tman_and_moksa

SR No.: 020053
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: G N Joshi
Publisher: Gujarat University
Publication Year: 1965
Total Pages: 901
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
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Ātman and Moksa
periods of time, --- one in the past and one in the present. The fact of memory of past observations cannot be explained if the sense organs are regarded as the soul. Keith also is right in pointing out the fact that we usually say 'I see' or 'I touch'or 'I smell' and not 'the eyes see', 'the skin touches' and 'the nose smells', the various actions of perceptions thus belong to something, the 'I' which is beyond the sense organs, and it uses the sense to obtain these various experiences as instruments or Karañas.' That which uses, therefore, the indriyas or sense organs as its intruments for acquiring knowledge is the soul. The soul integrates the multitude of sense perceptions and provides unitary experience, and it also maintains the continuity of the experiencer.
The Mimārsā further considers the nature of the mind which is a necessary link in the mecha. nism of knowledge. Mind is a distinct entity separate from the soul, and it shares some of the qualities of the soul. These qualities are intellection, cognition, pleasure, pain, desire, aversion, and effort. The mind is one organ along with the other five sense organs. It acts as an intermediary between the objects and the soul. It discharges the most important function of remembrance or memory. It synthesizes the various sense organs together, and links the various sense perceptions at different times. It also acts as an instrument of the soul for acquiring knowledge of the external world. It not only observes the external objects but it also observes the various internal states
1 Mis'ra Parthasarathi : Sa
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