Paranjape, Makarand R.
Science, Spirituality and the Modernization of India. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (296 pages) - Anthem South Asian Studies . - Anthem South Asian Studies .
Front Matter -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- Editor's Preface -- Main Body -- I. Science and Spirituality: East and West -- Chapter 1. Science, Spirituality and Modernity in India, by Makarand Paranjape -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Chapter 2. Spiritual Pilgrimage: Indian and Western Perspectives -- Spirituality, Logic and Science (Whatever is of as well as in the spirit), by R P Singh -- Part 1 -- Part 2 -- Part 3 -- Part 4 -- Part 5 -- Part 6 -- Part 7 -- Part 8 -- Works Cited -- II. Coming to Terms with Science: Some Change Agents -- Chapter 3. Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan and the Modernization of South Asian Muslims, by Javaid Iqbal Bhat -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Chapter 4. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose: Looking beyond the Idiom, by Susmita Chatterjee -- Works Cited -- Chapter 5. Sri Aurobindo and Krishnachandra Bhattacharya on Science and Spirituality, by Raghuram Raju -- Relation between matter and spirit in the West -- Sri Aurobindo -- Krishnachandra Bhattacharya -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Chapter 6. Chaos, Complexity and Emergence Mechanisms: Spiritual Evolution in Sri Aurobindo and Teilhard de Chardin, by Frantisek Mikes -- Scientific Concepts -- Causation effects between complexity levels -- Spiritual dimension of evolution -- Teilhard's description of evolution -- Aurobindo's view of cosmic processes -- Teilhard's omega point -- Aurobindo's life divine and integral yoga -- Examination of these future visions from the perspective of objective science -- Concluding remarks -- Notes -- Works cited -- Chapter 7. Science, Spirituality and Swaraj: Towards a New Aesthetics of Ethical Existence, by Sudhir Kumar -- Prastavana (introduction) -- Science and Swaraj: Spiritualizing (con)-science -- On machinery: Exorcizing the devil. Critique of modern medicine/medical science -- Upa Samhara or conclusion: Quest for truth as the spiritual and the scientific imaginary -- Works cited -- III. Building Bridges: Evolution, Consciousness and Healing -- Chapter 8. The Concept of the Yuga: Modern Scientific Approaches to Bridge Spiritual and Philosophical Concepts, by Bal Ram Singh -- Matrix of Maya -- Modern scientists and Indian traditions -- Age and lifetime of the universe -- Yuga according to original scriptures -- Modern interpretation of the Yuga cycle -- Current popular practice and controversies -- Works cited -- Chapter 9. Sri Aurobindo's Concept of Evolution of Consciousness: Exploration through the Paradigm of Health and Disease, by Rajni Vyas -- Evolution also evolves -- Sri Aurobindo's vision and modern science -- Notes -- Works cited -- Chapter 10. The Blending of Science and Spirituality in the Ayurvedic Tradition of Healing, by P Ram Manohar -- Works cited -- Chapter 11. Micro-sensing by Indian Mystics, by Bhaksar Vyas and Rajni Vyas -- Micro-sensing in the Jain tradition -- Notes -- Works cited -- Chapter 12. The Big Picture for the Science of Consciousness, by Ravi Khanna -- Introduction -- Is the mind an 'emergent' property of matter? -- The Eastern mind -- The knowledge of the Vedas -- Notes -- Works cited -- IV. Science and Spirituality: Culture, Society and Gender -- Chapter 13. Faith outside the Lab, by Anjali Roy -- Notes -- Works cited -- Chapter 14. The Calling of Practical Spirituality, by Ananta Kumar Giri -- Introduction and Invitation -- Pathways of practical spirituality -- Non-dual realizations and practical spirituality: Transformational challenges before science and religion -- Practical spirituality, practical discourse and democratic transformations -- Notes -- Works cited -- Chapter 15. Spiritual Hysteria: A Gendered Perspective, by Vijaya Ramaswamy. From Jaishree Rajamani to Ramana Kiran: A case study of spiritual emergence -- Notes -- Works cited.
'Science, Spirituality and the Modernisation of India' explores the lively transaction between science and spirituality during the last 150 years in India.
9781843317760
India -- Social conditions.
Progress.
Religion and science -- India.
Electronic books.
