This document discusses themes around science and spirituality. It explores ways of accessing knowledge and the spiritual paradigm. It then discusses the Vedas, ancient Hindu scriptures containing vast knowledge across topics like medicine, military science, music, architecture, astrology and predictions. Several western philosophers and scientists like Thoreau, Voltaire, Maeterlinck, Gandhi and Einstein are quoted appreciating insights from Vedic texts like the Bhagavad Gita. The document then examines flaws in different ways of gaining knowledge before concluding that science and spirituality are most powerful when combined.

1. Predictably
Irrational
Science & Spirituality

2. Themes for discussion
1. What is life all about?
2. Predictably Irrational: Exploration of
ways of accessing knowledge
3. The Spiritual Paradigm

3. Icebreaker
1. The best decision you’ve made so far?
2. The worst decision you’ve made so far?
3. A decision you’re currently trying to
make?

4. The Vedas
 Vast wealth of knowledge – 100 billion verses
 Extremely relevant to the modern world
 Evidence backed up by high-tech research
 Agree with modern findings and surpass also

5. The Vedic Departments
 Ayur Veda – Medicine
 Dhanur Veda – Military Science
 Gandharva Veda – Music
 Artha Sastra – Political
 Vastu Veda – Architecture
 Jyotish – Astrology
 Bhavishya – Predictions/Prophecies

6. Appreciation of the Vedas
“Whenever I have read any part of the
Vedas, I have felt that some unearthly
and unknown light illuminated me. In the
great teaching of the Vedas, there is
no touch of sectarianism. It is of all ages, climbs,
and nationalities and is the
royal road for the attainment of the Great
Knowledge.”
Thoreau – American Philosopher

7. Appreciation of the Vedas
"In the morning I bathe my intellect in the
Stupendous philosophy of the Bhagavad
Gita... In comparison with which... Our
modern world and its literature seems puny
and trivial."
Thoreau – American Philosopher

8. Appreciation of the Vedas
“Everything has come down to us from the
banks of the Ganges.”
Voltaire – American Philosopher

9. Appreciation of the Vedas
“The Vedas are a Cosmogony which no
European conception has ever surpassed.”
Count Maurice Maeterlinck - Nobel Laureate

10. Appreciation of the Vedas
“When doubts haunt me, when disappointments
stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of
hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad Gita
and find a verse to comfort me; and I
immediately begin to smile in the midst of
overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate on
the Gita will derive fresh joy and new
meanings from it every day.”
Mahatma Gandhi - Missionary

11. Appreciation of the Vedas
“We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how
to count, without which no worthwhile
scientific discovery could have been made.”
“When I read the Bhagavad Gita and reflect
about how God created this universe,
everything else seems so superfluous.”
Albert Einstein - Genius

12. Knowledge
Sense
perception
Mental
Reasoning
Authoritative
Testimony

13. Flaws of Sense Perception

19. Flaws of Mental Reasoning

26. Flaws of Authoritative Testimony

28. How do you find answers to
these?
 What is the size of the sun?
 What will be on TV tonight?
 Who is your father?

29. Prophecy of Lord Buddha

32. Scientific Verification
 Marine Archaeology
 Satellite imagery
 Carbon and Thermo luminescence
 Linguistic analysis of scripts
 A Study of cultural continuity
 Compared to modern findings

33. Evidence of Dwaraka

34. Setubandh

35. Remember this?

36. Vedic Maths
 Decimal system
 Zero as a numerical value
 Concept of Infinity
 Binary Number system
 Hashing technique

37. Surpassing Modern Science
“I suspect there could be life and
intelligence out there in form we can’t
conceive. Just as a chimpanzee can’t
understand quantum theory, it could be
there as aspects of reality that are beyond
the capacity of our brains.”
Conclusion: Powerful Together

38. Any Questions?
Thank You