The parallel lines will therefore meet when, in the near or distant future, the finite physical world becomes conscious of the expression of the Infinite — Infinite in variation, Infinite in adaptability, Infinite in plasticity of response, Infinite in inherent knowledge, released from the circumscribed bounds of its cells and Infinite in the capacity and power of delight. Until that happens, the physical and spiritual scientists must both proceed on their own lines of enquiry, gathering more and more experience and evidence. They are both approaching the secret core and centre of things from two different directions. Both shall meet when, in the sincerity of their search, they touch the one and infinite source of all things. Then the physical scientist would learn the ways and means of making matter increasingly plastic to the ‘One Force’ which gives birth to the many. The spiritual scientist too would discover that matter is created by a condensation of the Spirit of One Reality that gives birth to various forms, phenomena and processes. Both will supplement each other and be aided by the secret Time-Spirit that is drawing our present evolutionary cycle to a grand finale, a wonderfully unprecedented spectacle of the unveiling of Spirit through Matter. This millennium, we hope, will move men and forces towards a great synthesis. It’s first sprouts are seen in the early attempts towards the reconciliation of ‘Spirit’ and ‘Matter’, ‘Yoga’ and ‘Science’. A greater being will discover ever greater laws of this physical universe. This growth is inevitable and waits for its hour. We hope that the next millennium witnesses such a leap in human consciousness, from a fragmented to a fully integrated being.
In today’s man, the two poles of the One Reality, spiritual and material, are divided. In the man of tomorrow, the two shall meet and become one.
This vision is beautifully captured in Savitri:
“Even the dumb earth become a sentient force.
The Spirit’s tops and Nature’s base shall draw
Near to the secret of their separate truth
And know each other as one deity.
The Spirit shall look out through Matter’s gaze
And Matter shall reveal the Spirit’s face.” [Savitri: 709]
