Consciousness The Missing Link

CONSCIOUSNESS The Missing Link

In cultures throughout the world, people have traditionally believed that the innermost self of each human being is an entity that is distinct from the gross physical body.In recent years with the development of modern empirical science, many scientists have completely rejected the idea of non physical self. The thesis of this book is that scientists have adopted these conclusions prematurely. It is indeed true that modern science , in its present state of development , has been unable to shed any light on the possible characteristics of the transcendental self. This book presents how a genuine science of the  non physical self is not only possible but already exists and has been known since time immemorial.

The first part of the book presents the basic principles of this science of self realization that is discussed in a conversation between His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the world’s foremost authority on vedic philosophy and Dr. Gregory Benford, a professor of physics from the University of California. Srila Prabhupada points out that vedic principles, when properly understood,do not conflict with the factual findings of modern western science.He observed that the predominant perspective of modern science is too narrow and that scientists when they jump to the conclusion their present picture of reality is complete in its essential features. He suggests that scientists can extend and perfect their understanding by systematically taking into account the higher principles of the Vedic science of self-realization.

The remainder of this book presents three essays showing that this suggestion can be practically carried out. These essays were written by two professional scientists, Dr. T.D. Singh(Bhaktisvarupa Damodara Swami)and Sadaputa Dasa , both the disciples of Srila Prabhupada.In the first two essay, Sadaputa Dasa discusses some of the modern scientific theories about the nature of the conscious mind and shows how these theories can be improved and extended when considered in the light of Vedic scientific knowledge. In the third essay, Dr. Singh discusses the vedic concept of the non physical self in detail and shows how the science of self-realization is of great practical value in everyday life.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA ,the world’s foremost Vedic scholar and teacher,represents an unbroken chain of fully self-realized spiritual masters beginning with Lord Krishna himself .

BHAKTISVARUPA DAMODARA SWAMI(Dr. T.D. Singh)Ph.d in physical organic chemistry at University of California at Irvine. He worked as a research scientist during 1974-1976 at Emory University. He then became the disciple of His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.