Irons rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.
~Leonardo Da Vinci
And so I have been thinking a lot lately .....
We are standing tall and grounded all thanks to gravity , something we cannot see or feel ( atleast I can't feel it ) , we believe in it because our science text books said so ( e.g. E = mgh , g being the gravitational force ) and accepting it gave us the necessary marks to pass the exam . But when our ancient culture talks about Qi(as in Chinese Qigong) or Chi/Ki (as in Japanese Reiki) or Prana(as in Indian Yoga) do we believe in energy around us ? I doubt so .
Science has established and proven the polarity of earth and the earth's magnetic field created by its enormous iron core but do we think maybe we could also have our own magnetic field (after all we also have iron in our blood ) ?
Scientific research has shown that tides on earth are caused by the sun and moon's gravitational force .. we all know our body is made of 70 % water ,doesn't that make astrology more powerful ?
Today all over the world ,people are realizing the benefits of ancient disciplines like Yoga and Acupuncture . It makes me wonder how much knowledge our ancestors had to develop such valuable practices .Even though they did not give it scientific names , their intelligence and understanding of the world around and within (be it the human body or the solar system) is unparalleled . The Mayan calendar is much more accurate and complex than our current calendar . The Egyptian pyramids give us a glimpse of their advanced engineering skills. Ancient Greece has given us powerful thinkers and philosophers .
Its not to say that our science has not leaped forward , it has in an enormous way . Nobody would have imagined having a GPS or undergoing a robotic surgery in the ancient era . But in many areas , science is still trying to understand and prove theories that our forefathers already knew . If we can all be DJs - mixing the old and the new(merging the scientific knowledge of today with the ancient wisdom of yesterday) we are sure to get a melody of a life time !!!
