Science and spiritual scientists view the self or ‘I’ and the world from completely different contexts. Spiritual scientists see the ‘I’—the human being or consciousness (?)—as everything. Man is of utmost importance in this creation. Everything, the entire universe is created for man. Man is created in the “image” of God. Man is the son of God. He is the lover of God. They view the world from the context of man or the ‘I.’
Science and spiritual scientists view the self or ‘I’ and the world from completely different contexts. Spiritual scientists see the ‘I’—the human being or consciousness (?)—as everything. Man is of utmost importance in this creation. Everything, the entire universe is created for man. Man is created in the “image” of God. Man is the son of God. He is the lover of God. They view the world from the context of man or the ‘I.’
However, when seen from the context of material scientists, it appears that man, the ‘I,’ is very infinitesimal. Man, the body, are billions in number. Earth is just one planet among millions of such planets in galaxies, and there are millions of such galaxies with billions of stars in the universe. Man is nothing, insignificant.
At one point in time, the Earth was formed out of the Big Bang. After trillions of years since the Big Bang, Earth was formed, and after millions of years of Earth's formation, man appeared, evolving from amoebas and monkeys. Man is just better than monkey, not son of God. Is he son of monkey or God?
The premise of science is that it is in constant motion—nothing but the result of the expansion of space in time. It is an outward perspective. The world is nothing but a time-space continuum.
Whether man is a child of God or a child of a monkey is the first question.
Now let us consider: let us agree that whatever science says is right. But regardless of what the world is like, however vast the universe is, everything is reflected in human knowledge, in human awareness, which must be far greater than the entire universe. In deep sleep, neither the ‘I’ nor the world exists. Even the so-called "other" does not exist. Then what would be the “awareness” that contains the universe?
Even if we say human awareness disappears during sleep and, if a strong blow is delivered to a man’s head, awareness goes off. Man becomes unconscious (unaware). Is there anything bigger than this? We will take up this topic when we discuss “The Science of Awareness.”
Let us consider the nature of human knowledge, which is transient. Look at the greatness of human knowledge, for which the world has become a subject. Human knowledge can hold and discard the world whenever it wants. [In the present context of human knowledge, it exists when the world exists and comes and goes along with the world.]
Spiritual people believe that man, the ‘I,’ is a reflection of God, while science posits that ‘I,’ the man, is the final product of the universe, which holds no intrinsic value. Moreover, science has an outward focus, never caring to find out the source of “human knowledge.” Scientists are only interested in discovering the source of the universe's power. Unless one knows the source of human knowledge, they cannot know the source of the universe's power, which is reflected in human knowledge.
All spiritual sciences have either not sufficiently inquired into the nature of the object (the universe) and the subject or have ignored it. Meanwhile, science does not care about either and only seeks to discover the power source of the universe to control it. Whether they explore the Moon, Mars, or any stars, or advance from the 1st level of civilization to the 5th level, no scientists can know the source of the universe's power or control it.
Physical science can never be satisfied by just examining the outer surface of the universe. Scientists must know the source of knowledge: human awareness. Frustration is a natural result of Science and Technology.
1. Science does not give any importance to the subject. It only enquires about objects and finds out principles by observation, experimentation, and verification. Yoga (Vedanta) gives utmost importance to self-inquiry, and the object of Vedanta is not just different objects of the world. It is the whole universe, not just one but all three, as experienced in the three states (Avasthas).
2. Science understands the principles behind objects and introduces a conscious object behind all the objects. Science says the entire world is made up of electrons and is now searching for the God particle. Science forms its theories based on this most common particle. Vedanta takes all three universes as objects and shows that the fundamental principle, common to all objects (gross, subtle, subtlest), is Sat-Chit-Ananda (Truth-Consciousness-Bliss). This fundamental non-object does not change, unlike in science. Whenever science finds a new particle, they have to change their theories. In science, the fundamental particle keeps changing, and so do the theories. However, the fundamental particle (Sat-Chit-Ananda) is beyond the three universes and does not change, nor do the theories of Vedanta.
3. Physical science determines the fundamental particle by inquiring about different objects. Spiritual science, by inquiring about the subject, tries to define the fundamental principle (or they first declare the fundamental unit, God, by trust and then develop science without inquiry). Vedanta, the super science, gives importance to both object and subject and reveals supreme knowledge, which is both subject and object, and that which is beyond both is the fundamental principle.
4. Science focuses solely on objects and develops many more objects, such as cars and ships, through technology. These objects appear useful to man. However, as science does not value the subject, the individual, in acquiring such objects, develops duality—new objects are better than old ones; distinctions like right and wrong, rich and poor arise. This develops attraction and repulsion. This results in an incomplete life, with manipulation to acquire objects faster, etc. Vedanta, by valuing both the subject and objects, allows man to develop objects while being free from duality. (In spiritual science, there is a tendency to completely reject objects, which is not the case in super spiritual science).
5. Human art and objects of the universe are often used only for sensual satisfaction because science cannot understand anything beyond the senses. Sense gratification becomes the way of science. For a Vedantin, however, art forms are not for sense gratification but for expression of the self—Bliss (Ananda) expressed with awareness and on the foundation of truth.
6. For science, the foundation of expression, due to the ever-changing nature of fundamental principle, becomes fear, doubt, and uncertainty. The sole purpose of expression is sensual gratification—entertainment. For Vedanta, the fundamental principle transcends changing and unchanging principle; its foundation is Sat-Chit-Ananda. Expression is not about acquisition (making money), nor merely for entertainment or fulfillment. It arises from fullness. As the source of expression is beyond space and time, no one can own or hide it. Thus, it is beyond attraction (Raga) and repulsion (Dvesha) and is for all.
7. Why Vedanta is Super Science. Vedanta transcends time and space. There is no possibility of it changing someday. It represents the point where the changing principle becomes one with the unchanging principle, forming the true fundamental Principle. As there is no duality, there is no war or struggle for peace. Look at today’s world—2-3 years of war leads to 20-30 years of struggling for peace, which becomes the fate of all countries.