Science, religion and emotions
Q: In recent history science has helped humanity a lot. Why is religion so heavy in people's minds? If science is happening, religion is happening better — science has become a religion in existence. A: They are seekers of a truth and what they find. Science's [experience] is almost impossible to share; if you are successful, you can share, you can repeat it. Q: Why can't religious experience be shared? A: It is not…
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Science, religion and emotions
Q: In recent history, we have done a lot of science in humanity. Why is this religion so heavy in people's minds? If science is happening, religion is happening better. So, science has become a religion in existence.
A: This is also a belief. This is not a belief. They are seekers of a truth and what they find. This is what the man is doing.
A: The major science period is almost impossible to share. If you are successful, you can share, you can repeat it. Sometimes science is better.
Q: Why is this a question — that religious experience cannot be shared? Why is this protection?
A: It is not a protection. It depends on the individual. That level of emotional tension or your intensity of emotions does not help you experience.
A: Yoga is different. Yoga is not giving you religious experience. In yoga you are not correct. Other people will correct.
Q: So our emotions are also a type of thinking, like language we think. …A: Yes, we don't think so. They are just their terms of emotions. There is also some intelligence in emotions.
A: It's different. Who is having emotions? …Q: Because it seems like if Shri Mataji is a person who has intelligent emotions…
A: Why are you discussing emotions with me? …Q: Why not? …A: Because everything is part of yoga. …Q: Why not? Why not?
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