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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the succeeding one. God's status is the highest and that of a hellresident is the lowest.
SIX PARYAPTIS: (TRANSFORMING CAPACITY)
Soul is traversing in all these 84 lakhs of births, this does not mean that he enters the body already kept ready for him. But he having born himself there, constructs his physical body in strict accordance with his acts performed by him in his previous births. In this connection the authors of the scriptures have described six paryaptis and the said description is worth interest and worth noting.
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth
Paryapti is Ahara Paryapti.
Sharira Paryapti.
Indriya Paryapti. „Shavashochhvas Paryapti. „ Bhasha Paryapti. „Manaha Paryapti.
The internal cause of Paryapti is contact with acts and the external cause is the holding of matter. The capacity of the soul to transform matter into his utility (upayoga) is called Paryapti.
The Soul's capacity by which it is enabled to adopt matter according to its anti-natal position, status and actions after it has abondoned antecedent physical body is called Ahara Paryapti. All these Paryaptis of the soul like Ahara Paryapti etc. begin to operate by the first period and the remaining Paryaptis are over in the subsequent periods.
That is the capacity of the soul known as Sharira Paryapti which enables the soul to transform the useful material body into other physical body having discarded useless matter adopted with the help of Aharaparyapti capacity.
That is the capacity of the soul known as Indriaya Paryapti which enables the soul to constitute senses according to position, merits and action after adopting matter suitable for senses from the material resulted in the form of seven vital elements.
That is the capacity of the soul known as Shvasochhvasa Paryapti which enables the soul to make the material body capable of res