It is true that neither the ancient wisdoms nor the modern sciences are complete in themselves. They do not stand alone. They call for one another. Wisdom without science is unable to penetrate the full sapiential meaning of the created and the material cosmos. Science without wisdom leaves man enslaved to a world of unrelated objects in which there is no way of discovering (or creating) order and deep significance in man's own pointless existence. (p. 4). Thomas Merton
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The ancient wisdom of many cultures has led to the theoretical understanding that there are many planes of existence. This spiritual dimension is also known as the subtle, the mental or the spiritual plane. It is widely accepted by scholars that this dimension exists, that it is created by God and that it is populated by disembodied souls, spirits and other higher beings. The concept of this dimension is not unique; there are many others who believe in the existence of this world.

Source: Gandhi On Nonviolence

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