Quest

QUEST

K S Kanakasabapathi

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Telepathy

ESP

Clairvoyance

These are but a few of the “Supernatural” expressions we have heard of. In our daily life, we do not experience any of these, but at one time or the other, we wonder whether these are real.

I have also been asking these questions to myself and this article is a product of this state of mind.

Science as we all know is a tool for the search for TRUTH. But we have not yet reached this state where we are sure we have understood TRUTH. Spirituality seeks the TRUTH by taking a different path.

Man has six senses developed and with these six senses, he is able to see, hear, touch, smell and taste things present and analyze things present or past. Future is out of reach for him until it becomes “Present”.

We have been under the impression that these six senses are the ultimate in the process of evolution. We may or may not be right.

Another sense, which could again be called the sixth sense is consciousness, or awareness of oneself. Living things are aware of their existence while non-living things are not. This is how our philosophy defines living and non-living. A famous mathematician Roger Penrose became philosophical in his later years and wrote a book “The Emperor’s new mind” where he argues as to how the known laws of Physics are inadequate to describe a perfectly well-known and real phenomenon such as consciousness. He proves that a computer, however complex it may get in the future, will never be able to simulate consciousness and thus can never become aware of its existence. In other words, even an infinitely complex computer and only be confined to its 5 senses and can never realize that a 6^th sense can exist.
 Similarly, we are confined within our 6 senses and there is nothing to disprove the theory that higher senses are available. There is no sanctity to the number “6” !!

Present day science has told us that the speed of light is the highest possible. Our senses or the instruments we have devised have not been able to perceive any form of energy faster than light. Does this mean that there is no form of energy faster than light? May be we are wrong. Now even this is being questioned by scientists themselves with the supposed discovery of “God Particles”.

Let us assume for a moment that the Universe is also filled with certain forms of energy which can travel faster than light. But only we are unable to sense these forms of energy due to our own limitations. Now we hear of “Dark Energy” to describe such unknown form.

According to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, time is relative. Hence if we are able to use a form of energy faster than light, past, present and future become indistinguishable and we can see any of them at our choice.

Possibly this is what our ancient sages had mastered. They possibly had senses more than six – may be seven or eight or even more.

Science has taken us westward and spirituality would take us eastward. But finally east and west are bound to meet.

Reading the future

Reading a distant mind

Transcending time and space in one go

These are subjects which can stimulate anyone to explore.

But there are no scientific tools available for this purpose. Modern science has never shown any deep interest in these topics and any studies have been so far only to disprove their existence.

But what is not proved is not necessarily disproved.

Let us assume for a moment, that these powers exist in some people. Let us call them superhuman. What I mean is that they may possess senses not known to ordinary men. That is seventh, eighth, ninth and so on.

For instance, let us suppose that we have another sense organ that detects ultraviolet or infrared or X-Rays or even microwave radiation. Then our view of the universe will be totally different from what we are able to see with our six senses. If we can hear sound waves beyond the audible range, this will again change our perception. The entire universe will look different to us. Some forms of life are known to have such senses.

Do ordinary men have the capability to understand these? Like the proverbial two dimensional ant which cannot recognize the third dimension, the six senses of human beings are insufficient to recognize the existence of such powers.

We have definitely come across people who, by looking at someone’s face tell things not known about them. This may be about their characteristics, families or even about future course of events. (I do not mix up astrology here. That will be a different topic.)

Then how could these extraordinary people get to know things not known to lesser human beings? Is there something in their brains which is capable of these powers?

Let us then Assume that their brains are also something special. From where does the brain get the information? How is it passed on from the source? And how is time circumvented? Time as we know, though relative, remains a mystery. Future never becomes past until one traverses that moment.

Let us call it the “Third Eye”., which itself is invisible to the normal eye or imperceptible to our other senses.

Some day science will merge with spirituality in its quest for TRUTH.