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THE MYSTERIES OF MIND
sense-organs, logical reasoning and arguments fail to grasp. What, then, are the means through which the unknown can become the subject of knowledge ? The answer given was that the existence of the hitherto unknown can be accepted on the testimony of those who command super-sensual vision or insight and have, by virtue of this, known the unknown. Such seers have known the truth and we can also know it through what they say.
We are also unable to know all the truths of the physical world through the sense-organs. Physical scientists have invented thousands of delicate and fine instruments which have enabled us to go beyond gross things and to know things which are subtle. We cannot look into our bodies with the help of the physical eyes. Now we have X-Rays which can penetrate into the depths of the body. X-Rays are also a super-sensual instrument which reveals to us the tiniest atoms whirling in the depths of the body.
The human body is a gross entity no doubt, but there live within it wonderfully subtle elements. The human brain is only two percent of the entire human body. There are billions of neurons in this brain. Everyone of these neurons is an independent unit. There are billions of cells in the human body. Each of them works in its own way and generates energy, Old cells go on dying and new ones are born every minute. Every cell bas in it traces of past experiences. These traces are reflected on the cells by the subtle body. The cells retain the reflections on them.
There is a vast network of knowledge-tissues in the human baby. If they were spread out on the earth, they would occupy a space of one lakh square miles. The earth we live on is only twenty five thousand square miles in dimension. The knowledge-tissues occupy four times the space of the earth. These tissues pass electrical currents.
The structure of the human body is a gross structure. Our kowledge of the human body is limited. We are still unaware of its subtlety. We cannot know the subtle body without a thorough knowledge of the gross body. If we do not know the subtle body, we cannot know the soul. Our aim in sādhanā is to arouse our dormant energy and to activate the sources of our physical, mental and spiritual energy.
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