Why are Quantum Mechanics and Advaita being constantly compared?

By Shri Kesava Rao Tadipatri

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It is falsely construed that Quantum Physics treats that the matter is unreal. Why would science waste its time to study something that is unreal? The very fact that the Quantum Physics engages so much in the study of he matter. Further none of the scientific theories deal with souls, which are non-matter. If there are any such claims, one must take them with a bucket of salt.

Vedanta philosophy has three main branches - Advaita, VishiShTAdvaita and Dvaita. There are others like DvaitAdvaita, ShuddhAdvaita, etc. All these philosophies interpret Upanishads as per their schools. It must be noted that Upanishads and consequently all these schools deal with individual souls and Supreme soul, which are pure consciousness and non-matter. They do deal with prakRuti, but only at metaphysical level. They have nothing to do with Science, much less to do with Quantum Physics, which deals with matter and has nothing to do with pure consciousness and non-matter

Trying to establish relation-ship between these two totally disjoint entities, viz. Quantum Physics and Upanishads/Vedanta is a futile exercise. Those who claim to have discovered the connection between the two are simply seeking shelter under braggadocio and spreading the false tidings that only they are able to enjoy the fragrance of the gagana kusuma (the sky-flower).

One may write pages and pages about each of these, but is required to know that there is actually no link between the two. Know it that they are two different worlds. The school that gives highest prominence to PratyakSha or direct perception in verified experience/scientific arena and to flawless scriptures in Spiritual realm and recognizes that the Philosophical realm and Scientific realm can thrive on their own, with no clash between the two, is the most rational and practical school.

Madhvacharya’s school Dvaita siddhAnta has fully acknowledged this. I hope all the schools will make a sincere attempt to recognize this and refrain from making efforts to discover a non-existing connection, which will only be a self-mockery.

Shri KrishNArpaNamastu !!

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