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COMPREHENSION AND RENUNCIATION OF WEAPONS
As the phenomena manifesting consciousness are directly perceptible, there is no question of denying the existence of conscient reality. All the controversy that prevails in the world of philosophy regarding the conscient reality is about its eternity or ultimate independence.
Thus, there are two schools of thought: One which accepts the eternal and ultimately independent existence of the conscient reality or psychical reality or soul, and the other which denies it. The former is called "spiritualism", and the latter "non-spiritualism" or "materialism".
The non-spiritualists accept the existence of conscient reality (soul) but repudiate its transmigration - its past and future existence (i.e. previous birth and rebirth). Hence, they do not give importance to the question of the direct perception of soul or phenomena of transmigration. But for the spiritualists, the question is of the utmost importance.
However, all are not able to cognize soul or its transmigration directly. The following four questions constitute the enigma of the Spiritual Universe:
Where from have I transmigrated ? Where to shall I transmigrate? Who was I (in my previous birth), or After departure from here what shall I become in my next birth?
३. सेज्ज पुण जाणेज्जा...
सहसम्मुइयाए, परवागरणेणं, अण्णेसि वा अंतिए सोच्चा, तं जहापुरथिमाओ वा दिसाओ आगओ अहमंसि, दक्खिणाओ वा दिसाओ आगओ अहमंसि, पच्चत्थिमाओ वा दिसाओ आगओ अहमंसि, उत्तराओ वा दिसाओ आगओ अहमंसि, उड्ढाओ वा दिसाओ आगो अहमंसि, अहे वा दिसाओ आगो अहमंसि, अण्णयरीओ वा दिसाओ आगो अहमंसि, अणुदिसाओ वा आगओ अहमंसि ।
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