3rd AISSQ Conference on
Science & Spiritual Quest
Tirupati
December 22-23, 2007
Third AISSQ Conference (AISSQ-2007) was held in Tirupati Andhra Pradesh during 22-23 December 2007. Prof. Roger David Kornberg, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Stanford University, USA, presented a Keynote address on “The Knowable Nature of Scientific Truth”, during the conference. This conference gained a lot of prominence in exploring the foundations questions of reality such as Origin of life and Origin of universe, etc; deliberated lectures during the conference paved newways to researchers in these fields. Conference also hosted a National Level Students’ Essay Competition on “India should focus on a balanced growth of scientific temper and spiritual wisdom”, the winners were given the opportunity to present their essay content in the Conference.
Conference Poster
Science & Spiritual Quest
Both science and spirituality aim to understand various of nature and the Ultimate Reality through diverse approaches. Science deals with physical of and attempts to explain them in a mathematical framework. Spirituality, on the hand, entails knowledge of the self, the Supreme and their relationship.
For the well-being of the humanity, if science works by harnessing the properties of matter, spirituality, on the other hand, is a user manual for proper utilization of the gifts of the God including the self. Both science and spirituality have coexisted perpetually, although manifestation of one has been more pronounced than the other. A true scientist acknowledges the importance of spirituality, and a true spiritualist, also appreciates scientific discoveries as of the “works of the God.”
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
December 22-23, 2007
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For the well-being of the humanity, if science works by harnessing the properties of matter, spirituality, on the other hand, is a user manual for proper utilization of the gifts of the God including the self. Both science and spirituality have coexisted perpetually, although manifestation of one has been more pronounced than the other. A true scientist acknowledges the importance of spirituality, and a true spiritualist, also appreciates scientific discoveries as of the “works of the God.”
At present times, the gap science and spirituality has widened, and to bring harmony in the self, the society, the nation and the world, the same to be bridged. The present volume, Spiritual and Spiritual Quest, is a humble attempt in this direction and is a unique compendium containing contributions of 18 biologists, physicists, chemists, mathematicians and spiritualists for deeper explorations of some of the fundamental questions.