It is a welcome sign that there are open minded scientists today who are prepared to explore the truths declared by our ancient sages and to seek the link between science and spirituality.

 (Edgar Dean Mitchell, 1930-2016)

(Earth as seen from the moon - Image via NASA)

On the other hand, it is a pity that people born in this great country with such a precious heritage, are leading lives contrary to its ideals and wasting their opportunities. The American cosmonaut, Mitchell, after landing on the Moon, had a look at the earth from Moon. He saw the earth as a huge brilliant diamond set against a vast carpet of blue velvet. Experiencing this spectacle, he shed a few tears. He was stricken by the feeling: ‘Born on such a beautiful and brilliant land, why are men behaving like ignorant, evil minded beings? Only a diamond can come out of a diamond and not mere piece of stone. Why should evil men arise from pure, holy soil of Mother Earth? He asked. And he found the answer in man’s fascination for material things, ignoring the cultivation of good qualities. (SSS Vol.18, pp. 151-152)