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Shri Datta Swami

Posted on: 09 Oct 2021

               

What is the reason that metaphysics is not developed much in western religions?

[Shri Anil asked: Why there is tremendous development of metaphysics in Hinduism? There are so much like in depth knowledge and terms like Prabrahman, Narayana, Adi Shakti, Para Shakti, Adiparashakti, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Ganapthi, Atman, soul, awareness, 14 upper worlds, Yama, Indra, demons, devas etc., which are very familiar in Hinduism. Whereas in Christianity, Islam, Judaism mainly we have very limited terms like Father of Heaven/Allah/Yahweh, angel Gabriel, hell and heaven. What is the reason that metaphysic is not developed much in western religions?]

Swami replied:- In India IQ in spiritual knowledge is very high and in foreign countries, IQ in materialistic scientific knowledge is very high. Unless the top most faculty, which is the intelligence doing very sharp analysis in depth, is pacified, the pacification of intellectual activity can’t be achieved in India. In one way, it is good because even others will have the availability of very sharp analysis of spiritual knowledge if their intellects also become anxious about the possible doubts.

 
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