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Räjgeetä
WHICHI E', 'd race s', sal folyst'; à sai', aul'lat so', 'Hat Guia ELZ.
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Ätmä Chhe', 'Te Nitya Chhe', 'Chhe Kartä Nijkarma'; Novo 'Chhe Bhoktä', Vali Moksha Chhe', 'Moksha Upay Sudharma'. 114311
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Soul exists, it is eternal, it is Kartä of its own Karma, it bears the consequences, also there is liberation and the means of liberation constitute the true religion. (43)
Explanation & Discussion: The first Fundamental asserts the existence of soul. That assertion is very vital. The existence of soul makes the spiritual pursuit meaningful. If there is no soul, the question of spiritual pursuit would not arise. Many people tend to believe that soul does not exist. They contend that the existence merely consists of the physical body and brain, and that is produced by procreation or by division of cells. The invalidity of this contention will be explained later. Here it is enough to assert the existence of soul.
The second Fundamental states that soul is eternal. That assertion is meant to overcome the contention of the non-believers. Most of them do not dispute the liveliness of all animate beings, but they contend that such liveliness arises at the time of birth and disappears at the time of death. As such, it is not eternal and does not last forever. Till recently the people with scientific approach used to hold such beliefs. That trend now seems to be changing and many scientists, including some well known neurologists, have started admitting that there has to be something beyond the body and the brain.
