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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vicinity; and you can attain it very easily. This is a rare opportunity; but you are not aware of the worth of this treasure and let not this opportunity escape to enrich yourself.
Poverty of moral virtues is more detrimental than poverty of wealth as latter deprives you of food, clothing or shelter but the former hampers the path of your progress and elevation, depriving you of humanity. Therefore, strive not to be bankrupt of moral virtues.
The spiritual treasure abounds in many virtues and two from them rank very prominent. They are unrivalled in their enlightenment. Their power is indefatigable. They are knowledge and intuition.
From the point of view of origin, intuition precedes knowledge but in importance knowledge is prior to intuition. With the means of knowledge when some gross or general apprehension is attained, we call it intuition (Darshan). When some specific apprehension of form, nature, parts or location is attained, we call it knowledge. The means which aid to attain knowledge is knowledge. Thus intuition is also the part of knowledge as it aids to the attainment of knowledge.
Knowledge on apprehension is the operation of life activity (consciousness) and therefore it can only be attributed to a living entity. This living entity is nothing else but soul and thus act of intuition or knowledge can only be attributed to soul. The softness of your quilt is not felt by the wooden bed, the sweetness of the sweet soup is not enjoyed by the laddle, and the fragrance of the flowers is not enjoyed by the flower-pot.
The operation of life activity (consciousness) is termed as 'upayoga', but it has a technical meaning. A word often carries many meanings. Just listen to a story which illustrates the variety of meanings of a word.
THREE WIVES OF A BHILLA
A Bhilla chief sometime was travelling along with his three wives. Before they could reach destination, one of the wives said, "I am very thirsty, fetch water for me," The Second one said, "Dear, I am very hungry, we have no provision. Hunt some animal and satisfy my appetite." The third wife said, "The journey is