About Mahendra Muni [brother]:
BIRTH:
23 NOVEMBER 1937, Mumbai, India.
A Jain
Saint.
Prof. Mahendra Kumar, B. Sc. (Hons.)
Bombay University.
Awarded
“Agama Manishi” and “Preksha Pradhyapaka”.
He
holds a distinguished place of honor amongst those rare scholars who have
equal expertise in both philosophy and science.” – observes Prof. G. C.
Pande in the forward to this book. Muni Mahendra Kumar is a versatile
scholar of diverse disciplines like physics, Mathematics, Bio-science,
Philosophy (Indian as well as Western ). Psychology, parapsychology,
ancient history and meditation, besides being conversant with the modern
languages including English, German, Hindi, Gujarati, Rajasthani and ancient
languages including Sanskrit, Prakrit and Pali.
Mahendra Muni is a prolific writer. A competent translator and a critical
editor of more than sixty books.
Author of over 15 books on comparative studies on Science and Philosophy,
Meditation, Neuroscience, Atomic Science, and Jainism, Universe, etc.
List of books given on this site (click on the links on the top navigation
bar).
Hon. Professor of Science of Living at Jain Vishwa Bharati Institute (Deemed
University).
Under his guidance several students have completed their research thesis
for Ph. D.
He is a ‘Satavdhani’ – His demonstration of Avadhan Vidya (ancient science
of memory and mathematics) at various universities and International
Conferences his earned him an epithet of “Human
Computer”.
Memory is an inherent quality of consciousness and Avadhan is a process for
developing the same. He can memories Sanskrit Couplets, long numbers with
many digits, sentences of unknown languages, etc. merely by listening to
them only once! He is also excellent in Mathematics. Mathematics is
another facet of Avadhan, whereby problems requiring hours can be solved in
a few minutes.
Traveled over 30,000 Kilometers for moral awakening from Mumbai, Delhi,
Kolkatta, Jaipur, and many places in Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, etc.
Birth date: 23 November 1937, Mumbai, India. Mother Suraj ben Zaveri. Son
of great industrialist and a Jain scholar Shri
Jethalal Zaveri. And, and elder brother.
Gochari (obtaining food, alm):
The Jain monks
are called sadhus and Jain nuns are called sadhvis.
After the sunset, night time, they
do not take food or water. Not even medicine. They wait 48 minutes after
the sunrise before taking water or food. They do not cook their
food nor do they get it prepared by others for them. But they go from
house to house and they receive a bhikshä (food) from the
householders. This process is called Gochari. Just as cows eat
very little superficial grass moving from place to place. They do
not take all the food from one house. They collect it from various
houses. They should carefully observe 42 rules while collecting
food; and five rules while eating it; and in all, they have to conform
to 47 rules. They always receive food in a wooden bowls and
eat out of the bowls which is called patra. To keep boiled water
for drinking they use clay pots. They always use and drink water that
has been filtered and boiled.
India has ever been a
breeding ground for the spiritual Sciences. Whereas the occident has applied
its resources for the development of Nuclear (atomic) energy, Indian saints
and sages have devoted their attention for the development of spiritual
power and have achieved wonderful success.
He along with Acharya Shri Mahapragya had several meetings with the
President of India A. P. J. Kalam. A Conference on Moral Values
in Education was held in the presence of the President of India on 22 -
23 February 2003 at Kandiwali, Mumbai, India.
