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CHAPTER II
ATOM
Verily, there are two substances (entities) existing in the world. Only, these two existed in the past and in the future only these two will exist.
These are - life and matter. Life is variously spoken of as soul, consciousness, purusha.
Because of life in the body, we can walk, move about, eat, drink, think, write, speak etc. Without life in the body, none of these activities is possible.
When soul leaves the body, the person is said to have died. Do you find then any activity in the body? No! The mouth of a mighty orator at that time cannot utter a word. The hand of a great writer is not then able to pen a word. The brain of a great savant in that condition, does not function the least. Because, the motive power, working behind all these activities has left.
What then is matter?
All that is without life is matter XA body, a building, clothes, a writing pen, books, currency notes, all theso are matters.)
The number of sentient beings in the cosmos is infinite. In the world of matter infinite are the forms of matter. Matter is of two kinds, destructible and indestructible. The matter which we perceive and which comes into our use is all destructible. Besides, there is a vast mass of matter which is also destructible.)
Let us now discuss about matter which is indestructible. Suppose you have got a very big stone as big as the Westminster Abbey of Britain. It is split into two, these two into four, these four into eight and in this way it is split into infinite small parts as little as the ants. Take this small part and again split it into two, these two into four and proceed with
