Adhyatmabindu

Author(s): Mitranandvijay, Nagin J Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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sometimes latent and sometimes patent in their substratum due to the variety of changes that the substratum undergoes, Qualities that are laleurt do not lose their nature. They do not become non-existent. They are there in the substratum. The moon-stone, a log of Arani tree and Yava grains possess patent qualities of odour, flavour and colour respectively. They are seen to act as material causes of water, fire and wind-in-the-belly. This proves that water, fire and wind possess odour, flavour and colour respectively in their unmanifest form. Moreover, the Vaiseșika philosophers have recognised that fire is characterised by any one of the following four alternatives :
(1) manifest colour + manifest touch (2) unmanifest colour + unmanifest touch (3) manifest colour + unmanifest touch (4) unmanifest colour + Inanifest toucb.
All this proves that matter is identical with colour, etc. Moreover, variety of change that matter undergoes being infinite, one should not wonder if colour, etc. are found manifest at one time and unmanifest at another.
Six Modes of Matter : Depending on the necessary causal aggregate matter assumes gross or subtle mode. These two modes are expanded into the following six :
(1) Gross-gross, or very gross (solid) matter, e. 8., a log of wood, a
stone, a pillar etc. Matter having this mode cannot get united with
out the use of a third thing. (2) Gross (liquid) matter, e. g., milk, oil, water etc. On division matter
having this mode unites without the intervention of a third thing. (3) Gross-fine matter, e. g, shade, sunshine etc. Matter having this
mode is perceived but it cannot be cut into pieces, it cannot be
grasped, so on and so forth. (4) Fine-gross matter, e. g. fragrance, sweetness, sound etc. Matter
having this mode is amenable to sense-perception eventhough it
is fine. (5) Fine matter, viz. matter capable of becoming karmic aggregates.
Matter having this mode is not amenable to sense-perception. (6) Fine-fine, viz, all the classes of matter that fall in between karinic
aggregates and diads. (27) Sool is identical with consciousness (cetanā): In all the states soul exists where consciousness exists and it does not exist where it is absent. This means that consciousness is invariably concomitant with soul. This proves its identity with soul. In the states of nigoda etc. soul does not have