A Walk in The Spiritual Garden (Reflections of a Scientist on The Religious Way of Life)
Book Specification
Item Code: | NAF186 |
Author: | Dr.V.V. Ramal |
Publisher: | Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd. |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2011 |
ISBN: | 9788171103898 |
Pages: | 225 |
Cover: | Paperback |
Other Details | 8.5 inch X 5.5 inc |
Weight | 280 gm |
Book Description
Dr V V Rampal graduated from university of Delhi and I.I.Sc, Bangalore. He did his post graduation from I.I.T, Bombay and Ph D from university of Southampton, UK. As a senior scientist in the Defense R and D Organisation for over thirty years, he contributed in his field of specialization more than hundred technical publications and four books. He has also been on the teaching faculty of Roorkee University and I.I.T Kanpur. He was Advisor to Govt of India in the ministry of Science and Technology. For over a decade JW, he has studied Vedic spiritualism and is actively involved in science and sp..iuua1ity with frequent contributions to reputed spiritual journals. His present interests lie in Vedanta and scientific realism and has authored ‘Belief, Reality and Religious Practice’ published in 2007.
In science, we have theory and experimentation. In spirituality, we have scriptural knowledge and meditative experience. Knowledge we get from the written or the spoken word. All books are about knowledge. Experience comes from knowing as well as practicing what we learn. Mere knowing does not make a person enlightened. Doing and experiencing are also important, more so in spiritual life.
This book is a bouquet of thoughts on spirituality. This includes reflections, random thoughts, poetics expressions and some stories. They have originated form a wandering mind and are random in nature. They constitute reflections on subjects connected with spiritual aspect of life. They represent the understanding of the author and do not claim any authenticity of a master. They only provoke a thinking mind. As always, the truth is revealed only in experiencing the Reality and no merely knowing through the written word.
I shall feel satisfied in my purpose if even a page of the book makes the reader think and reflect on the need to be spiritual in his/her outlook towards life.
The Religious Way | 1-33 |
Life Of A Gyani Bkakta | 8 |
Purification Of Mind | 16 |
Life After Life | 23 |
Immortality | 24 |
Rebirth in Divine Consciousness | 26 |
Universal Religion - Values And Goal | 29 |
Search For A Purpose | 34-55 |
Leaning And Experience | 34 |
Ends And Means | 37 |
Seeking Happiness | 40 |
Seeking The Truth | 43 |
Goods And Great | 49 |
Sadhna For Self Awakening | 51 |
Faith And Belief | 56-72 |
Faith In Scriptures | 56 |
Beliefs In Science | 62 |
Believing Others | 65 |
Self Belief | 70 |
Freedom Of The Spirit | 73-90 |
Freedom In Spiritual Sence | 73 |
Freedom And Discipline | 75 |
Ego Limits Freedom | 78 |
Freedom Of The Renunciant | 80 |
The Free Mind | 82 |
Practicality Of Attaining A Free Mind | 85 |
Mind And Spiritual Thought | 91-114 |
The Importance Of Thoughts | 91 |
Technologgies Based Self-Oriented Growth | 93 |
The Alternative Approach | 96 |
The Science Dominated Society | 99 |
Ethics In Scientific Society | 101 |
The Holistic Culture | 104 |
Fundamental Reality - the scientific view | 107 |
Relationships In Spiritual Life | 115-132 |
Social Commitment | 115 |
Relationship Of Love | 117 |
Involvements | 119 |
Friendships | 121 |
Relationship Of Respect | 123 |
Relationship Of Equality | 127 |
Relationship Of Dominance | 128 |
Relationships Of The Incompatibles | 130 |
Random Thoughts | 133-143 |
Diamond And The Enlightened | 133 |
Flower And Man | 134 |
The Search | 135 |
Ego In Action | 135 |
Lesson Of Life | 135 |
Lament | 136 |
Love Of God | 137 |
The Divine Grace | 138 |
Worship | 138 |
Think It Over | 139 |
Wandering Thoughts | 144-171 |
Intuitive Revelations | 144 |
Coherent Thoughts And Meditation | 145 |
The Spiritual Component | 146 |
The Five Layered Structure Of Existence | 146 |
Optimism | 148 |
Religion And Spirituality | 152 |
Positivism Is A Sign Of Spiritual Growth | 154 |
Wealth, its acquisition and spending | 156 |
Logic And Experience | 158 |
Attractions And Detachment | 164 |
The Life Of A Detached Mind | 167 |
Some Stories | 172-210 |
Faith In Scriptures | 172 |
Survival | 183 |
Religious Head | 191 |
Sanyas | 198 |
Relationship | 204 |
Appendix | |
A Short Historical Account of the Hindu Religious Thoughts And Its Practice | 211-225 |