You might wonder what informs my ideas about mediation and “spiritual practice”. I trust two sources of knowledge because they are NOT the opinions of men. They are The Holy Quran and Mathematics. Of these two the Quran is the most reliable and trustworthy.
Here are two of my favorite quotes on The Quran and Mathematics.
This Quran could not possibly be authored by other than God. It confirms all previous messages, and provides a fully detailed scripture. It is infallible, for it comes from the Lord of the universe.
[Quran 10:37]
I argue, as others have done before me, that mathematical concepts and ideas exist objectively, outside of the physical world and outside of the world of consciousness. We mathematicians discover them and are able to connect to this hidden reality through our consciousness. If Leo Tolstoy had not lived we would never have known Anna Karenina. There is no reason to believe that another author would have written that same novel. However, if Pythagoras had not lived, someone else would have discovered exactly the same Pythagoras theorem. Moreover, that theorem means the same to us today as it meant to Pythagoras 2,500 years ago.
[Edward Frenkel - Berkeley Math Department]
Peace on you,
Bob
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