No Ship is Unsinkable

In his book "A Night to Remember," Walter Lord observed that "the Titanic marked the end of a general feeling of confidence. Until then men felt they had found the answer to a steady, orderly, civilized life." Over a century later, we find ourselves making remarkably similar assumptions about our own achievements and progress.

Just as the "unsinkable ship" met its fate on its maiden voyage, our modern certainties often prove just as fragile. Ice won. Steel failed. Today's titans of technology promise digital immortality, artificial superintelligence, and solutions to humanity's greatest challenges. They speak with certainty. We build higher, compute faster, and connect more broadly than ever before. The machines hum. The screens glow. Like the wealthy passengers aboard the Titanic, we've convinced ourselves we've mastered our domain.

Yet the Yogi philosophy reminds us of our true position in the cosmic scale. They teach that humanity, despite its technological achievements, remains in its spiritual infancy. Walter Lord's poignant question about the Titanic still resonates: "If this supreme achievement was so terribly fragile, what about everything else? If wealth meant so little on this cold April night, did it mean so much the rest of the year?”