BASIS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF LESHYA All living beings are
surrounded by leshya-aura; Only the emancipated are freed from
it forever! Black, blue, and grey; again, red, lotus-coloured
and white--- These are the qualitative names of leshya in order.
The first three leshyas are unchaste, their fruit inauspicious,
too; The colour and taste and smell of these is also repugnant;
The other three leshyas are pleasant, they bring An awakening in
life as the passions subside; In Uttaradhyana are they
adequately treated, In chapter 34, read it with care and
understand! Q. For a true assessment of one's personality you
have emphasised the necessity of examining one's aura. 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 veg