Science Discovers Eternal Wisdom

Author(s): Amarendravijay, J D Lodaya, Bhuvanchandra
Publisher: Jain Sahitya Academy

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Why are they revolutionary ? because ... discoveries, if really new are not readily accepted; they upset too many old habits and theories. The evidence of ESP does just that. As Arthur Koestler explains in 'The Sleepwalkers' ESP runs counter to current scientific theories about man; theories that interpret man in terms of physical and chemical (or mechanistic) processes. The facts about ESP do not fit the physical theory of man and those who hold to that theory are likely to reject the disturbing facts at first. In time, of course, fact will triumph and conflicting theory be rejected. 3
Besides ESP, investigations are going on in other fields too. The phenomenon of astral projection-exteriorisation of the subtle element from the physical body with freedom of movement in space and time-and the principle or rebirth are among them.
Revolution through research :
The impact made by these scientific investigations on the materialistic western mind with grossly physical outlook has been, indeed, tremendous. An American Industrialist and banker, prior to developing interest in such research, expressed his skepticism in these words :
Why couldn't everyone, I wondered, see .... that death peremptorily ended the whole show ? and why all the argument about the possibility of life after death ? Anyone could plainly see that a dead body was very much dead indeed. How could any one seriously believe otherwise ? Three hundred years of science had failed to prove the immortality of a single soul. So why try to make something out of nothing ?
The same person, after delving deeper in the research findings of parapsychology, writes in an altogether different vein: