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In Rabbi Immanuel Schochet's introduction to the fundamentals to proving religion. He mentions mental telepathy as a phenomenon that although uncommon does exist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY5Qzo0Kdfo -In the early section he makes that claim.I am tired and having a hard time finding the quote exactly.
Assuming Rabbi Immanuel Schochet is correct, could anyone provide me a source for this?? I would prefer a rishon or achron and not from kabbalistic literature if possible.
in the chovos halevavos gate 8 some hints to this
And he will be on an exalted level, among the levels of the Chasidim (extremely pious), and a high level among the Tzadikim (righteous), and he will be able to see without his physical eyes, and hear without his physical ears, and speak without a tongue
Marpe Lenefesh commentary there: he will be able to speak to others without a physical tongue
then later
And when you do this with a faithful heart and a pure soul, your mind will become illuminated, and you will see the path to all of the exalted qualities, and the yetzer (evil inclination) will not have a way to reach you and entice you, and you will reach the status of one treasured by G-d. A new, strange, supernal sense will arouse in you, unfamiliar to you of all the senses you are used to knowing, as the wise man said: "A man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face is changed" (Koheles 8:1)
The Gemara in Sota 38b says that birds recognize when the bait for them is put out with a stingy heart, and they won't come.
The Gemara Bava Basra 16b describes Iyov's friends as being aware of each other's pain, although they were far from each other, through a crown or tree that they all had and that would wither if one was in trouble.
The Maharal explains that this is describing how they were completely united. This suggests that it was some form of telepathy that they were tuned in to each other enough to be able to sense remotely when something was wrong. People in our times have had such experiences, but not reliably.
Then we have the famous Pasuk in Mishlei(see Ralbag) telling us that the way you feel about a friend he will feel about you.
There is also the Gemara in Sanhedrin About Yoav finding out about king David being in trouble.
These aren't conclusive but are easier understood with the concept of some form of telepathy. This won't prove anything to someone who didn't already believe in it but can serve as confirmation.
