Science and Spirituality: Vision of the Hidden Eye

The inner depth of consciousness in human mind is a repository of divine faculties that could be experienced, awakened, and used with the help of dedicated spiritual endeavors (sādhanā). Clairvoyance, telepathy, extrasensory perceptions, and precognition are (latent) attainments of the inner mind. At times some of these supernormal faculties are suddenly activated in some people. This is attributed to their intrinsic tendencies and spiritual endeavors of the earlier lives, or the accidental stimulation of some extrasensory centers in their brain.

It happened sometime in early 20th century: Julia Vorob'yeva of Russia received a severe shock from the crane, which she was driving. She fainted in the accident and could not gain consciousness for several days. However, the strong electrical shock had activated some extrasensory functions in her brain. She was now able to see much deeper and sharper than the normal humans. She could watch the inner structure of the body by naked eyes so clearly, as though an X-ray device was fitted in her retina. She was able to see the hidden sources of water and minerals beneath the earth's surface. She could also visualize the spectrum of light beyond the ultraviolet rays. Premonition of natural calamities that were likely to occur in near future was another addition to her unusual potentials.

Renowned parapsychologist William Mochas provides evidential discussion and examples in his book entitled "What Makes Life Significant" to illustrate supernatural powers of human mind. He argues that a limitless treasure of arcane powers exists in our inner self. Every one can awaken this hidden source.

Dr. Wilder Penfield of Canada had devised special kinds of electrodes to activate the layers of latent memory in human brain. He had successfully experimented in making the subjects review the past (including the events of the earlier lives) like a video display. He believed that the human mind is capable of experiencing the past and the future as naturally as the present.

Neila Jones of South London was popularly known as "Alien Spy." Several mysterious cases that the Intelligence Bureau of Scotland Yard was not able to figure out were resolved with the help of her 'sixth sense.' Sitting at home, she is able to focus her mind at the specific case and get the 'missing links' and secret information by her clairvoyance. She has been helping the Police Department since past fifteen years or so. At times, she also gets precognition of criminal conspiracies and warns the police about it.

Noted Russian Psychologist Prof. Constantine Platonov concludes in his research findings: "The power of consciousness endowed in humans is limitless and ever expanding. It exists in every component of the body at the cellular, molecular, and subtler levels. The vital power that is active in the brain can also be stimulated and employed at any of the subliminal sensors spread across the human body. If conditioned, activated and trained carefully, any other organ could also serve the purpose of specific sense organs, such as eyes. Skin alone could gather and process all the information that the five sense organs could do collectively."

Dr. Platonov has cited several live examples. One such report describes the case of 24-year-old Rosa Kuleshov, who can read the entire newspaper or an article with her eyes closed and covered by dark cloth. She just needs to touch the printed letters by the third and the fourth fingers of her hand. Her reading through the fingers is as clear and fluent as that of her normal reading with open eyes. The skin pores of Rosa's fingertips are so sensitive that these can sense the pattern of printed letters as perfectly and rapidly as the vision of her eyes.

Annette Frelon of France had also posed significant challenge before the scientists. This teenager had attained the extrasensory power like the yogis. She used to be silent most of the time. Whenever asked an important or serious question, she would go into meditation. The reply or answer would then appear as written in big red letters on her arms, shoulders, and legs. These clearly visible inscriptions used to disappear after some time without leaving any mark on her body.

Supernatural examples further affirm the immense potentials of human body and mind. We mostly remain ignorant of these transcendental faculties. Only few of us realize that these astonishing powers emerge from within. The seed of divine potentials is hidden in our inner mind. We need to cultivate a suitable environment for its sprouting and growth by sincere endeavors of sādhanā. Thorough introspection and refinement of mental tendencies and righteous orientation of mental powers are essential prerequisites for this.