Science Discovers Eternal Wisdom

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

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There is lot of skepticism towards immensely vast dimensions of astral bodies, terrestrial continents and heavenly kingdoms described in the scriptures, but dimensions of stars and galaxies calculated by scientific observation by competent authorities also appear equally fantastic at first glance. They however have to be accepted as true because they have been arrived at through geometric, trigonometric and teleradiation measurements.
According to this, Jupiter is estimated to have a diameter of 80,000 miles, large enough to accommodate as many as 1300 planets of the size of our earth. Diameters of the sun, Aldebaran and anteres or alpha scorpi is eight lakh miles, eight crore miles and 39 crore miles respectively, the last named being so vast that it can take in as many as three crore suns within its bulk. These are some of the figures accepted and acknowledged by science today; Epsilon, a star from Aurigo constellation has a diameter 2700 times bigger than that of the sun and the lately discovered V-381 Scorpio has diameter 3000 times greater than the sun. In comparison, 800 miles diameter of our earth sounds Lilliputian.
During ‘age-regression' experiments referred to earlier in connection with parapsychology research, there have been several instances where information about life in outer space on other planets has been hinted at. If we go through the reports of Dr. Cannon who has conducted 1382 experiments of this type, we come across convincing evidence about life existing elsewhere in the universe and also notice descriptions that match those given in the scriptures regarding heavenly places and celestial abodes of angels and demi-gods. Let us sample a few of them here. During one of the experiments, Dr. Cannon asked the subject under trance to regress beyond her present birth and recollect her memory five years prior to it. Dr. Cannon writes
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