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Practice of Compassion in Modern Life
classification based on the basis of'number of perceptive-organs for higher or lower lives ranging from Elephants to Microbes; where choice of parents, sex, personality and span of life (replaced by Hindrance) are not in any ones hands to choose but are under the directing forces of pre-earned Karmas or deeds, prior to ones present birth. The rest four Karmas cover the Vision, the Knowledge and force Possessive attachment and cause hindrance all the life, if not efforted by self for removal.
All living forms which possess mind have identical reasoning and longings for life like humans and Dogs, Cats, Dolphines, Birds, Horses Monkies, Cows, Goats, Snakes, Pigs, Elephents etc. and all other temed animals & pets, all show this very clearly in their behaviours.
Though great efforts are being made by modern scientists to understand the integrity of brain, the complexity of mind, the psychogenic problems and the Placebo Therapy besides Psychotherapy. Modern Science cannot explain the exactness of Mind and its location in the body alik Soul and thoughts though the whole complexity of human survival is through these three only.
Jainism however, since the sermon of the first and earliest Jaina Tirthankara Rşabhadeva has long back declared not only thoughts as a form of matter but also explained the function and location of mind and soul in th body, the autonomicity of karmato drive the soul and matter to take form of life and the automaticity of this Universe where earth and other planets are hanging unsupported. The super most life of any human being apparently exists in its physical form with its five senses high active and capable (See fig. 2) but that too infact consists of three things in one body unit. A-the Body, A'-the Soul and the Mind-the External Mind-A" and the Internal Mind-A.
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Figure - 2: The Soul Body, Mind & Perception
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