Key of Knowledge

SR No.: 006702
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Publication Year: 1919
Total Pages: 1204
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 25 MB

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the union of substances always tends to limit their natural functions, though new properties and faculties arise in consequence of it. As hydrogen and oxygen, which are gaseous by nature, are robbed of their natural 'freedom,' i.e., of their gaseous nature by combining with each other in the form of water, so does the soul become crippled in respect of its natural functions in consequence of its union with matter. This is the bondage, meaning, as it does, the suspension and vitiation of the natural functions and properties of the soulsubstance which are held in check for the time being.
Observation shows that the soul involved in the cycle of transmigration is unable to enjoy its natural perfection in respect of knowledge, perception and happiness, which, therefore, must be held in abeyance by some kinds of forces operating on it. Now, since no kind of force is thinkable apart from a material of some kind, and since these forces are not natural to the soul, they must be due to its fusion with matter. But, since fusion with matter is dependent on individual activity, they cannot but be the forces engendered by our own actions. We thus get three kinds of karmas, namely, those which obstruct knowledge, those that interfere with perception, and those that control the experiencing of pleasure and pain through the senses.
In addition to these, observation also proves the existence of a force which stands in the way of the acquisition of Right Faith. This comprises two distinct types of energies: those which interfere with the acquisition of Right Faith itself, and those that debar one from putting it into practice.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GODS.