The Universe in One Atom: Science and Spirituality in the Service of the World. 1. Meditation
I have been thinking about the remarkable achievements of science for many years. In the short period of my life, science and technology have had a huge impact on humanity. And although my own interest in science was initially based on amazement at the advanced technological civilization that lay beyond the borders of my own country, I soon came face to face with the colossal influence of science on human life, especially after my flight into exile in 1959. Today, there is virtually no area of human life left untouched by the influence of science and technology. But do we realize what place science occupies in human life, what changes it can bring and how this process can be managed? This last point is especially important because unless we consciously guide the development of science with moral impulses and especially with compassion, it will not be able to benefit humanity. On the contrary, its results can be destructive.