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The Yoga Dasimuccaya states that when one contemplates the nature of the senses, one gains a deeper understanding of the transcendental nature of the soul, dharma, and other principles. This is how:
“Indriya” means that which is related to Indra. Indra is the soul, the master of the senses. Or, that which is all-powerful in its own specific field, like Indra, is an indriya. Nothing else operates in its field, and the indriya has no control over the field of another. The soul’s power over the senses is limited to their respective fields. For example, the eye can only see, the ear can only hear. The eye cannot hear, nor can the ear see. Thus, the power of each indriya is limited to its own small field, like a small king in his own small kingdom. That which is beyond the power of all the senses, that which is the master of the senses, is known as the “soul.”
Some may doubt this, saying, “There is no such thing as a soul, because it is not visible, it cannot be seen, it has no form, and it cannot be experienced in any other way. Therefore, there is no such thing as the soul. Or, the body is the soul, or the senses and breath are the soul. To believe that the soul is separate is a delusion, because there is no evidence for it. Moreover, if there is a soul, why can’t we perceive it? If it exists, it should be perceivable like a pot or a cloth. Therefore, there is no such thing as a soul, and the path to liberation is also a delusion.”
“It is not visible, it has no form, and it cannot be experienced in any other way. Therefore, there is no such thing as the soul. Or, the body is the soul, or the senses and breath are the soul. To believe that the soul is separate is a delusion, because there is no evidence for it. Moreover, if there is a soul, why can’t we perceive it? If it exists, it should be perceivable like a pot or a cloth. Therefore, there is no such thing as a soul, and the path to liberation is also a delusion.”
Srimad Rajchandraji’s Sri Atmasiddhi explains how such arguments from materialists and skeptics are flawed. This can be easily understood from the nature of the senses described above. Because even the sense of sight…