Science And Jain Philosophy

Author(s): Raksha J Shah, Abhijit Muni, Pooja Banthia
Publisher: International Conference on Science and Jain Philosophy

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International Conference on Science and Jain Philosophy 2016
The chemical messengers secreted by the endocrine glands are carried by the bloodstream and interact with the brain and the nervous system; together they constitute an integral co-ordinating system, which modern medicine calls the neuro-endocrine system. The primal drives depend upon the karmic components and create the psychic mind with appropriate knowledge and perception to radiate image across the field of liaison between the subtle and the gross bodies. The physical mind acts as a vehicle for the flow of emotions, which stimulates the endocrine and nervous systems, creating thought, speech and bodily activities.
How meditation works
Relaxation and bodily detachment are the prerequisites of meditation. The first signs that one is benefiting from virtuous meditation are control over the senses, fine health, kindness, an auspicious aura, bliss and clarity of voice. It leads directly to heavenly pleasures and indirectly to liberation through merit, stopping the influx of karma and the shedding of previously acquired karma.
Through its continuous vibrations, the pure soul radiates its characteristics: infinite bliss, knowledge, perception and energy. The vibrations that have to pass through the cloud of karmic bodybecome distortedand produce malevolent field of passions and primal drives. Although this distorted radiation shed karmic particles through its natural characteristic of disintegration, it not only influences the activities of the gross body, mind and speech, but also is influenced by the process of integration of karmic particles attracted bythe external environment and the passions generated by the shaded karmic particles. When all bodily activities are halted through bodily detachment and meditation, thedistorted radiation of karmic body becomes ineffective. As a result one experiences mental equilibrium and blissfulness. As it is ineffective, the karmic body continues transmitting vibrations with greater speed, resulting in shedding of more karmic particles and the process of disintegration or shedding karmic particles carries on till all karmic particles are shed..
When one gets rid of karmic body, spiritual liberation of the soul is attained to manifest its true characteristics. Thus the meditation aids the soul in shedding the karmic body and achieving self-realisation and also in early stages to promote both physical and spiritual health.
Meditational practices and their beneficial effects have been well known in India for thousands of years. Recently these practices have become widely popular in the West. In India many institutions employ meditation to assist the cure of illnesses and work to establish the scientific basis of meditation.
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