Prime Minister Modi in a recent convocation address, at the University of Kashmir mentioned
that, “India is going to lead the world in the intellectual domain in the 21st Century.”
I totally believe that concept, provided India rises to the level of excellence utilizing
not simply Western ideas and Western science and technology, but try to bring her own ancient
technology and prove them in the light of Western science. So to Modi’s idea I say,
“Yes.” but I also want to mention that it cannot just be done in the way that things
are being done in India in the research institutions, in colleges and schools.” So we need to
identify areas that have potential, both intellectual potential, scientific potential, technological
potential as well as revenue potential because the revenue is key.
All of these are possibilities, and then I am going to identify certain areas for those
people who are watching this video clip to reflect on it and then, could promote the
new idea of bringing ancient wisdom of India to the world.
Now here are the areas that I think have both potential, revenue potential as well as the
scientific and technological potentials. Drug discovery, number 1, from Ayurvedic Medicine.
Currently what we are doing is just swallowing Ayurvedic practices, and not even that, you
know, in a very watered down way. Molecular identification of some of the Siddha, Ayurvedic
Herbs is crucial. And that can lead to a great deal of possibility for revenue potential
as well as finding medicines for different incurable diseases.
But simply molecular identification is not going to work. It will work to a certain extent,
but then we can go beyond that, provided we use Ayurvedic and Siddha concepts wherein
the plant is considered not simply a plant, per se, but also there is a Devata behind
that plant you know. And also there is Chrono-pharmacology that belongs to the traditional botanical
literature. Chrono-pharmacology says that you have to harvest certain plants at a certain
time for maximum potency, and also it has to be customized for individuals. These are
concepts that are completely beyond the understanding of Western science.
So we have to use that, and for instance, there is research by Dr. Cleve Davis and
and videos by him which says that the plants also know what you are thinking.
Okay. I’m not going to spend too much time on this. Go and watch some Dr. Cleve Davis
research on plants and knowing your thoughts, and then reacting to your thought
patterns. These are all well documented within the Indian concept. That is going to give
a new medicine to the world. Study of Nada and Bindu in the
light of modern physics, biophysics, biochemistry, optics, ophthalmology, and also acoustics,
because there is so much literature on the understanding of Nada and different levels
of Nada, and different aspects of Bindu. That would itself be subject matter for a whole
university to go investigate into. Then Brain mapping is very well
studied in the Indian context in Indian texts, and this is something that I am personally
interested in doing some research, FMRI Studies. I’m trying to validate some of the Indian
concepts so that the results will be known within a few weeks. I will report that at
that time. Then is anti-aging and Kayakalpa [Kaya
Kalpha]. Anti-aging is a very, very important concept for Yogis of India and the Siddhas
of India. They all wanted to live forever, and they knew how the body can be preserved,
how youth-hood can be maintained. And there is also a tradition in China too about that,
but the Indian one has used both herbs and also metals and also certain meditation practices,
like Vasi Yoga. These are all very important techniques that can rejuvenate the cells in
a dramatic way. The next one is intuition versus reasoning.
You know, this is a very important concept. We cannot slavishly depend on only the intellectual
understanding which is the basis for our science and technology. However, Einstein for instance
said that all his discoveries were made possible not because of reasoning. Very clearly
he said it was because of intuition. That’s why he said, “Where science ends, there
religion begins.” So that is a very important thing and India is the hotbed where you can go and
learn about intuition, and knowledge, very intuitive knowledge.
Even Steve Jobs admitted that whatever he learned in India about intuition was the reason
why he became successful. So the study of intuition in Indian philosophy, the Six Systems
of Philosophy, is unlimited, and also you know, the Vedas and the Agamas, contribute
a lot to the study of intuition. So we can study this in the light of modern brain science
in the west. Then comes the study of different Spaces.
Einstein only talked about one Space, but there are different spaces corresponding to
different knowledge and intelligence which also correspond to different sound waves.
This is a very, very important area that can give rise to developing new sciences, and
the relationship between the brain and space. The relationship between the Brain and Space
is a very important area for the Yogis and the Siddhas. So, that’s an area which
we should put our attention to. And then the study of Time. You know,
if you go to Google Search and look at Hindu metrics, they were able to see, like, 34-thousandth
division of a second. They were able to see minuscule Time. So They knew Time, you know,
which is very, very Minute and then for instance, a mantra has to be completely within this
very, very small unit of time for it to become very powerful.
So then there is psychological Time versus chronological Time. Time is also a psychological
factor. This is something that Krishnamurti was interested in, but he was more philosophical.
But this is science, this is physics. it’s a neurology also. So that has to be studied
in terms of physics and Brain science. Then the contemporary issue for us is
terrorism. You know, terrorism is really causing a lot of problem for the governments all
over the world. Now India has a technology, a Defense Technology that is based on peace.
So what is the cause for conflict between countries? It is because it’s a matter of
fear, negativity, and all qualities that are not conducive to peace.
So how can we induce peace in a different way other than, you know, depending on negotiations,
peace treaties and so forth? And the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Founder of TM, who was my
former teacher, first formal teacher, proved in Washington DC that you can reduce criminal
tendencies in the atmosphere by using just meditation techniques. The Police Department
of DC was a partner in the study, and then they found after 3 months, because of a large
number of people meditating in the DC area, the crime came down about 25 percent. The
study is available. So this is and also Maharishi once said that we should have defense. And
the defense soldiers there should not be fighting, but should sit and meditate and then create
a peaceful space. You know, at that time I thought he was unrealistic, but now is a time
that this could be a possibility. Okay. So these are some of the important ideas that
I have. I have one more idea that really I want, this idea I value; That is, the
greatest contribution of India is the Vedic Astrology. And thanks to Vajbhai and his
Ministry, and the Supreme Court of India and the University Grants Commission,
they just made Astrology as a discipline worthy of Academic studies and [they] gave grants.
But although these are available, it’s still not being taken seriously. And that is
one thing that can really become a big industry. And then the world can learn a lot from Vedic
Astrology because it is a science. Now, finally I want to talk about what India
should not do. India should not slavishly follow Western
modules. They can benefit from it. They can use some of the Indian concepts, ideas, science
and technology to be validated by Western science. And Western science can not only
validate, but can improve upon some of the Indian sciences. But the most important thing
is, the Indian Texts have to be respected and they have their own, because they go beyond
Western Science, and at a much cheaper cost, and then the Defense Technology that I talked
about. Now, what is happening right now, on the other
hand ,is completely following Western Science and Technology, in order to make some quick
money. It’s the wrong idea. And Modi, of course, has ideas to create “smart
cities” in the world, but these cities are going to be Computer Cities, and technology
cities. And this is good, but that is only 50% of the city, but the most important thing
that we have to know is: a smart city would be like a city where people understand consciousness,
their own Yogic Tradition. Now, this Yogic Tradition can give you the highest intelligence.
It can give you intuition. It can give you great, you know, understanding about non-physical
intelligence and so forth. So smart cities should be filled with people
who are meditating and accessing the highest intelligence and live the highest intelligence.
At least there should be one “Smart City” doing that. Ok. So this is what briefly my
response to Minister Modi’s ideas to create a New India, intellectually very, very profound,
and then that knowledge should become available to the entire world.
God Bless.