An Integrated Science of the Absolute
author: Nataraja Guru
edition: 2001, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 1246
ISBN-10: 8124610576
ISBN-13: 9788124610572
Topic: Hindu-philosophy
The Machine Analogy
This chapter describes The Machine Analogy in the book An Integrated Science of the Absolute. This book deals with the study and translation of the Darsana Mala (Garland of Visions) by Narayana Guru (19th century) which represents an exposition of Upanisadic thought and Mysticism. Nataraja Guru was his direct disciple but also studied Educational Psychology. In this book, he attempts to integrate science with philosophy (Darshana). Narayana Guru was a philosopher, and visionary poet from Kerala who sought to propound the wisdom of Advaita philosophy. This chapter is part of the collection Part 4. Negativity.
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Vastu-shastra (4): Palace Architecture [by D. N. Shukla]
And even writers who actually dealt with the yantras, like Somadeva and Bhoja, saw in the machine operated by an agent an appropriate analogy for the mundane body and senses presided over by the Soul, and for the wonderful mechanism of the universe, with its constituent elements and planetary systems, requiring a divine master to keep it in constant revolution....
Read full contents: Chapter 3g - Conclusion (the science of machines in India)
Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary) [by D. N. Shukla]
and depositing the same, so on and so forth; secondly those service-machines like wooden bird machine travelling in the sky, wooden vimana-machine, i. e. the aeroplane, door-keeper machine, soldier machine, servant machines and maid servant machines; thirdly the machines of warfare like Shataghni (100 killer) and Capayantras are also described, Fourthly, the most characteristic of the medieval yantras, the water machines are described. The Variyantras have four varieties (see Study)....
Read full contents: Chapter 48 - The Machines (Yantra-adhyaya)
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari [by K. A. Subramania Iyer]
Time has been called the wire-puller of the world Machine. It regulates the universe through prevention and permission. Commentary [Time may be likened to the wire-puller (sutradhara) who pulls the wires of the machine-man, namely, the universe. It is due to Time that there is sequence of things in this universe. Some things appear at a particular time while other things do not appear at that time. ]...
Read full contents: Verse 3.9.4
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[An Integrated Science of the Absolute: index]
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[Introduction]
[The Three Steps in a Complete Philosophy]