Is our modern cosmological science equipped to Prove or Dis-Prove Vedic Cosmology ?
A simple answer would be NO.
But its not sufficient to say NO unless we understand WHY?
Well, in order to understand WHY, we first need to wrap our minds around the concept of perception boundaries.
Now what do we exactly mean by perception boundaries? And who exactly is responsible for administering these boundaries?
The answer lies in one the ancient Vedic texts called: Bramha-Samhita.
The precise text answering these questions is BS-5.44.
Those who are familiar with Hindu Gods and Goddess surely knows Goddess Durgaa. But not everyone knows who she is or her function in the grand scheme.
As found in the text above, Goddess Durgaa is the personification of the ILLUSORY POTENCY of the Supreme Creator Sri Krishna. The word ILLUSORY, is of great significance, and we will see why is that, as we go further.
This Illusory Potency is the Energy Or Agency of the Supreme Creator, through which HE is Creating, Maintaining and Destroying this phenomenal creation.
Word "दुर्गा" (Durgaa) is derived from the root "दुर्ग" (Durga). "Durga" in Sanskrit means a fortress. And the superintendent of this fortress is "Durgaa".
A fortress in this context should be taken by its property of confining the access of something. So as a fortress would confine ones access to a limited area contained within the fortress; similarly in our context, here the confining boundary is that of perception. And the one who is responsible to create and maintain this boundary (fortress) of perception is "Durgaa".
The next obvious question is, how is this fortress of perception built around the soul? Maya Devi (Durgaa Devi) does that by giving different types of bodies to us souls. Each body defines the limits of perception. Our ability to perceive the world around us is directly dependent on the type of body we have.
There are 8,400,000 different species (types of bodies). Human body is one of them. There are bodies that are better equipped than a human body, to perceive this creation.
Once we understand this limitation of a human life, then its not difficult to realize that our scientific endeavours, no matter how sophisticated they might be, are still limited to the boundary of perception of a human body.
Thus, with this limitation it will be difficult to either Prove or Dis-Prove the explanation of cosmology found in the ancient Vedic texts.
So one may ask; can we still reconcile the differences of Vedic cosmology and the scientifically observed universe?
The answer to that is YES. We can reconcile those differences if we approach this topic in a rather unconventional way.
In my following posts I intend to use this rather unusual and unconventional approach to try and understand the cosmos through Vedic texts.
So please stay tuned.
Those who are familiar with Hindu Gods and Goddess surely knows Goddess Durgaa. But not everyone knows who she is or her function in the grand scheme.
As found in the text above, Goddess Durgaa is the personification of the ILLUSORY POTENCY of the Supreme Creator Sri Krishna. The word ILLUSORY, is of great significance, and we will see why is that, as we go further.
This Illusory Potency is the Energy Or Agency of the Supreme Creator, through which HE is Creating, Maintaining and Destroying this phenomenal creation.
Word "दुर्गा" (Durgaa) is derived from the root "दुर्ग" (Durga). "Durga" in Sanskrit means a fortress. And the superintendent of this fortress is "Durgaa".
A fortress in this context should be taken by its property of confining the access of something. So as a fortress would confine ones access to a limited area contained within the fortress; similarly in our context, here the confining boundary is that of perception. And the one who is responsible to create and maintain this boundary (fortress) of perception is "Durgaa".
The next obvious question is, how is this fortress of perception built around the soul? Maya Devi (Durgaa Devi) does that by giving different types of bodies to us souls. Each body defines the limits of perception. Our ability to perceive the world around us is directly dependent on the type of body we have.
There are 8,400,000 different species (types of bodies). Human body is one of them. There are bodies that are better equipped than a human body, to perceive this creation.
Once we understand this limitation of a human life, then its not difficult to realize that our scientific endeavours, no matter how sophisticated they might be, are still limited to the boundary of perception of a human body.
Thus, with this limitation it will be difficult to either Prove or Dis-Prove the explanation of cosmology found in the ancient Vedic texts.
So one may ask; can we still reconcile the differences of Vedic cosmology and the scientifically observed universe?
The answer to that is YES. We can reconcile those differences if we approach this topic in a rather unconventional way.
In my following posts I intend to use this rather unusual and unconventional approach to try and understand the cosmos through Vedic texts.
So please stay tuned.
