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ceremoniously the Yagna Anushthan (sacrificial rites) considering action or Karma only as the central idea of the Vedas; as against this, Uttar-Mimansa, disproving the utility of Vedantic rituals, regards self-realisation and knowledge of the Brahman as the central idea of the Vedas. In the Geeta, Lord Krishna has said that :
:Nainam Chhindanti Sastrani,
Nainam Dahati Pāvak; Na Chainam kledayanti Apah
Na Shoshayati Mārutah. Its meaning is :
The weapons cannot pierce it;
Nor can fire burn it; waters can't drown it nor can the wind dry it.
(i.e. Ātma or soul) If many a philosopher saint cum poet like sant Kabirjee and Gangăsati composed songs, scholars like Shankarāchārya, Ramānujāchārya, Nimbarka and Vallabhacharya wrote commentaries of the highest quality. In modern age, we have glimpses of philosophical self-introspection in the literary writings of Swami Vivekānanda, Ramteerth, Raman Maharshi, Mahayogi Arvind, Tagore, Anandshankar Dhruva, Pandit Sukhlalji, Munishree Santbal, Acharya Vinoba Bhāve and Gandhijee. On the other hand, Ausho and Krishnamurti have told us about Ātma from a unique angle.
The Vedanta thought about self-reflection in the philosophical literature is discussed; now, from amongst the nonvedic Darshanas let us study the concept of soul as found in Chārwāka Darshan. According to them, there is no conscious or self
