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Is this aura found in all living beings? Or only in man? Does a lifeless object also have an aura?
Ans. The current of feeling and the aura are to be found not only in man, but in all living beings. What to speak of animals and birds, even those living beings whose level of consciousness is very low, have an aura and a current of feeling. In the vegetable kingdom, it is quite apparent and clear. Some people have taken photographs of these, on the basis of which a comparative study is being made of the nature of man and that of plants. A lifeless object has an aura, but no current of feeling. That is why, the aura of a lifeless object is unchangeable. The current of feeling is liable to change. Any change in the current of feeling affects the aura. That is why the aura of conscious living beings is changeable.
The aura and the current of feeling are related to the body. There is a class of souls which have no body and are called emancipated. These are called free. They have neither aura nor any current of feeling. Their form is pure luminosity and this luminosity has no shape because it is an immaterial, conscious element. The fundainental element is consciousness. As long as consciousness is not emancipated, it is covered by karma sharir and tejas-sharir. The vibrations emanating from karma sharir produce feeling. From the point of view of karma shastra, feeling is susceptible to the effect of delusion. Intellect represents the feelings. When the mind is healthy, intelligence is sparkling. The pith of it all is that awareness, intelligence and the mind, all three, are the activities of consciousness.
Q. You just said that the vibrations of karma sharir create feelings, and feelings are susceptible to de
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