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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DISCOURSE XIII
THE POWER OF SOUL
Gentlemen,
No sooner do we think over Shri Uttaradhyayana Sutra, the treasure house of spiritual science, than we at once remember its 36th chapter, wherein we find the description of the migratory soul. If we digest properly the nature of soul, this description would properly go and settle deep into our mind and that is why we have explained at length the nature of soul and we further intend to explain certain aspects of soul which have remained unexplained. To apprehend the power of soul is not absolutely a new topic for us as we have touched some of the aspects in this connection while describing the profundity of the treasures of soul. We also mentioned about the infinite power of the soul but we could not deal with this aspect with elaboration as sufficient time was not there at our disposal. Now we shall deal with it.
We can estimate the power of soul from the lives of our prophets as their power has attained climax.
THE PLACE OF ORIGIN OF THE PROPHETS
Jambu, Dhataki and Pushkaravasta taken together constitute two and a half islands. They measure 45 lacs of Yojanas. The modern geography lays down the circumference of the earth as 22,000 miles, but this geography is not authentic. The geographers did not know of America or Australia before it was discovered, and today they mean the earth comprising of five continents, still during last few years sixth continent is being conceived and efforts are carried out for its discovery. We cannot deny the possibility of the seventh continent in future and after a few hundreds of years eighth or ninth continent would prove a matter of fact. But the fact is, the modern world is the part of Bharata Khanda which further is a part of Jambu Dweepa.
In the land comprising of two and a half islands, there are fifteen Karma Bhumis and fifty six sub-islands. They are all inhabited by human beings. Now Tirthamkaras or the prohets are born
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