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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
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of the stars replied: “You will die for the cause of Seeta, the daughter of King Janak at the hands of Baladev and Vasudev to be born as the sons of King Dashrath in future". Now these two persons did not exist then but the astrologer predicted their birth and we know that these predictions came true.
The astrologers can predict future incidents with pinpoint accuracy as if the future happenings revealed themselves before their inward eye then why not the omniscient persons could foresee things with their inward sight in true form?
We find persons adept in various subjects like Poetry, History, Geography, Physiology, or Science. Their knowledge is far superior to that of a layman. We also know of persons with such genius that they would remember hundreds of verses by hearing their recitation only once and they would also reproduce them without any mistake. This proves faculty of profound knowledge of soul. When this faculty reaches its climax it can cognize all aspects of all entities.
You must have come across people practising mesmerism. A man with his eyes covered with a strip of cloth or with his body covered with black cloth is able to read the contents of a book held up in hand by some one or he can describe a passer-by with accuracy. Those who are reluctant to accept the existence of omniscience would be asked as to how can a man with eyes totally covered with a strip of cloth see everything? This makes it quite clear that perception is possible even without the help of eyes and that perceiver is none the else but the soul.
A hypnotized man is unconscious, still he is able to read out or write down the passage from a book previously drawn out by the hypnotizer. Mystery lies in the fact that this book is never known or seen by the hypnotized person formerly:
Well-known spiritualist of Bombay Dr. Mulshankar Hirjibhai Vyas can describe in detail a particular thing located hundreds of miles away from here. In the year 1961 in a function arranged under the auspices of Jain Sahitya Prakashan Mandir at Sundrabai hall, he, with eyes closed and covered with a bandage named certain items, he recognised some colours and he also named the titles of books written in different languages.
