Soul Science Part 01

SR No.: 006928
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Parsmal Agarwal
Publisher: Kundkund Gyanpith Indore
Publication Year: 2014
Total Pages: 220
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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Appendix - 4
Some examples from modern science to illustrate Stanza-3
According to Ācārya Amộtacandra, the word “Samaya' in Gathā-3 means any Dravya (eternal substance) living or non-living. Therefore, we can attempt to illustrate the theme of this Gāthā from the point of view of modern Physics also.
In the spiritual world, it is well known that every soul is eternal. A soul does not burn. A soul cannot be cut by a sword, and ... so on. In this Gāthā, Ācārya wants us to recognize similar beauty of eternal nature in all living and non-living substances. Did you ever think of any material thing that cannot be burned and cannot be cut by a sword? This Gāthā leads us to contemplate and have such realization. Do you know that even in the burning of a piece of coal all the basic constituents of the coal are not burning? Can you visualize that the basic constituents of coal are eternal? When you do visualize such non-burning eternal entities in coal, then it would be easier to appreciate the beauty of Samaya as revealed in this Gāthā. So long as we are unable to visualize the eternal nature of the basic constituents of coal, our vision would be limited to the creation and destruction, i.e., to the movie of the bonding. Question: The burning of coal is real and we see by our own eyes. How can we
visualize non-burning at the time of burning (or so called burning)? Is it
simply a jugglery of words? Answer: No, it is not at all a jugglery of words. The answer of this question is
expected to enrich one's world view. If one uses the eyes of modern physics then he would note that the burning of coal is expressed by the following equation: Carbon + Oxygen from air =
Carbon dioxide gas + Heat energy In the chemical equation form it is written as follows:
C + 0, = CO, + Heat energy, i.e., in the burning of coal one atom of carbon combines with one molecule of oxygen of air, and as a product one molecule of carbon dioxide gas and heat energy are formed. This is a simple description of the burning process. Now let us investigate at nano-level.