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The Adipurana states that those who abandon their present happiness in pursuit of happiness after death, are like those who lick their hands after discarding food offered to them. They are deluded, their vision obscured, and they are foolish.
The wise, however, understand the truth and say, "The one who has renounced the theory of the soul, and who relies solely on knowledge, presents the existence of life."
The third minister, Sambhinnamati, who was eager to engage in debate, smiled and said, "You who believe in the soul, there is no such thing as a separate entity called the soul, because it cannot be perceived separately. This entire world is merely knowledge, because it is momentary. All that is momentary is a modification of knowledge. If they were not modifications of knowledge, but independent entities, they would be eternal. But there is no eternal entity in the world, therefore they are all merely modifications of knowledge."
He further explained, "This knowledge is without parts, without any constituent elements, and it perishes without leaving any trace. It shines forth in the form of the knower, the known, and the knowledge itself. It is not known by any other knowledge, nor does it know anything else. It exists for a moment and then perishes completely."
"Before it perishes, it leaves behind its own offspring, which is the cause of the remembrance of objects. This offspring is not different from the knowledge from which it originates."
One might ask, "If we accept that knowledge has offspring, then the remembrance of objects is established, but not the recognition of objects. Because for the recognition of objects, the object must be:
1. In a different time period.
2. In a state of rest.
3. In a state of being present.
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