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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sun, the soul alone recognises it as the sun's light through knowledge. This knowledge is self-illuminating and knows the self directly and clearly. This property permeates all other properties of the soul as well and hence each property is self-illuminating, without the aid of any other external object.
In view of this property, the soul has to be directly comprehended and realised and is not a subject matter of speculation or conjecture that “A soul should be like this”. Such understanding is not true. “I don't know my soul” is an imagination resulting from ignorance of the knowledge of the self. One who never attempts to understand the self and makes generalisation of any type is not a serious student of the study of the self. The very fact of saying that “I don't know” is a part of knowledge of the self only. Mere denial does not disguise the identity. The identity of the soul is ever present in the form of 'knowledge', an attribute of direct comprehension.
13. Unlimited Development of Potential (Asankuchit - Vikas) - A soul has innumerable (but definite) units of space and all the infinite properties of the soul are latent in these units. These units are the abode of infinite knowledge, vision, bliss and power. It is beyond ordinary comprehension. But once one understands and has unflinching faith in it, these properties will develop to their fullest potential. There are no external means to realise this nature. It has to develop through inward looking approach only.
Space has infinite space units and an atom occupies only one unit of space. However, just as the space remains eternal, one unit of atom too remains eternal and both space and atom retain their perfect nature, i.e., both have infinite properties. Space is infinitely bigger than an atom but both