The Geniuses who Uncovered the
Impossibility of Separation
The following venerated individuals are the Western pioneers of the Science of Self-Knowledge who dared to follow the nature of reality to its ultimate conclusion: that separation is an impossibility. Their work reveals that the suffering we experience is not an inherent fact of life, but an appearance generated by our illusive-minds, while unity and happiness remain the actual, underlying Truth of Reality.
This short but comprehensive list highlights that the solution to the mystery of life—and the source of your peace—lies in the One-substance of consciousness found in the Eastern Nondual Self-Knowledge to which these great Western minds point.
"It must be stressed that the different elementary particles are not different substances, they are just different manifestations of the same substance."
—Werner Heisenberg, 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists—John Clauser, Alain Aspect, and Anton Zeilinger—for experiments that demonstrated the universe is non-local, meaning the universe is comprised of only one interconnected substance that has no separate parts. Non-locality is simply the Western terminology for the seamless, nondual nature of Reality as depicted in the wisdom traditions of the East.
"There is obviously only one alternative, namely the unification of minds or consciousnesses. Their multiplicity is only apparent, in Truth there is only one mind [One-substance]. This is the doctrine of the Upanishads [India's Vedic texts]."
—Erwin Schrodinger, 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics
Quantum physicist David Bohm, known as 'The Father of Implicate Order Physics,' met with the Dalai Lama on several occasions to engage in deep dialogues about the nature of consciousness, reality, and the parallels between modern science and Eastern knowledge. The Dalai Lama has referred to Bohm as his ‘science guru’ and Albert Einstein described Bohm as his ‘spiritual son.’
Albert Einstein and India's sage, Rabindranath Tagore (1913 Nobel Prize winner), met several times to discuss a singular universal truth. Their discussions focused on a unification of peace, both believing that realizing our fundamental interconnectedness was the only path to global harmony.
It was widely and publicly known that Robert Oppenheimer's intellectual identity and scientific work were deeply rooted in Vedic and Hindu knowledge, particularly the Bhagavad Gita (a sacred Hindu text). Robert's famous quote after the detonation of the first atomic bomb, "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." is directly related to the Bhagavad Gita.
"The discovery of the East is a momentous event for the West... If we can really assimilate the wisdom of the East, then the next great step in Western culture will be the step towards the creation of a genuine culture of the human spirit."
—Carl Jung, Father of Analytical Psychology
Quantum physicist David Bohm met with the well known Indian spiritual teacher Jiddu Krishnamurti on numerous occasions to discuss the intersection of science and consciousness, and how to unite them to benefit humanity.
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"I like to experience the universe as one harmonious whole."
—Albert Einstein, 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics
The bond between Romain Rolland (1915 Nobel Laureate) and Rabindranath Tagore (1913 Nobel Laureate) established one of the earliest and most significant sustained intellectual bridges between modern Western thought and classical Indian spirituality. Together they attempted to articulate a universal humanist vision in the hopes to foster a more sane world.
"So what quantum physics is telling us is that matter has no stand-alone reality [evidence that separation is an illusion]."
—Bernardo Kastrup, PhD, Former Nuclear Scientist at CERN
"Spacetime is doomed. There is no such thing as spacetime fundamentally in the actual underlying description of the laws of physics. That is very startling, because what physics is supposed to be about is describing things as they happen in space and time. So if there’s no spacetime, it’s not clear what physics is about."
—Nima Arkani Hamed, Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University
When Niels Bohr, 1922 Nobel laureate in physics, was knighted in 1947, he chose the Yin-Yang symbol for his Coat of Arms, inscribing it with the motto "Opposites are complementary." This was his profound way of stating that the "One-substance" of reality is composed of many facets which are actually unified expressions of a single whole. By elevating this ancient Eastern symbol, Bohr bridged the gap between modern atomic physics and the timeless wisdom of the East.
