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## Self-Time Statement of Authority
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It is expected, it is considered necessary, that one who does something for someone, who does a favor, should be expected, but why should one expect anything from someone who does nothing, who does no favor? Who will consider his need for what? If it is said that the substance, while performing one action, does not have the nature of performing any other action, therefore, while performing one action, it does not have the nature of performing any other action. That is, while performing one action, it does not perform any other action. This being the case, it is clear that there is a loss of permanence in them. They are not permanent. If it is said that it performs the meaning-action of the permanent word-pair simultaneously, then consider - if all the actions are done in the first moment, then in the second moment, the substance becomes inactive, non-doer, and impermanence arises. If it is said that the nature of that substance is such that it continues to perform the meaning-actions again and again in the second and subsequent moments, then this is inconsistent, illogical, because there is a lack of repetition of the done, that is, what has been done once cannot be done again. If it can do all the actions at once, then the substances that are to be in the second and subsequent moments also happen in the first moment. The reason for this is that the nature of the emergence of the substances that are to be produced in the second and subsequent moments is also in that first moment. If such a nature does not exist in the first moment, then it is impermanent, this is clearly proven. Thus, that substance can neither perform the meaning-action gradually nor is it capable of doing so all at once. The substance that is permanent cannot be produced from its causes. Thus, if it is proven that the impermanent nature itself produces substances, then all substances will be momentary, because only the impermanent, perishable, or momentary can be produced. This does not pose any obstacle or hindrance to the proof of our exposition. It has been said that the nature, the origin of the substances, is the cause of their destruction or impermanence. The substance that was produced and did not perish, that is, did not perish as soon as it was produced, will be destroyed by whom later - it will never be destroyed.
Further, it is doubted - if there is impermanence in substances, but when the cause of the destruction or destruction of a substance is present, then that substance is destroyed. Therefore, even if substances are destroyed in relation to their respective causes of destruction, the momentariness of substances that are impermanent is not proven - they do not last for a moment - such a situation does not arise.
In resolving this, it is said - this is what is said - the words of those who have not worshipped the Guru - who have not acquired knowledge in the presence of the Guru. What is the point of asking more in the present context? It is self-evident. It is said that absence is made - by breaking a pot with a pestle, etc., its absence is made - those who advocate this, the beloved of the gods - the ignorant or the fool should be asked - is the use of nay in the word absence here a paryudasa or a prasajjapratisedha? Think about it. If it is paryudasa, then the meaning will be to go from one state to another, or to be in another state by leaving one state, or according to this, the meaning of ghatabhava is to be the absence of pat, etc., different from ghat. In that situation, that is, if the mudgar operates in the ghat, etc., if it is struck by the mudgar, then what can it spoil? That is, it is not capable of doing anything. If, instead of considering it paryudasa, the use of nay is considered to be its
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