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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Gentlemen,
DISCOURSE III
We are proceeding with the topic of "SOUL", traversing in this transitory world as described in Shri Uttaradhayana Sutra. We arrived at the decision that the soul exists. We also, decided that the soul is separate and distinct entity from physical body, senses and mind etc. Now, we intend to explain to you that soul is a great-very great traveller undergoing a highly protracted journey.
A traveller proceeds with his journey. On his way he halts in a caravansary-an inn-for some time. Then he resumes his journey. Again he halts in a resting place on his way and again he resumes his journey till he reaches his destination. Similarly the soul enveloped with the impressions of his past deeds assumes one body, he stays therein for some years or a period, leaves it and passes off elsewhere, where it assumes other physical frame and having stayed therein for some time again passes off and proceeds further. In this manner he goes on travelling till he is liberated. Thus we call his journey highly protracted and him a great traveller.
A pedestrian walks about 20 miles a day and 600 miles a month and 7200 miles in a year. He would cover about 360000 miles in fifty years.
Another traveller covers 30 miles in an hour by train and about 12960000 miles in fifty years if he carries on his journey continuously. Travel by modern jet plane with the speed of 600 miles per hour would cover 25,92,00000 miles in fifty years and would cover about 51840000 miles in about 100 years.
Such a protracted journey is quite negligible in comparison with the infinitely protracted journey of the soul. A god degraded to human world or a man elevated to godliness in heaven has to undergo such infinitely protracted journey.
Human world is at a distance of seven Rajjus from anuttra The viman (Heaven). Do you know what this Rajju measures? distance covered by a god in six months with the speed of one lac
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