HN683.5 -- .S35 2008eb
201.650954
Science, Spirituality and the Modernization of India. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (296 pages) - Anthem South Asian Studies . - Anthem South Asian Studies .
Front Matter -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- Editor's Preface -- Main Body -- I. Science and Spirituality: East and West -- Chapter 1. Science, Spirituality and Modernity in India, by Makarand Paranjape -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Chapter 2. Spiritual Pilgrimage: Indian and Western Perspectives -- Spirituality, Logic and Science (Whatever is of as well as in the spirit), by R P Singh -- Part 1 -- Part 2 -- Part 3 -- Part 4 -- Part 5 -- Part 6 -- Part 7 -- Part 8 -- Works Cited -- II. Coming to Terms with Science: Some Change Agents -- Chapter 3. Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan and the Modernization of South Asian Muslims, by Javaid Iqbal Bhat -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Chapter 4. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose: Looking beyond the Idiom, by Susmita Chatterjee -- Works Cited -- Chapter 5. Sri Aurobindo and Krishnachandra Bhattacharya on Science and Spirituality, by Raghuram Raju -- Relation between matter and spirit in the West -- Sri Aurobindo -- Krishnachandra Bhattacharya -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Chapter 6. Chaos, Complexity and Emergence Mechanisms: Spiritual Evolution in Sri Aurobindo and Teilhard de Chardin, by Frantisek Mikes -- Scientific Concepts -- Causation effects between complexity levels -- Spiritual dimension of evolution -- Teilhard's description of evolution -- Aurobindo's view of cosmic processes -- Teilhard's omega point -- Aurobindo's life divine and integral yoga -- Examination of these future visions from the perspective of objective science -- Concluding remarks -- Notes -- Works cited -- Chapter 7. Science, Spirituality and Swaraj: Towards a New Aesthetics of Ethical Existence, by Sudhir Kumar -- Prastavana (introduction) -- Science and Swaraj: Spiritualizing (con)-science -- On machinery: Exorcizing the devil. Critique of modern medicine/medical science -- Upa Samhara or conclusion: Quest for truth as the spiritual and the scientific imaginary -- Works cited -- III. Building Bridges: Evolution, Consciousness and Healing -- Chapter 8. The Concept of the Yuga: Modern Scientific Approaches to Bridge Spiritual and Philosophical Concepts, by Bal Ram Singh -- Matrix of Maya -- Modern scientists and Indian traditions -- Age and lifetime of the universe -- Yuga according to original scriptures -- Modern interpretation of the Yuga cycle -- Current popular practice and controversies -- Works cited -- Chapter 9. Sri Aurobindo's Concept of Evolution of Consciousness: Exploration through the Paradigm of Health and Disease, by Rajni Vyas -- Evolution also evolves -- Sri Aurobindo's vision and modern science -- Notes -- Works cited -- Chapter 10. The Blending of Science and Spirituality in the Ayurvedic Tradition of Healing, by P Ram Manohar -- Works cited -- Chapter 11. Micro-sensing by Indian Mystics, by Bhaksar Vyas and Rajni Vyas -- Micro-sensing in the Jain tradition -- Notes -- Works cited -- Chapter 12. The Big Picture for the Science of Consciousness, by Ravi Khanna -- Introduction -- Is the mind an 'emergent' property of matter? -- The Eastern mind -- The knowledge of the Vedas -- Notes -- Works cited -- IV. Science and Spirituality: Culture, Society and Gender -- Chapter 13. Faith outside the Lab, by Anjali Roy -- Notes -- Works cited -- Chapter 14. The Calling of Practical Spirituality, by Ananta Kumar Giri -- Introduction and Invitation -- Pathways of practical spirituality -- Non-dual realizations and practical spirituality: Transformational challenges before science and religion -- Practical spirituality, practical discourse and democratic transformations -- Notes -- Works cited -- Chapter 15. Spiritual Hysteria: A Gendered Perspective, by Vijaya Ramaswamy. From Jaishree Rajamani to Ramana Kiran: A case study of spiritual emergence -- Notes -- Works cited.
'Science, Spirituality and the Modernisation of India' explores the lively transaction between science and spirituality during the last 150 years in India.
9781843317760
India -- Social conditions.
Progress.
Religion and science -- India.
Electronic books.
HN683.5 -- .S35 2008eb
201.650954