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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
we forgot everything in a moment. But can we say therefore that we did not stay in the womb ?
If a man could remember the ailment he experienced in the mother's womb he would not choose to return to the same place. But he forgets all this and is engrossed in the new life which he has acquired.
Our life is like a bridge connecting both the banks of a river. One of them is birth and the other is death. In fact, there is no distinction between the two. By one, one enters and by the other, one makes exit. One who comes has first died and then has come and one who passes off also dies. But we celebrate the birth with festivals and music, and we regret and lament after death for days to gether. Is this not passion or selfishness? These two, passion and prejudice are our great enemies which keep us wandering in this world through series of deaths and births; and it is highly regrettable that we do not leave their companionship.
We intend to explain why a human being forgets the tortures he has undergone in his mother's womb ? A man on the verge of death promises, "I shall pray and worship if I am saved." But after he escapes death you know what he does. He celebrates jovially his escapement from death and in that joy he forgets his promises.
Suppose you sail by a boat and suddenly violent winds shake your boat when you pray, "Oh God, save me, protect me with Thy mighty arms. Oh Lord pacify the violent storms." But when the storm is over do you remember god ? Mere muttering God's name casually is not sincere devotion. Sincere devotion is remembering God cordially
When some young promising man expires you visit his place and console, “This world is futile, death is inevitable." You reflect, “I must also die some day. Let me leave the worldly affairs and worship". But you know these thoughts vanish from you no sooner you return home. The very eating, drinking and making merry begin once more as usual and the short-lived aversion for the worldly affairs also evaporates.
Suppose a child plays with a toy which is injurious and it is deprived of it. The child cries and grows obstinate for the toy.
| SR No. | 023322 |
| Book Title | Atmatatva Vichar Or Philosophy Of Soul |
| 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 |