Atma Siddhi

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra, J L Jaini
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram

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ATMA-SIDDHI
MUASSASA
manifested and recognised only by means of the other phenomena, which are considered here.
This attention may precede Conation or Knowledge. Thus it is of 2 kinds. This Attention is another great feature of the Soul. A Soul-seeker will observe life and attention; YB and in the presence of these he will read the presence of the Soul.
The next great point in the Soul is knowledge. In most cases, our knowledge comes in to us by means of the 5 senses and the mind. These are the 6 vitalities as above. The product of their functioning is to stir the knowing faculty of Consciousness. This is knowledge. The Living has it, but not the non-living. Knowledge, as said above, is always preceded by knowledge-attention and that by Conation, including Conation-attention. Thus the phsychologist-metaphysician will follow the soul in the outward direction and follow consciousness into conation-attention, conation, knowledge-attention and knowledge.
For the present these 3 must suffice. He who wants to find the Soul, will find it behind the threefold observation of Vitality, Attention and Conation-knowledge.
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