Few years back I took a course in Quantum Mechanics (QM). Initially, I was very much interested and the subject seemed to be simple. Later on, it gets tougher. Its hard to understand the basic concepts. While I struggled hard to make it clear, I realized that there are various level in this subject that you need to clarify and cross to understand the next level. This seemed to be so much different from various other scientific subjects I dealt with all these years. One evening, I was struggling with QM and somehow from the bottom of my heart I felt it is so much similar to meditation. You need to cross certain levels to pursue the next one. At that time, I had no idea about meditation but always had an immense liking for it. when one of my professors questioned how the course on QM was like, I replied its like meditation. Initially everything is very unclear and as you pursue it everything becomes crystal clear.
3-4 years later, after this incident happened, I have a little idea of what meditation is because of some training and practice that I have now, I feel that I was right when I said understanding QM is very similar to meditating.
I always believe in that we find what our mind seeks for. Because of my interest in scientific understanding of our concept of God or of nature for that matter, I tend to read a lot in that area. I came across this book called The Tao of Physics by Frifjof Capra (an eminent theroretical Physicist), which correlates between QM and eastern philosophy of thought. I am reading the early chapters of the book and am just waiting to see if what I feel about QM and meditation is correct. Will post more when I find my answer. I do not know if my answers would be as abstract as partcle behaviour in QM and the experiences we get during meditation. I can only wait to find out.
Friday, July 10, 2009
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