Science Discovers Eternal Wisdom

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

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Well, the privilege of tracing individual addresses of such 'Gipsies' who are off on their cosmic journey into the unknown after vacating their old habitat on this earth may be reserved for the yogis with unusual perceptive powers, but faint inklings of the yonder world to which the soul transmigrates are being provided by the modern science as well.
The astronauts who visited the moon have stated that there is no possibility of life on the moon. Does it then necessarily mean that the spirit after death is reborn on this earth only ? The scriptures do not accept such restricted interpretation that the earth is the exclusive planet capable of sustaining life. Scriptural authorities emphatically state that life exists on many more planets which are much bigger than our earth and that some of them are populated by human beings too.
There are references to numerous celestial sites inhabited by angels and demigods with superhuman power and superabundant luxury, Well. How does one reconcile with the astronauts' denial of life on the moon on one hand and scriptural assertion of life out there in the yonder world on the other ? Such questions may perplex any thinking person; fortunately, modern astronomy comes to our aid and gives enough clues to solve this puzzle.
Boundless universe :
The moon that the astronauts explored is considered by modern astronomy to be a satellite of our planet earth which, in turn, is a member of our solar system. In our galaxy, it is estimated that there are trillions of such suns with their own families of planets and satellites. And such vast galaxies are not a few. According to modern cosmology, trillions of galaxies are scattered over immense distances in outer space.
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