Atmatatva Vichar Or Philosophy Of Soul

SR No.: 023322
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vijaylakshmansuri, Ghanshyam Joshi, Kirtivijay Gani
Publisher: Mohanlal D Mehta
Publication Year: 1963
Total Pages: 568
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 39 MB

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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
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It is said, 'The soul with knowledge revealed can consume actional impressions (Karmas) of millions of years in a moment while the ignorant would take labour of millions of years to consume the same."
Do not treat this as exaggeration. Exaggeration is the province of the poets and not the learned Jain saints. They always express naked truth as it is. Your judgement is accustomed to illustrations and arguments. You always expect them for justification Here is one more example to satisfy your sense of judgement.
ILAKUMAR
A wealthy merchant Dhanadatta was happy in all respects excepting that he has no son. He consulted many fortunetellers and practised many religious vows and fortunately by the grace of goddess Ila, he had a son who was named Ilakumar after the goddess Ila.
The family was happy and rich. Ilakumar grew youthful and lascivious by nature. One day a band of rope dancers visited his place and Ilakumar was passionately attracted to a very beautiful daughter of the head dancer. He firmly mentally resolved to marry her only. He grew very nervous and upset. His parents tried their best to dissuade him from this resolve and get him married to other very charming bride of his community; but Ilakumar did not budge an inch from his resolve. Then his parents called the dancers and requested them to give the girl in marriage to Ilakumar and to accept any amount of money in return. The chief dancer replied that he did not intend to sell his daughter but if Ilakumar stayed along with them to learn all the arts of dancing to please some king and win some rewards therefrom, then only he would give his daughter in marriage to Ilakumar. This condition was highly derogatory and un-acceptable for- Ilakumar's parents but Ilakumar was deeply rooted in his attachment for the girl ; so he abandoned his father's all rich heritage and joined the camp of the ropedancers to learn their art. What humiliation one is prepared to undergo being infatuated with passion for a woman!
In course of time he was perfect in the art and he arranged a show before the king's palace in Benares city. A rope dancer usually dances on a rope with seven pots on head. Sometimes he