Question: What part does imagination play in scientific discovery?

Sri Chinmoy: When the mind surrenders to imagination, at that time the real creation comes forward. The scientist works very hard for many years. Then, when the mind cannot go any farther, he surrenders to a higher force which he calls imagination. Imagination is the reality beyond the mind and beyond matter.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Soul-education for the family-world, Agni Press, 1977
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