As far as my vision for a new humanity is concerned, I see science as having two dimensions: One, the lower dimension, working on objects; and two, the higher dimension, working on consciousness. And the lower dimension has to work as a servant for the higher dimension. Then there is no need of any other religion; then science fulfills all the needs of man. But right now science transforms nothing. It cannot. Unless it approaches consciousness and works out how to develop more consciousness in man how to make his unconscious conscious, how to transform his darkness into a noontide — it will not be of any great use. On the contrary, it is proving to be one of the greatest dangers.
Albert Einstein was a German Jew. He was working in Germany, researching under the German government, which was under Adolf Hitler, to create an atom bomb. Just the very idea... if he was not a Jew, the whole history of the world would have been totally different. If Germany could have produced atom bombs, then there would have been no power — neither of America nor of the Soviet Union nor of England — to stand in front of Adolf Hitler; he would have conquered the whole world. Einstein was so important that he was not harassed by Adolf Hitler and his people, but he was seeing that millions of Jews were disappearing, actually evaporating as smoke in the gas chambers of the Nazi Government. He would not have been killed because he was so much needed and there was nobody else to replace him, but he became afraid that if Adolf Hitler wins, then all over the world there will not be a single Jew left alive. Albert Einstein escaped from Germany, leaving the experiment incomplete. The German scientists did everything, but there was no other Albert Einstein to complete the experiment. And Einstein wrote a letter to the enemy of Germany, to America, saying “I have escaped from Germany and I am ready to make atom bombs for America. Without atom bombs you cannot defeat Germany. And there is also a fear that somebody may be able to complete the experiment that I have left incomplete, because there were many scientists working with me, under me.” President Roosevelt immediately invited him and gave him all the facilities possible. Truman was President at the time when the atom bombs were produced by Einstein, and he told Truman, “Now there is no need to use them, because Germany has committed a historical mistake.” This historical mistake, which has been committed many times by others as well, is to fight and attack Russia. But this time Truman did not even answer the letter of Einstein. Now the bombs were already in the hands of the politicians. Who cares about Einstein? Einstein was simply saying, “Now there is no need. Germany is finished, and within two weeks at the most, Japan will be finished, because Japan cannot stand on its own. It needs the German support... there is no need to use these bombs.” But Truman was in a hurry to use the atom bomb, because Germany has surrendered and if Japan also surrenders then there is no opportunity to show the whole world the great power of America. Nagasaki and Hiroshima were destroyed unnecessarily. Japan was ready to surrender. And it is then that Truman ordered, “Before the surrender at least we should try out how much power we have. Once the war ends we won’t have any opportunity.” Einstein was so much shocked that before his death when somebody asked him, “If you are born again, wouldn’t you like to be a physicist?” he said, “Never! If I am born again, I would rather be a plumber than a physicist. Enough is enough. I have seen how I worked day in, day out to create the atomic weapons. They were for an emergency, but once they were created I had no power over them. I had created them, but once they were created, the politicians had the keys in their hands. And my letter was not even answered! I am dying one of the most frustrated men on the earth.” He was a man of conscience; he died almost like a wounded lion, utterly frustrated with politicians and their ugliness, their murderous and criminal minds. Up to now, science certainly has not brought much of a transformation as far as human consciousness is concerned, but it has the potential — just a great awakening is needed. The scientist has to realise his responsibility. There are tremendous possibilities for science. Once it no longer serves death, it can create wonders. Once science changes its attitude and stops being supportive to politicians for war, so much energy will be released that scientists can do all those things which may appear off the wall to you. Science has great possibilities, just we have not yet been able to use those possibilities. And all the scientists are in the service of politicians, of Governments — that means in the service of death and war. A great revolution is needed. Just as scientists revolted once against religion, fought against religion, now they have to fight against politics, against nationalism. Their responsibility is great. The new man will need them and their revolution. They are the most important people for the survival of humanity.
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