Vedic science
Vedic science is described as the science of self (atmavidya). Veda means knowledge and it is understood that there are two kinds of it: lower or outer, and higher or inner. The Vedic system recognizes that one needs traditional modes of reasoning to obtain outer knowledge. But to obtain inner knowledge, special methods are enjoined in the Vedic way. Vedic science assumes that there is a connection between the outer and the inner and this connection manifests itself in our awareness. Vedic science is another name for the science of consciousness. Vedic science is dismissed by some as a pseudoscience.
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External links
- Greek and Indian Cosmology: Review of Early History Comparison between Indian and Greek science. (Not actually an endorsement of "Vedic science", but an interesting academic paper in the Cornell University Library comparing and contrasting the ancient Vedic and Ptolomeic world views, and exploring their influences on modern, western science.)
- "Postmodernism, Hindu nationalism and `Vedic science' " Part 1-Part 2 : An essay (in two parts) by Meera Nanda regarding "The mixing up of the mythos of the Vedas with the logos of science must be of great concern not just to the scientific community, but also to the religious people, for it is a distortion of both science and spirituality."
- "Calling India's freethinkers" : An opinion piece, also by Meera Nanda, that calls for secular, "free thinkers" to stand up and show so-called "Vedic science" for what it is...
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