modern particle Physics, it is discovered in the form of quantum dynamics which fails to put forth more accurate explanations in this regard. All traces of the ultimate existence leads to a great singularity-the varied forms of force unified in Sakti- which possesses deceptive capacity. In contemporary times, science suggests a theory-M-theory-on Reality as the energy principle in strings but it is not certain whether there is a super-controller as brought forth by the Vedas. The imbalance in the qualities of Prakrti effectuated from the part of the Reality serves the purpose of maintaining the universal constituents in the form of cosmos. It represents the 'lila' (game) of the Lord in its Indian perspective. Even though Big-Bang is the most astonishing theory on the universe, the seers of India had visualized the peculiar nature of it even before Big-Bang leading every event into its finality of singularity as expressed in their words 'Tadekam'. The book is a humble attempt to reflect on the noble ideas on Cosmogony as presented in the Vedas in comparison to the contemporary scientific speculations.

Dr. N.Usha Devi holds Ph.D Degree in Indian Philosophy from the University of Calicut. She is a Ist Rank holder and Gold Medalist in B.A. and M.A. in Sanskrit Special (Advaita Vedanta) from the University of Kerala. She had her M.A.Degree in Philosophy also. She is teaching in Sree Sankara College, Kalady for the last thirty years. She is a U.G.C. Post -Doctoral Research Awardee. A Research Guide in Sanskrit of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala. She is guiding 8 research scholars. Two scholars have already been awarded Ph.D.degree.

She had presented more than 50 papers in National as well as International forums. She had written articles in JICPR and many other Research Journals, three of which are indexed in the Philosophers' Index, USA. Being the Editor of the Research Journal 'Sadvidya' published from the Department of Sanskrit, Sree Sankara.

The dawn of 20th century marks the beginning of a new era in the history of inquisitive pursuits for an ample explanation of the origin of the universe otherwise called 'Cosmogony'. Enormous strides have been made into the realm of the fundamental structure of the universe. Particle physicists evaluate themselves that they are able to interpret the nature of the underlying essence of the universe more accurately. But however, according to the scheme of thought-plans existed in ancient India, all such claims are mere tentative ones. As it is seen in all the developments presented in the realm of material science, cosmogony also witnesses newer and different versions from the part of physicists. The theories on the origin of the universe beginning from the big bang had reached the present-day conclusion of Super strings which is ever subject to fragmentation in judgments. Today's claims may be fragmented for tomorrow. Even then, the arrival at a consistent and concrete approach towards the basic structure of the universe seems lacking. Internal coherence within the wide expanse of the universe arises an unquestioned dogma-whether there is a need for a 'single controller' that might be able to regulate, manage, control and co-ordinate the universe according to his will.

There is a challenge of opposing arguments in this issue from the point of view of ancient Indian thinking represented by the Vedas, Upanisads and Puranas. A systematic development of cosmogony is clearly evident within the scheme of thought highlighted by the 'seers'. It is not arrived through experiments and observations in the laboratory of the whole universe but based essentially on the notion of the whole through the parts (the beings). The whole is aptly designated as 'Brahman' while the part is conceptualized as 'Atman'. The essence of the universe, Brahman, can be brought to the cognition of individuals only by the knowledge of it in an identified nature with Atman, the conscious principle within everyone. This resilience and authority of the Vedas, the most ancient literature in India as well as in the world, of course require a systematic analysis for successfully venturing into the nature of Reality behind this universe.

This will bring into limelight certain profound changes in the concept of Reality advocated by the material science.

The notion of Reality from the atomic to subatomic or elementary particles called super-strings exhibit the transitory nature of judgments from the part of modern science. But the Vedas unequivocally declare that the Reality is unknowable in its fullest extent as the intellect of human beings has a limit in cognition. Hence the manifested part of the Reality alone can be cognized by man. In this way of interpretation, the Ultimate Reality that is ever unmanifested remains as the essence and true substratum of the whole universe that owes a lower sort of life by subjecting itself to creation, sustenance as well absorption.

Man, from the beginning of socialization of his life, was preemptively engaged in activities that resulted in the growth of his intellect. A panoramic view of the dynamic universe, along with the systematic and orderly arrangement, had always prompted him to explore the mystery behind such an infinitely vast universe with a sense of curiosity. The first attempts in this dimension were purely inquisitive in nature. The so-called 'universe' consisted of all that is visible as animate and inanimate things with human beings as the highest evolutes, in the sense that they only had a super-sensitive 'thinking power'. In classical antiquity the universe was conceptualized as a whole consisting of parts. A deeper inquiry into the subjective propositions of the ancient people shows that the mental phenomena of these people was not far behind those in the present, even to say that a little higher development is expected, is not wrong. Especially, whenever one analyzes the deeper inquisitive propositions as proposed by the ancient seers (Rsis) of India it becomes explicit that these theories have so far no equivalence in the present age dominated by Scientific and Technological advancements!

Nevertheless, the inquisitive propositions have overpowered man's sensual experience from time of his coming to existence. The basic problem of understanding the peculiar behavior of the process underlying the sensible things highlights only the 'thought' content. But the theories based on 'experience' had reasonably deduced the principle behind the universal phenomena. There has been continuous search for new formulations in the 'thought' diagnosis and as a result the observational view on the universe had been subjected to sufficient changes during the centuries of its evolution. From the presumed matter-dominant world, new perspectives show that some more fundamental aspects have to be discovered to explain the complexity in the natural phenomenon. But it is possible to understand from the Vedic disclosures that the natural phenomena were much appropriately and accurately defined.

Ever since man has started to look inwards into his own domain of internal actions and reactions against those actions he has been in constant enquiry of his origin and existence in this ordained universe of varied content and predetermined existence. The 'inquisitive knowledge' attained through strenuous efforts on the part of ancient seers is the outcome of mental phenomena. The 'actual experience' is something difficult to elaborate. Instead, the sense experience can be commonly interpreted based on some judgment about the object and is the theoretical evidence. It is important that an object of sense experience requires no further inquiry on the part of the observer, as it is clear in all its viewpoints. But inquisitive experience is unique in itself as it belongs to higher realm of Reality. This is called "Jnana" (Knowledge) in the Vedic literature. This knowledge is about the Reality. The ancient seers proposed that the knowledge would make one understand the whole phenomena of the universe.