Pure Soul and Its Infinite Treasure

SR No.: 007661
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jayantilal Jain
Publisher: University of Madras
Publication Year: 2010
Total Pages: 283
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 6 MB

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Pure Soul and its Infinite Treasure * 37
In this example, every cause is different, all independently exist.
From the real point of view, every substance has inherent ability to work for itself and all the six causes take place in the same substance independently and without interference or need for other substances for a particular action to take place. The clay has inherent and independent ability to get converted into a pot and hence clay is the doer and the pot is its deed. Clay and pot are inseparable and hence pot is the deed of clay only. Clay is instrumental by its nature to transform itself into a pot and clay is the instrument. The purpose of this action is clay pot and source of pot is clay only. Clay is the basis on which the pot is made. Thus, all the six causes are in the substance itself. Really speaking, one substance does not help another one in any action and every substance itself undergoes changes, within itself, by itself, for itself, from itself and on the basis and support of itself. This is the universal truth.
In view of the above explanation of process of causation, a pure soul has inherent power and ability to achieve liberation, by means of contemplating on the nature of the pure soul, and thereby realisation of pure soul. Every property of a substance has its own six-fold causation process within that property and similarly, every form of a substance has its own six-fold causation. Such is the secular nature of properties and forms of a substance.
Unsymbolic Comprehension (Alingagrahan) - The pure soul cannot be captured/understood/realised through any symbol or symbolic expressions. There are many reasons for this and at least 20 reasons are given below: a. Five senses are incapable of perceiving/realising the
pure soul, which is characterised by knowledge and is