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
WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF SOULS IN ONE BODY?
It is essential to understand whether one soul or an infinite number of souls stay in one body. One soul resides in the body of of a cow, a buffalo, a horse or an elephant, a fish, a frog, a butterfly, an ant or a human being. A root, a leaf, a seed, the bark, a fruitall contain one soul. A vegetable normally contains infinite number of souls. A soul therein measures infinite parts of a finger-size.
Under the circumstances it might occur to you as to how all these infinite number of souls must be accommodating themselves with one another? Would they not come in friction with one another and thus shatter themserves into pieces ? All these queries shall be replied satisfactorily. You can see how different lights from different lamps absorb into one another without any friction or collision. In the same manner infinite number of souls stay together without collision or friction and thus they are not shattered into pieces.
You might perhaps conclude that they do not fall into friction as they should be absorbing one into the other. But this is not true. Different lights from different sources maintain their individual status and thus the souls do. To clarify, if we displace a lamp, its light follows the same lamp. Different lights stay together and still maintain their individuality.
Gods can assume and create any form they like with the help of their supernatural powers. When they make a particular form on this world they do not transfer a piece of their soul into this form but they extend their soul upto this new form. These extended projections of the soul do not collide with anything nor are they obstructed by fire, wind, water etc., as the soul by its very nature is indivisible and formless.
This nature of soul is described in the times when modern telescopes of magnifying machines did not exist. The omniscient lords realised this and narrated to us this truth, the supreme truth. The modern science has only put up a stepping stone in this direction but it has not been able to reach the mark attained by Jainism. Jainism is a magnificent treasure house of Philosophy, Mathematics, Astronomy, Geography, History etc.