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Faith
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Sri Sri: In science you have knowledge
first, and then faith follows. In spirituality, faith comes first, and then Knowledge follows.
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For example, the knowledge
that pesticides and chemical fertilizers are good for plants came through science, and people had faith in it, and all over
the world they were used. And then another knowledge came that they were not good and the faith shifted to organic farming.
The same with antibiotics.
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The knowledge brought faith, the knowledge changed, and then faith changed. The knowledge
and faith of science is of "happening." In spirituality, faith is first and Knowledge comes later. Like Kriya, Yoga, and meditation
-- first you have faith and then Knowledge follows. For example, if you do pranayama faithfully then you get the Knowledge
of the prana; if your do your meditation faithfully, the Knowledge of consciousness follows. Even an illiterate, through faith,
attains deep Knowledge.
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Vinod: Human is the best composite material. (Laughter -- this is the NASA scientist mind.)
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Sri
Sri: Science considers even human as matter, and spirituality considers even earth as mother, even rivers and mountains as
living beings.
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Science regards life as matter and spirituality regards even matter as life.
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Devotion & Faith
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Sri Sri: Faith
is the subject of head. Devotion is the subject of heart. And meditation is of both and connects both.
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A mature intellect
is devoted. A mature heart is full of knowledge. And meditation matures your intellect as well as your heart.
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Mr.
John Pb: But people with good intellect seem to have less faith.
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Sri Sri: They have more faith in the matter. Head
puts the faith in the matter more and heart puts the faith in the abstract more.
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It's next to impossible that one
can be in total lack of faith or total lack of devotion. It's only a question of balance.
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