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in order to get fire from it, it need not he cut into pieces, but it has to be someone rubbed In the philosophical literature, many other examples are also given. For instance ghee is present in milk, oil is present in the seed, fire is at the pointed edge of match-stick, electric current is in electric wires but these things are not visible in them. Similarly soul is present in a living body. Aranı is different from fire, milk is different from ghee, til is different from its oil, match-stick is different from fire, electricity is different from wires or water. But in order it procure required things from them, they are to the churned, rubbed or connected (as the case may be). Similarly in order to see soul in the living body (Jiva), what is needed is thinking, meditating, mentally concentrating or observing austerities. One who knows the method of these activities, he can experience existence of soul (consciousness) in the body. Soul cannot be seen by cutting the body into pieces like a foolish wood-cutter.
Keshi Kumar Shraman, through this example, gave reply to all the questions earlier raised by king Pradeshi He clearly told him that his curiosity to see the soul, the consciousness by cutting body into pieces; by shutting it tightly in a pot and suchlike was just his foolishness, his ignorance The existence of soul in the body cannot be seen; it can be experienced. He also pointed out that for that purpose, one has to observe austerities, do meditation and apply suchlike methods. Only then one can see the soul
२६०. तए णं पएसी राया केसिकुमारसमणं एवं वयासी
जुत्तए णं भंते ! तुभं इय छेयाणं दक्खाणं बुद्धाणं कुसलाणं महामईणं विणीयाणं विण्णाणपत्ताणं उवएसलद्धाणं अहं इमीसाए महालियाए महच्च परिसाए मज्झे उच्चावएहि
आउसेहिं आउसित्तए ? उच्चावयाहि उद्धंसणाहिं उद्धंसित्तए ? एवं निभंछणाहिं निभंछणित्तए ? निच्छोडणाहिं निच्छोडणत्तए ?
२६०. केशीकुमार श्रमण की उक्त बात (उदाहरण) को सुनकर प्रदेशी राजा ने गम्भीर होकर कहा___ "भंते ! आप जैसे छेक-(अवसरज्ञ), दक्ष-(चतुर), बुद्ध-(तत्त्वज्ञ), कुशल(कर्त्तव्याकर्त्तव्य के निर्णायक), बुद्धिमान्, विनीत-विनयशील, विशिष्ट ज्ञानी, सत्-असत् के विवेक से सम्पन्न, उपदेशलब्ध-गुरु से शिक्षा प्राप्त पुरुष द्वारा इस अति विशाल परिषद् के बीच मेरे लिए इस प्रकार के निष्ठर-आक्रोशपूर्ण शब्दों का प्रयोग करना, अनादरसूचक
रायपसेणियसूत्र
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Rai.paseniya Sutra
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