Cosmos and Human Consciousness
Contents: Preface. Foreword. Acknowledgement. I. Cosmos: 1. General. 2. Theories about universe. 3. New theory. 4. Milky way. 5. Galaxies. 6. Quasars. 7. Stellar evolution and decay. 8. Novae. 9. Supernovae. 10. Black holes. 11. Constellations. 12. Solar system. 13. Nebulae. 14. Universe: its composition. 15. The local group. 16. Life on earth. 17. Carbonaceous matter. 18. Life in the universe. 19. Whispers in space: UFO and SETI. 20. Molecular biology. II. Human consciousness: 1. General. 2. Pre-historic thought. 3. Enlightenment. 4. Conquest of self. 5. Spiritual awakening. 6. Creation and de-creation. 7. Inner self and cruelty. 8. Sweet words. 9. Scientific progress. 10. God consciousness. 11. Love and contentment. 12. Meditation on colours. 13. Faith in healing. 14. Right to work. 15. Innocence. 16. Captain of soul. 17. Science of spirituality. 18. Light over darkness. 19. Open eye meditation. 20. Fasting. 21. Nirvana. 22. Peace of mind. 23. Laughing technique. 24. Vedantic philosophy. 25. Truth and hatred. 26. Id celebration. 27. Non-violence and peace. 28. Macrocosm. 29. Microcosm. 30. Cosmic mind. 31. Universe is God. 32. Peering into the future. 33. Speculations and conjectures about life. An overview. References: i. Cosmos. ii. Human consciousness.
"All existing things, the whole creation is called the universe. In time and space, the universe is infinite. Scientists believe that it came into existence about 10 billion years ago and is still expanding. There are strange and surprising features of the universe which we try to understand through modern science. The author skillfully takes the readers through a cosmic journey of discovery starting with the theories about creation of universe. Some description of Black Holes and the system of constellations have been touched. The view of these remarkable cosmic object has challenged the human ingenuity and curiosity which are some times beyond explanations and understanding.
Solar system consisting of nine planets, Asteroids, Comets, Meteoroids, and also the Satellites including eclipses, their cause and occurrence is described with a view to familiarize the reader with the full background of such phenomena. Topics of Carbonaceous matter, life in the universe, occurrence of UFO and SETI are also explained along with some relevant details of the molecular biology.
A separate section of the book touches human consciousness which describes pre-historic thought and all the major religions of the world. The time scale of Big Bang and the Brahma in Hindu mythology is explained with references. The enlightenment, conquest of self and spiritual awakening related to consciousness is explained. The creation and de-creation and philosophical description by various thinkers has been touched upon. The macrocosm, microcosm and other views of Swami Vivekananda's life giving message to a wider circle of the people and other well known personalities has been described. An overview of the whole description is given in the end which describes the wonders of the cosmos and human consciousness."
