Let Us Welcome The Light And Awareness In Life
Let Us Welcome The Light And Awareness In Life When Isaac Newton’s research paper came out in 1672, the other scientists and scholars of that era for the first time became aware that sunlight contains particles of different colours. Sunlight has always been there and so was the case with the other rays, but it took Newton to remind humanity about the potential and true nature of light. Much before Newton, our ancient scriptures talked about a journey that removes all the darkness and brings light into our lives. That light is not some external illumination, but consciousness or awareness and we attain it by living our lives in the here and now. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad’s message to humanity on light is more reflective than Newton’s: ‘Asato Maa Sadgamaya, Tamaso Maa Jyotirgamaya’. Lead me from untruth to the truth, lead me from darkness to light. The shloka indicates another aspect of our being that man has the potential to become light if consciousness is awakened. ...