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THE MYSTERIES OF MIND
Every atom of the gross body has been subjected to the process of perception. Bones, flesh, marrow and blood have been seen and examined. The next realm is that of subtle centres, of instincts and of natural tendencies. Once this realm has been reached there remains no question of not taking the existence of the subtle body for granted. Those who commanded super-sensual knowledge had actually perceived the subtle body. Scientists have also succeeded in perceiving the taijasa body with the help of delicate and sensitive instruments. However, the difficulty of perceiving the soul has not been surmounted as yet. Scientists are still trying to probe into the mysteries of the soul, but they have not reached any definite conclusion. We can admit the existence of the soul on the testimony of the seers of super-sensual realities.
Sādhanā consists in penetrating into the subtle body through the gross body. First of all we have to perceive and understand the vibrations of the gross body, the chemical and biological changes happening in it and the glands and their fluids.
The human body constantly undergoes changes. Old entities disappear and new entities are born. Let us try to understand the source of all these changes. We will have to begin with the gross body. Then we will probe into the subtle body also. This task can be achieved only when we have developed our powers so much that we may be in a position to pierce the taijasa body, the aura, and lostly the karma body without the help of physical instruments. We have also to observe the consummation of the karma processes in the karma body. And after all we have also to experience that state of our being in which the perceiver, the act of perceiving and the object of perception become one and the same thing. In this state the soul becomes a pure perceiver. It is a state of pure consciousness, the deepest stratum of our being or existence. To achieve this state we have to collect a lot of energy and vīrya.
Some body asked Bhagavān Mahāvīra : “From where does self-negligence come ?” "It flows from yoga (action of mind, speech and body).”
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