Book Title: Atmatatva Vichar Or Philosophy Of Soul
Author(s): Vijaylakshmansuri, Ghanshyam Joshi, Kirtivijay Gani
Publisher: Mohanlal D Mehta
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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
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dreadful explosion occurred in a steam-ship at the Bombay Docks on 14th of April 1944. It agitated entire Bombay. That explosion had shattered to pieces huge iron bars. They were whirled high up in the sky and thrown away at half a mile distance. The atmospheric pressure flung up in a second. The closed doors, and the brass bars I' X }' were bent bowshaped.
Bomb-explosions are still more powerful and they explode buildings, bridges, roads in a moment. Hydrogen bombs, newly discovered are hundred times more powerful and the latest atom bombs far supersede the former ones. During the last world war a small atom bomb was utilised to destroy Hiroshima, a city in Japan. It caused immense devastation. The entire city was turned into heaps of ruins. 24000 men were killed, 170,000 were injured and 7,000 were lost. The bigger atom bomb is capable of destroying the entire country. :
All this means that the lifeless, non sentient matter has infinite power and that is why it is capable of suppressing the powers or energies of the soul.
You might argue, “Both the soul and Karma are equipped with infinite powers or strength then both the powers are neutralised and how can the soul's power be suppressed by the power of Karma ?” We shall clear your doubt thus: The power of the soul when fully developed is infinitely strong and therefore as a result we would say that the soul has infinite power but practically speaking that power has degrees. In the beginning it has very limited power, that very power is gradually developed to unlimited degree in strength. Under these circumstances, Karmic powers can naturally suppress the power of the soul. Let us make one point clear at this stage that the finally developed unlimited power of the soul is far superior to the power of 'Karmas' and then it can suppress the power of Karmas or can totally destroy them. Just as two men, two horses or two elephants differ in degrees in their strength, two infinite powers also differ in matters of degree. Thus one infinite power can be weaker than the other infinite power.
When the second world war commenced, English and French armies, were totally routed and Hitler was hailed everywhere for his victory. It was felt that Hitler would then become a world conqueror in no time. But war lasted longer and the situation
