What Hinduism says about Telepathy
Telepathy, also known as Manah Paryaya in Hinduism, is a form of direct perception that is classified as extrasensory perception in modern psychology.
In Jaina epistemology, knowledge is divided into two categories: direct and indirect.
Avadhi (clairvoyance), manah-paryaya (telepathy), and kevala-jnana (omniscience) are direct to the being, whereas empirical knowledge and sense experiences are indirect.
Man obtains specific experiences and powers during the process of self-realization that are not conceivable for the average person with normal sense organ function.
Except for the Charvaka and Mimamsaka schools of Hindu philosophy, almost all Hindu philosophical systems recognise the possibility of such experiences.
The first hand experience of the mental modes at work in other people’s brains is known as Manah Paryaya. Manah means mind, while paraya denotes alteration.
As a result, manah-paryaya is the cognition of other people’s mental modes. This type of psychic experience is extremely unusual and difficult to come by.
Telepathic experience is considered rare and difficult in Hinduism. Only ascetics, who are supremely self-restrained, spiritually disciplined, and practise the highest level of moral discipline, are said to have had this experience. It can only be experienced by self-realized human beings with the correct attitude, free of desires, and those who have removed the karma concealing manah-paryaya jnana. The yogis’ divine and occult powers are comparable to such a description of manah paryaya jnani.
The two varieties of manah-paryaya jnana are Rjumati and Vipulamati. The latter is purer and lasts till omniscience manifests. The former sort of manah-paryaya is likely to be acquired by someone who is on their way down the spiritual development ladder, whereas the latter type is likely to be acquired by someone who is on their way up.