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that feeling of pleasure results from the stimulation of the centre of pleasure in the brain. The identical feeling can be produced by stimulating this centre through electrical impulses and without the use of any object of sensual pleasure. In other words, by electric stimulation of the specific relevant centre in the brain through electrodes, the centre is energized and activated, and produces the same feeling as would have been produced by indulging in an act of sensual pleasure. Thus, it has been proved that the feeling of pleasure results from stimulating the relevant centre in the brain.
The advent of taijasa leśyā produces strong electrical impulses and stimulates the centre of pleasure. For a practitioner of meditation, therefore, there is no necessity for connecting and electrode. When one meditates to activate taijasa leśyā and when the rising-sun-red colour appear, the stimuli transmitted to the centre in brain are very strong and there is an intense feeling of pleasure-so intense and so pleasurable is the feeling that one does not want to give it up. It is well know that sensual pleasures often produce depressive after-effects such as debilitation, sorrow, etc. But there are no such aftereffects when the stimuli come from bio-electric impulses, generated by taijasa śarīra.
Cessation of Mental Weakness
Yet another benefit accruing from the perception of rising-sun-red colour and the consequent advent of taijasa lesya, is the cessation of one's mental weakness, and of the problems of a mental nature. In this age, we are constantly subjected to tremendous stresses and tensions. And all of us suffer from mental problems, to a lessar or greater extent. Stresses further increase when one undergoes an adversity or is faced with calamity. Sometimes the death of a dear one causes so much anguish that one contemplates suicide.
In short, the human mind is so delicate that it cannot
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