Aura A Theoretical and Practical Research

Author(s): Nandighoshvijay
Publisher: Bharatiya Prachin Sahitya Vaigyanik Rahasya Shodh Sanstha

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INTRODUCTION
Relating science and religious practices in a rigorous way is a difficult, if not an impossible, task. Yet, they should be examined to ascertain if they are exclusive or some common ground can be found, to weed out myth from reality. The gap between spirituality and science is wide, particularly if we talk of aura and connect it to karma, chakras, Lēśyās, Vāstu and want to have practical applications in physical or psychological therapies based on colour, magnetism and the exotic. Scientific logic, theory and experimental approach has made significant strides in the past few centuries, leading to great many discoveries, which affect our daily life and cannot be set aside. Spirituality, on the other hand, is anchored in scriptures and experiences of the Enlightened, who are rare. Much of the original concepts are forgotten or altered over the ages but some continue in our tradition in some form or other, without scientific enquiry. To bridge the gap, we can start either from science point of view or by taking scriptures as the base. Both approaches have their merits.
Acharya Shri vijay Nadighoshsuriji Maharaja has studied the scriptures related to aura, introduced experimental approach and also made some efforts to explain them in a scientific way. From his exposition, one can readily find what is written in scriptures without going through them and analyzing them individually. It can be taken as a beginning since the subject has to be developed significantly to include rigour so that it becomes acceptable to all. In the medical field, only scientific reports, reviewed and published in reputed journals are trusted, although many quotes from news papers and personal experiences and experiments have been referred. Hence the subject calls for research, deeper scrutiny, and publications, particularly in view of their practical applications. Many of these techniques require large data base to make them statistically significant there is growing awareness of these procedures and statistical techniques are available for verifying them. Even psychological effects can be quantified. If true, these practices have infinite possibilities, which can be beneficial for physical, mental and spiritual development.