Science Discovers Eternal Wisdom

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

Page 56

named Anand Maitreya visited Jatia village in search of a child born to Savitridevi, sired by Ramesh Asisingh.
The story goes back to a Buddhist monk of Ceylonese origin named Suresh Maitrimurthy who in 1955, before his death, had predicted that in his next life, he will be born in Northern India. Two years after his death, one of his relative and his preceptor mounted a search to trace him. In this connection, Anand Maitreya contacted an astrologer in Madras who practised predictive astrology based on Bhrigu-Samhita (wherein details about the previous life as well as future birth of the subject are invariably mentioned along with the prediction for the present life.). The astrologer's reading pointed to Bihar as the likely place of birth for Suresh, and gave Ramesh Asisingh and Savitridevi as names of his parents in the present life. It was also predicted that at ten years of age, he will join the Buddhist holy order and will settle down in Ceylon. On the basis of this information, Anand started his search for Suresh in Bihar. He soon realised that it was an uphill task but after many frustrations and difficulties, he ultimately managed to track down 'Suresh' at this far-off village in Bihar.
Munesh was born at a small village called Chandgiri in 1951 A.D. From his very childhood, he would talk about a Bhajansingh of Itarni and claimed that he himself was Bhajansingh in his previous life. He would recollect stories about his family including his wife and daughter of previous life but nobody paid any attention to his 'weird' talk. Eventually, his grandfather took some interest in it and once, while travelling to Jamalpur, made a stop-over at Itarni, where on inquiry he was told of one Bhajansingh who had died in 1951. He traced the family and could persuade one of the brothers of Late Bhajansingh to accompany him to Chandgiri. Munesh instantly recognised him as his brother. He was then taken to Itarni where he not only recognised each and every member of the family, but could identify the belongings of Bhajansingh and could correctly point out the changes made in the house after Bhajansigh's death. Bhajansingh's widow who was at her
30