Book Title: Jain Studies and Science
Author(s): Mahaveer Raj Gelada
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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________________ THEORY OF MATTEREALS AND JAIN. PHILOSOPHY /97 Agams, this property is named as a-guru-laghu or affinity. Both souland the Karma-pudgals exhibit this virtue. Once this pair is formed their affinities are neutralised and any further interaction is prevented: Thus, a soul once pair with a body is not free to associate with any other body. Even the water can be freed from its intermolecular forces to become formless. In fact, there exists no matter in this universe which cannot be freed from its intermolecular forces provided we can apply the requisite temperature and pressure. Soul, when entrapped in the body is like condensed water which takes shape according to the shape of the container. When the righteous efforts liberate the soul from the clutches of Karma, then only the true and genuine formlessness is manifested. The second part of the question, as to when it got captured by or bonded with the Karma, is answered that its beginning is begirming-less. Sinice all fathers are sons of somebody, it is impossible to find, who came first, father orson? Philosophets are incessantly endeavouring to demonstrate the presence of soul. Since'any direct evidence is'ruled out-sout being beyond the realm of physics - indirect l'ogical conclusions can be drawn at best! ! 1. Soul and Mind 2: a. Seientific View - In west, most scientists do not accept the presence of soul over and above that of mind. For them, the mind and conscience are just synonyms. Pavlov too supports that the memory is nothing but the activities of millions of cells of cerebrum. He says that the memory is just like a negative photographic film. As a negative can produce the positive photograph, as and when processed and as many times processed, 'similarly the brain can recall the memories of past through the requisite excitation Pavlov, thus, considers the entire process as truly physical and denies any existence of soul.icin schengerre aldt ti bod si Philosophical View-l Mahapragya has 'exhaustively commented on this scientific view-point. According to him, 'science is still unclear' about the functioning of even brain so 'Mbthing can be expected regarding the conscience. Bräih might be a mere vehicle of past impressions or a device to retain memory, but the presence of conscience cannot be ruled out of our lives. It is this force which makes the brain to think togicaHy and to project the future. Unlike a photographic plate, brain's functioning is not limited by the boundaries of a frame. Based on the past memories and the itinerent data available with the brain, it takes far reaching decisions. Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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