This is a compilation of some of the essays which Ravi Ravindra, a scientist-philosopher has written over more than a quarter of a century. These essays have been published in a variety of journals and magazines some of which are not now easily accessible. Brief excerpts from some of his books. Whispers from the Other Shore, Science and Spirit, the Yoga of the Christ and Krishnamurti: two birds on One Tree, are also included in the collection. Each of the selections here is influenced by yoga and the teaching of Krishna; all of them speak of and are related to the wisdom of the spiritual traditions of India. They range from an exploration of Rita in the Rig Veda and its relation to Yajna and dharma in the subsequent tradition on contemporary spiritual masters such as J. Krishnamurti. Some of the essays deal exclusively with the great texts of India, such as the Yoga Sutra and the Bhagavada Gita, while some deal with the parallels which can be found with texts from other traditions, such as The Enneads of Plotinus and the Gospel according to Saint John. Others essays discuss the interaction of modern science and the spiritual traditions if India and their impact on the life of humanity. Ravindra is at home in the East and in the west; he understand hymns in Vedic Sanskrit and nuances of relativistic cosmology, and he brings insights from both sources. He shares his passionate inquiry about the meaning and purpose of human life and of the cosmos that we might discover if we could hear more subtly and see more deeply. In this he exhibits a remarkable impartiality which searches for and delights in truths and wisdom wherever they can be found, without an argument for or an exclusive interest in any sect, religion or tradition.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ravi Ravindra
Ravi Ravindra was born in India and received a BSc and a master of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He came to Canada where he obtained a Master of Science and a PhD in Physics from the University of Toronto and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Dalhousie University. He was a member of the Institute of Advanced study in Princeton in 1977, and a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced study, Simla, in 1978 and in 1998. He was the founding director of the Threshold Award for Integrative knowledge and Chair of its international and inter-disciplinary selection committees in 1979 and 1980. Dr. Ravindra lives in Canada and travels throughout the world interacting with spiritual seekers. He is Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University where he retired as Professor and Chair of Comparative Religion, Professor of International Development Studies and Adjunct Professor of Physics was born in India and received a BSc and a master of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He came to Canada where he obtained a Master of Science and a PhD in Physics from the University of Toronto and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Dalhousie University. He was a member of the Institute of Advanced study in Princeton in 1977, and a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced study, Simla, in 1978 and in 1998. He was the founding director of the Threshold Award for Integrative knowledge and Chair of its international and inter-disciplinary selection committees in 1979 and 1980. Dr. Ravindra lives in Canada and travels throughout the world interacting with spiritual seekers. He is Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University where he retired as Professor and Chair of Comparative REligion, Professor of International Development Studies and Adjunct Professor of Physics
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