BENGALURU, Oct 13: NASA astronaut Commander Sunita Williams and NASA space scientist Dr Kavya Manyapu shared their perspectives on humanity’s shared responsibility to transcend divisions and embrace a borderless view of the planet during a dialogue with Sadhguru at the Consciousness, Science, Spirituality and Global Impact 2025 conference held recently in the US.
Williams, reflecting on her 608 days in space, noted that viewing Earth from orbit makes one realise the planet has no visible borders, highlighting the interconnectedness of all humans. “When you look at Earth from space, you don’t see borders. You see one tiny little mud ball floating in this vast universe, and that’s everything we know. It makes you realise we are all in this together, sharing one home.”
Sadhguru, while emphasising the promise of technological advancement, cautioned that if humanity fails to overcome divisions on Earth, those same differences could undermine cooperation in future space exploration.
He added, “When we leave this planet, we must leave our differences behind. Whether we are black or white, man or woman, American or something else-that must be left behind. Space exploration must be driven by a pure human longing to know. It should not be an American longing to know, nor a Russian longing to know; it must be a human longing to know. It must become a collaboration.”
The session, themed “Conscious Space Exploration,” explored the balance between outward scientific exploration and inward self-knowledge. Sadhguru said that space exploration should be driven by a universal human curiosity rather than nationalistic ambitions and praised Williams and Manyapu for exemplifying human determination and capability.
He later remarked on social media X that exploration, whether inward or outward, is rooted in the human longing to know, with the difference lying in the scope of the boundaries one seeks to transcend.
He added: “Exploration implies a journey into unknown terrain-inward or outward. Both are about the human longing to Know. The difference is only in the degree of the boundaries we choose to breach.”
The two-day conference, held on October 11-12, brought together scientists, spiritual leaders, and changemakers, including Swami Sarvapriyananda of the Vedanta Society of New York, cosmologist Jude Currivan, Dr Dean Raden of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and Prof Vikram Patel of Harvard Medical School.
The gathering highlighted the convergence of scientific inquiry and spirituality in advancing human consciousness and promoting planetary wellbeing.
(UNI)
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