Scientific Secrets of Jainism

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

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Jainistic And Scientific Analysis Of Extrasensory perception
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mouth the cooked food in the form of morsels is called Kavalāhāra. 2. Giving energising substances or medicines directly into blood through injections or holes made in skin when it is not possible to take food through the mouth, is called Praksēpāhāra. 3. Absorbing subtle particles from the atmosphere through short and small hairs on the body, is called Lõmāhāra. 4. Sperm of father and blood of mother taken by a child in the womb as food, is called Ojāhāra.
Speaking from a subtle point of view, according to the Jain theory, the soul grasps karma particles, i.e. paramāņu-units of Kārmaņa Vargaņā from the space-points which are non- distant from the space-points in which he lives. 15 Then the soul incorporates them in his Kārmana body. Thus, the soul somehow becomes inseparable from them.
Does the extrasensory perceptions of Sri Dutt suggest Lõmāhāra ? Or does it suggest absorption of paramāņu-units of Kārmaņa Vargaņā described from a subtle viewpoint? This cannot be understood. Perhaps he did not think of making such a line of demarcation because it seems that it is impossible for him to make such analysis or classification of his experience without a full knowledge of the Jain theory of karma.
Regarding the armour of energy i.e. an aura, he says that the greater circumference of the aura, the greater its capacity for grasping the particles of energy and preventing them from being wasted or going away. It can perhaps be said that as the living beings develop spiritually, their energyarmour i.e. aura becomes larger and clearer. That is why the aura of divine beings, gods and goddesses and of Tirthankara is pure, clear and visible to the eyes. Non-living objects can also have such an aura. But it is not like the aura of living beings, which is stable and develops according to spiritual progress. Day by day, it becomes weaker and weaker and loses its lustre. When gods have six months of their life-span left, their aura begins to lose its lustre, their flower-garlands begin to wither and their body becomes dirty. But those gods who are Ēkāvatāri, i.e. who are to take the next birth as a human being and are then to attain the final liberation, are exempted from this rule. Their aura becomes more and more lustrous and their flower-garlands do not wither. The intensity of the energy-armour (aura) or bio-electromagnetic field, depends upon the capacity of mind and will-power. As the will-power of a living being becomes intense, his circle of aura becomes large and intense. Man