King Pradeshi

SR No.: 269294
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Total Pages: 19
Language: English
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Vol. II/No. 4. Eternal Wisdom Reply to Argument No. V: "O King, you explained that because of the peculiar combinations of the five elements, the powers of speech, walking, eating, drinking etc. come about and so the various activities are carried on. Because of this, you said, that it is not necessary to believe that there is such a thing as the Atma. Well, this argument too, is not proper. Because were it so and that in our activity there is no other prime substance which was controlling the same, then it should, like a gramophone record continuously go on speaking; or like the wheel of a machine go on continuously spinning. Because we are able to speak only at certain times and speak of only specific things and in a specific manner; because we can choose when and the manner of our walking, eating and drinking; this shows that there is a controller who regulates this. Hence there is a need for a substance which has the power to control and regulate. This substance is concious ( a ) and unlike the five nonconcious substances, and this is what is called the Atma." "O King, in this manner the existance of the Atma is proved -- and it is only because that one can reach its unblemished state and hence find beatitude that I follow the Religion ( a ). This Religion is the only way for gaining the greatest truth, and there is no other way. Hence o King, take refuge in this wonderful path, and hence find the purpose of life for which you are born." The words of Shri Keshi Ganadhara destroyed the deep darkness of Mithyatwa ( fheatca - wrong beliefs ) that had enveloped the personality of King Pradeshi, and in its place he was flooded with the light that is Samyaktwa ( FF3FW ), which is like the rays of the sun. In that light, he could see that there is Atma, that there is Papa (Sin ) and Punya (Virtue), that there are places (i. e. heaven and hell) where their fruits are reaped. Therefore with deep humility and folded hands he said: "O Great Saint, by the Mantra of one who knows and preaches the