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Syntropy 2013 (2): 243-279
ISSN 1825-7968
10. Three examples which show that concept of knowledge through consciousness and orderliness should be seriously studied in a modern perspective:
We now give three good evidences which show that there is a need to take the concept of knowledge through consciousness in a very serious way. These examples are given below:
10.1 Remarkable memory of Swamy Vivekanand:
If we look at some meaning of the term consciousness in the scientific perspective than we find that it is a property of all biological systems. When our acharyas, rishies and munies talk of realization of a higher state of consciousness which has certain characteristics, then it is worth examining the following examples. The first concerns with extraordinary sharp memory of Swami Vivekanand (The Life of Swami Vivekanand, Vol II, pp. 634, Advaitva Ashrama, 1989). As per this Swamiji had such a sharp memory that he almost remembered 11 volumes of Encyclopedia Britannica, which he had just read once. A question is to be raised by the scientific community, "what is the mechanism and how this state of orderliness is achieved and is related to his/her behavior as Yogi ?"
Swami Vivekanand
10.2 Shatavdhani: Demonstration of extraordinary capability of memory and ESP:
It is mentioned in section 7 that a perfect consciousness with the four infinities perceives everything of the universe simultaneously and completely by a single cognition. However, a worldly soul (an enlightened soul but not yet perfect) can also have rich knowledge contents due to spiritual growth and religious practices. One example of this hypothesis is given below which is called shatavadhan. Shatavadhan (Shat- 100 + Avdhan) is a power to cover 100 different activities in a single act of attention. One who reaches the stage of shatavadhan is called Shatavadhani. A shatavadhani.can remember 100 different things in a 100 different
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