Author: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Publication: The Pioneer
Date: March 6, 2010
URL: http://www.dailypioneer.com/240228/Rekindle-Vedic-knowledge.html
Whatever we see in nature has a perfect mathematical
structure. The rotation of the Earth, the movement of the stars, the growth
of trees, etc, all have perfect underlying mathematical structures. Recent
research is bringing to light the perfect mathematical structure of the Vedic
texts. As a matter of fact, whatever we do in life has mathematics in some
from or the other. It is not possible to prepare even a delicious cup of coffee
without a precise sense and application of mathematical proportion of different
ingredients used. It is a pity that such a wonderful subject of fundamental
and vital importance is today creating the problem of Maths anxiety among
students the world over.
The gravity of the problem is quite clear
from a recent survey report published in the US. The cream of students good
in mathematics was asked whether they truly liked the subject. As many as
60 per cent of them said "no".
Further, irrespective of whatever we become
in life, we always have a large number of alternatives and choices. How strange
is it that in mathematics there seems to be almost no choice and most of the
time we have to follow a unique, fixed, monotonous, and tedious procedure
in completing an arithmetical operation. Anything fixed naturally becomes
monotonous and boring. But Vedic maths, on the other hand, makes maths a playful
and interesting subject with its multiple choices.
The Vedas are the source of all knowledge
and, thereby, of all sciences. They have guided millions of aspirants on the
path of knowledge. With the passage of time, most of our Vedic knowledge has
been scattered or lost completed. Vedic mathematics is no exception. Nonetheless,
it is inspiring to observe that deep interest is being taken the world over
in reviving the Vedic science.
The sixteen Vedic sutras provide a structured
system which is capable of explaining almost any facet of the cosmos, both
abstract as well as applied. These sutras in their philosophical interpretation
even explain the functioning of human psychology. Thus, every effort should
be made to rediscover this lost reservoir of knowledge and pass it on to our
next generation.
