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
piration with the help of capacity arising from the matter of seven vital elements.
That is the capacity of the soul known as Bhasaparyapti which enables the soul to express in words having transformed mentalcells with the help of matter constituting seven vital elements.
That is the capacity of the soul known as Manah Paryapti which enables the soul to think, meditate and reflect with the substratum of mind resulting from the adoption of mental cells produced with the help of energy arising from seven vital elements.
It is not proper to believe that the physical body is created first and the soul enters therein afterwards; because in that case all the physical bodies would be of equal dimensions, nature, and form like pills pouring forth from an automatic manufacturing machine. But each body differs from the other in various ways. If it is argued that this distinction is attributed to the combination of sperm and ovum of parents representing various attributeds, then also it is not proper, as the children of the same parents bear different forms, beauty, grace and constitution. Therefore, it is evident that soul does not enter the body previously produced but himself produces the body and he produces in accordance with the actions performed by him in the previous births.
ASSUMPTION OF PHYSICAL BODY
Assumption of physical body by the soul resembles the act of dressing oneself with attire. Bhagavadgeeta supports this contention and lays down :
"Just as a man casts off the old garment and assumes the new ones, the soul casts off the old body and assumes the new ones.”
The process of the soul right from the assumption of one physical body till the discarding of the same is known as “'Bhava", "Samsara" ---The existence. This existence commences with the descent of soul into embryo and terminates with death. So the terms "Birth of the soul or death of the soul” are only formal. The body is born and dead but not the soul. The soul is never born and so is called inborn. The soul is never destroyed and so is called eternal and indestructible. As it is formless, it cannot be pierced through by weapons, cannot be consumed by fire, cannot be dren