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A kind of mind reading is also been explained through Para-psychology. The concept of Telepathy is quite similar to that of mind reading because through Telepathy one can get in to contact, with other's mind where the person who is been contacted may remain totally unware. Dr. Baina in his book "Anatomy of Modern Science" opines that there is some medium through which one can enter into other's mental life. The cognition, which cannot be acquired by thought can be known through mental projections. But this concept of telepathy cannot be equated with Jaina concept of mind reading. The uniqueness in concept of mind reading lies in procedure of it. Mind reading is niether just a concept itself and nor too subjective. It is rather more reliable and abiased cognition as it involves objective scanning or mapping of the mental states.
Until recently the mechanizations that give rise to our thoughts memories feelings and perceptions were impossible to examine directly. Their nature could only be inferred by observing their effects. Now however new imaging techniques make the internal world of mind visible much as X-rays reveal our bones. As we enter the twenty-first century functional brain scanning machine are opening up the territory of mind rather as the first ocean-going ships once opened up the globe. The challenge of mapping mind locating precise brain activity that creates specific experiences and behavioural responses is currently engaging some of the finest scientists in the world. These discoveries in a way that will make them comprehensible even to those with no cognition of specific interest in science.
There are differences of opinion amongst Jain scholars as to the process of mind reading. All agree that cognition of mental modes is direct by soul but differ on the cognition of the object being thought. Pūjyapāda, Akalmka, and their followers regard it to be direct. On the other hand Jinabhadra and his followers are of the opinion that cognition of the object thought is known through inference. This process of mind reading through mind mapping, through spiritual attainment as Jinabhadra explains Manahparyaya apprehends or scans different modes of mental substance i.e. mental structure is quite interesting. This makes the knower to conceive the cognized objects. According to Jinabhadra Manahparyāya apprehends different modes of mental substance directly, i.e. mental structure. The objects conceived are not cognized here. But later on inferred by Mati Jñana (infernce) as depicted in the following verse
"Munai manodavvāim naraloe so manijjamānāim, Kāle bhūya bhavisse paliyāsamkkhijjabhāgammi
davvamanpajjae jāņai pāsai ya taggaenante
teņāvabhā se una jānei bajjhaņmāņeņam." Is such kind scanning or mapping of mind is possible?
It is possible because Jaina Philosophy admits two kinds of minds namely physical mind (dravya mana) and psychical mind (bhāva mana). The physical mind is a material composition made of molecules of Manovarganā. A material Arhat Vacana, 23 (4), 2011
| SR No. | 526591 |
| Book Title | Arhat Vachan 2011 10 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Anupam Jain |
| Publisher | Kundkund Gyanpith Indore |
| Publication Year | 2011 |
| Total Pages | 102 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Arhat Vachan, & India |
| File Size | 8 MB |