Book Title: Mind Your Mind
Author(s): Udayvallabhvijay
Publisher: Pragna Prabodh Parivar

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________________ given vision. Everything from the cornea of an eye to the kidney can be replaced. Science is determined to fulfill its pledge to provide utmost comforts to mankind. But this is dangerous because it corrupts a man's state of mind, though it improves his circumstances. Ultimately science is also a branch of learning. Yantra i.e. equipment, mantra, i.e. group of holy words that can have a profound positive impact and shashtra, i.e. scriptures of learning can be given only to the deserving person. Goshalak had learnt the art of throwing the tejo leshya, (akin to a large fiery ring which when thrown at a person burns him to ashes). from Lord Mahavir. He used this technique only for burning others. He went to the extent of throwing this fiery fire ring on Bhagwan Mahavir as well. Looking at today's conditions, we feel that the benefits of the scientific discoveries that man has achieved are like the fiery ring in the hands of Goshalak. The inventions that man has made are now scaring and causing harm to him. Science ignores lack of restraint, the root cause of disease, and pays attention only to the pain resulting from disease. Let us illustrate our point : "If I am not cautious about what I eat, I will get loose motions". This thought keeps him under control. Science has researched and produced a pill which keeps motions in control. Man tries to find a mid-way solution. "Eat the medicine before eating besan dhokla". Science first gives problems which spoils a man's health and then gives solutions to cure him of his ailments. But science could not invent a remedy to cure him of his inner illness. Just guess if someday science could bring diseases like cancer and aids in the same category as cholera and typhoid in terms MIND YOUR mind : 88

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