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Q. Colour, smell and taste, etc. are the qualities of mat- ter, therefore devoid of consciousness. The current of feeling is something living. No attribute of a living being can be lifeless. The aura is lifeless. Colour, smell taste etc. are important in identifying it. But how can the current or leshya of feeling be identified through these?
Ans. The soul of the world is neither soul nor matter
in the essential meaning of these terms-it is a combination, an alloy of soul and matter. In terms of Jain philosophy, it is a progression, a vigorous sequence. Man, too, is a sequel thereof. The attribute of the soul is consciousness. The attributes of matter are colour, smell, taste and touch. Feeling is psychic and the aura is physical. The feeling and the aura both have a deep, mutual relationship. Thus, it is possible to interpret the aura through feelings, and the feelings through the aura.
Q. The six leshyas, by their very names, are indicative - of their colours. Still, for the sake of greater clarity, will you kindly give us a practical introduction to these.
Ans. Uttaradhyana Sutra contains an exposition,
-- through examples, of the leshya colours. The following description is based thereon: (1) Krishna leshya is black like dark cloud, col
lyrium, the pupil of the eye, a black crow, and a buffalo's horn. Neel leshya is dark blue like the wing of a blue
bird, emerald, and the Asoka tree. (3) Kapot leshya is grey as a pigeon's neck, linseed
flowers and the wings of a cuckoo. (4) Tejo leshya is red as vermilion, ochre, the flame
of a lamp and the rising sun.
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