Scientific Secrets of Jainism

Author(s): Nandighoshvijay
Publisher: Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad

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five bodies and that is he is called unembodied. This taijas-Kärmaņa body is called the vital body. The taijas body, which śri Dutt calls the subtle body. digests food and makes constituents of the gross body such as blood, flesh, fat, bones, marrow etc. The Kārmana body which Śri Dutt calls Kāraṇa body, determines various forms and structure of gross and subtle body. Both these types of body are very important.
In paintings of gods, an aura is painted behind their heads. It is a symbol of their divine quality. Really speaking, it is an effect of purity of their subtle / taijas body. Other living beings and human beings also have such a bright round shape around their bodies, which is called an aura. Really speaking this aura is a bio-electro-magnetic field. As every magnet has its magnetic field, so every living being has his field of effect. The aura of a human being depends on the purity of his taijas / subtle body and that again depends on the auspiciousness of material particles of Kārmaņa Vargaņā absorbed by the Kārmana body and their colour, smell, taste and touch. The absorption of auspicious and inauspicious material particles depends upon auspicious and inauspicious thoughts conceived by the mind. As a result, the intensity and purity / impurity of the aura depends upon the thoughts created in the mind. Śri Dutt calls the aura, the armour of energy. The mind which is now-a-days called the sixth sense, is made of constituent units of subtle particles.
Though śri Dutt is not a Jain, he seems to follow the contentions of Jain philosophy. On one hand, this fact justifies the Jain contentions and on the other hand, his extrasensory perceptions being true, convince the Jain community. Of course, an extensive analysis as well as classification and research of his experiences, seems to be necessary and his experiences and similar experiences of others may open up a new filed of research.
One of his extra-sensory perceptions wonderfully reflects the Jain philosophy of karma. He says that particles are encompassed in the armour of energy i.e. bio - electromagnetic filed. The subtle body absorbed them as food. It is necessary to analyse this statement from gross as well as subtle view points.
On a gross level, Jain philosophers classify food into four types : 1. Kavalāhāra, 2. Praksēpāhāra, 3.Lomāhāra and 4.ājāhāra. 1. Eating with