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noted that the spiritual belief is not only for the next life. Such belief is also expected to enrich our present life with good health, prosperity, peace, and happiness.
[1] Paras Mal Agrawal, The Existence of Soul and Modern Science, Arhat Vachan, Vol. 9 No.(2), 9-24 (1997) [Kundakund Gyanpith Indore). [2] Edited by T. D. Singh, Synthesis of Science and Religion, The Bhakti Vedant Institute, San Francisco, Bombay, 1987, page 21]. [3] On 24 April 1929, Einstein cabled this message regarding God to Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein (The New York Times 25 April 1929). [4] Ervin Schrodinger, Mind and Matter (Cambridge, 1958). [5] Eugene Wigner, Consciousness and the Physical Sciences, An Interview with Eugene Wigner, Interviewed by Ravi Gomatam in Synthesis of Science and Religion, pp 257-264. [6] Tihomir Dimitrov, 50 Nobel Laureates and Other Great Scientists Who Believe in God. http://nobelist.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/ sitebuilderfiles/50-nobelists.pdf [7] Paras Mal Agrawal, Do Hell and Heaven exist?; 5, 41-42, (1997); 6, 59-60 (1997); 7-8, 68-70 (1997). [8] K. D. Abhyankar in Horizons of Physics, Edited by A. W. Joshi, (Wiley Eastern, 1989), p. 336. [9] Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time, p. 131. [10] Sutra 2.36 and 2.37 of TattvarthSutra by Acharya Umaswami. [11] David Bohm, Quantum Theory (Dover publications, 1989). [12a] Paras Mal Agrawal, 'Quantum Mechanics', in the book 'Horizons of Physics', edited by A.W. Joshi, Wiley Eastern, 1989. [b] Paras Mal Agrawal, 'Quantum Theory' in Hindi), Rajasthan Hindi Granth Academy, Jaipur, 1983. [C] Paras M Agrawal and Ramesh Sharda, Quantum Mechanics and Human Decision Making, Operations Research, 61(1), 1-16, 2013. [d] Edited by P.C.W. Davies and J.R. Brown, 'The Ghost in the Atom', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1986. [13] A. H. Harris, F. M. Luskin, S. V. Benisovich, S. Standard, J. Bruning, S. Evans, and C. Thoresen. Effects of a group forgiveness intervention on forgiveness, perceived stress and trait anger: A randomized trial. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 62(6) 715-733 (2006).
Dr Paras Mal Agrawal is a well published scholar of physics as well as Jainology. In the area of Jainism and science he has been awarded one of the best awards known as Jain Laureate "Award in 2014 by the Gyansagar Science Foundation, New Delhi. In the field of science his research work with a team of five American scientists on the demilitarization of mines was nominated for the best research work of year 1998 by the United States Army Research Laboratory. He served as Lecturer, Reader and Professor in India for 24 years, and for 15 years till 2010 in Oklahoma State University, USA, as Visiting Professor and Research Professional. His recent book, Soul Science Part-1, provides the commentary and translation of Achary Kundakund's Samayasaar in English.
