Elusive Consciousness

Author(s): Narendra Bhandari, Surendrasingh Pokharana, Jitendra B Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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5. STRICT FOLLOW UP OF FIVE MAHAVRATAS BY JAIN SADHUS AND SADHVIES SEEMS TO
BE DUE TO QUANTUM MECHANICAL NATURE OF PROCESSES OCCURRING IN THE BRAIN:
In Jainism, five mahavratas are to be strictly followed by all Jain aacharyas, sadhus and sadhviesto go up in this ladder of fourteen gunasthanas. These five mahavratas are (1) Brachamacharya (Celibacy), (2) Aparigraha (minimizing one's requirements), (3) Satya (Truth speaking), (4) Achorya (Not to steal) and (5) Ahimsa (Non-violence). It is well know that Jain Aacharyas, Sadhus and Sadhvies strictly follow these principles. As human brain in general and consciousness in particular behave like a quantum mechanical system which involves very high sensitivity. Thus for example an eye is sensitive to just 3-7 photons, hence many Jain aacharyas do not even look at women or even their sites. There is also a need to investigate how Brahamacharya improves working of the brain. Does it improve memory of the person which may involve (i) to capture an event, (ii) to retain it fully in the memory and (iii) to recall it whenever desired. Many Jain monks have highly developed memory such that they can retain hundreds of events and call them at any time. Shatavdhanies have such great memories. It is well know that these people very strictly follow the five mahavratas. These Quantum mechanical models can also explain why is it so difficult to go to Moksha, as the discipline required is enormous due to involvement of sensitivity at various levels and in various domains and a large number of parameters.
6. HIGHER STAGES OF THE CONSCIOUSNESS REFLECTED
BY A LARGE INCREASE IN MEMORY AND AWARENESS:
Remarkable memory of Swami Vivekanad implies a highly ordered state of consciousness :
It is too well known that Swami Vivekanand had such a sharp memory that he almost remembered 11 volumes of Encyclopedia Britannica, which he had just scanned once (using read would not be correct). He could virtually recall any line on any page of any of the 11 volumes available at that time. It appears that with continuous dedication and spiritual practices, the state of consciousness evolves and in many cases, it is accompanied by an increase in memory, that is improvements in capture, storage and recalling of objects and events.
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