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The Guru patiently listens to the arguments of the pupil. He knows that the pupil is a truth seeker and presents the arguments merely to learn the truth. In a way, the Guru is pleased to know his mind. In order to remove the pupil's doubts, he takes his arguments one by one and explains in the following ten stanzas how his doubts are misplaced. He knows that all those doubts arise from identification of the soul with the body. As such, he starts with that point.
ભાસ્યો દેહાધ્યાસથી, આત્મા દેહ સમાન; પણ તે બન્ને ભિન્ન છે, પ્રગટ લક્ષણે ભાન..
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Bhäsyo Dehädhyästhi, Ätmä Deh Samän; Pan Te Banne Bhinna Chhe, Pragat Lakshane Bhän.
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The soul seems the same as the body due to the illusory identification with embodiment; but both of them are different, as can be evidenced by their manifest characteristics. (49)
Explanation & Discussion: If we want to know about the existence of any object, we need to look for the properties of that object. Take the instance of milk. We know that white color, liquidity, sweet taste, nourishment, transformability to yogurt, etc. are the properties of milk. Whenever we come across these properties, we can say that the object must be milk. Being composed of earth, metal, etc. and having some shape, which can hold other materials, are the principal properties of a pot; while the capability to be worn, spread, washed, etc. are the properties of cloth. Similarly consciousness, which has the capability to experience itself and also to know other objects and situations, is the property of soul.
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