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Now take an example of water. Refle. ctions are also visible in water. If the water is pure, clear and undisturbed the image or reflection of anything will be clearly visible. But if there is dust, and dirt inside the water, the vision or image will be dulled. If the water is shaky, or turbulent, or disturbed the image or images formed will not be proper or perfect but will be indistinct, hazy, disturbed, topsy turvy, distorted or unrecognisable altogether. The water remains the same, object and image also the same and the actual image formed inside the water, too, is perfect all the time; yet due to presence of dust, dirt or earth particles or any other thing inside the water and if it is tranquil or when it is disturbed, make all the difference in the vision of the image becoming clearly visible or otherwise. Similar is the case with the vision, conception, consciousness or knowledge of the Soul. The obvious or worldly imperfection is only due to and is created by the Pudgala or presence of matter or material body inside the “Pradeshas" of the Soul.
If there is light we can see anything, Nothing can be seen if there is no light. If
