Tag Archives: advaita

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Manoj

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, reviewed here more from a philosophical rather than a literary perspective. Continue reading →

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The Unreal Universe — Seeing Light in Science and Spirituality

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Manoj

This essay, originally written for a Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times, was published in an altered form in a philosophy magazine called The Philosopher. The published article (also posted in this blog — Perception, Physics and the Role of Light in Philosophy) had too much editorial input, I felt.

We know that our universe is a bit unreal. The stars we see in the night sky, for instance, are not really there. They may have moved or even died by the time we get to see them. [...] Continue reading →

Posted in Articles and Essays, Philosophy, Physics, Unpublished | Tagged advaita, light travel time, metaphysics, perception, phenomenalism, Physics, relativity, scriptures, universe, unreality | Comments

The Philosophy of Special Relativity — A Comparison between Indian and Western Interpretations

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Manoj

In this blog version of an article published in Omega, I discuss how Eastern and Western views say essentially the same things when it comes to the nature of space and time. And how that view can be interpreted as a basis for understanding Einstein’s theories. [Journal Ref: Omega - Indian Journal of Science and Religion, Vol. VI, (Dec. 2007), pp 138-150.] Continue reading →