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Quantum
Leap in Consciousness
Swami
Yogatmananda
June
15, 2008
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Summary of this Lecture:
Quantum leap means abrupt change. At the beginning of 20th century, the
field of physical science had a big revolution. The laws of classical physics
which were taking for granted some basic ideas of time, space, continuity
etc were challenged in the light of new discoveries in physics and quantum
mechanics. Very few scientists then could bravely take quantum leap to the
new understanding of foundations of physics. In olden times, Greek philosopher
Zeno's paradoxes challenged the conventional ideas of multiplicity and yet
continuity in the domain of space and time.
To understand any higher truth, a leap from our current awareness is necessary.
Absolute consciousness is an abstraction of particularizations of consciousness.
Howsoever we make progress in external world, it is all on one horizontal
plane. We need to go in vertical direction - turning gaze inside and searching
for who am I really. The mystics of all religions have taken this leap and
they arrived at a state called Samadhi, which assimilates everything and
yet rejects all particularizations. Upanisads say that words are insufficient
to describe this experience. Kathopanisad tells story of a boy, Nachiketa,
who wants to know the truth and is ready to pay the price - giving up the
attachment to this world of subject/object relationship. The Self is hidden
in all beings and the sages have seen It through their pointed and subtle
intellect. Through meditation and spiritual practices, one has to eliminate
all the bondages and make oneself ready to take a quantum leap to see the
truth face to face and make one's life fulfilled.
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