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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tion ?" We would like to reply, “Indeed these Souls have no right conviction still they do possess some sort of development in the soul's attributes like Knowledge' etc. That is why this stage is placed first in the Sequence. A small child though learning alphabets is termed a student. Here also the word 'Gunasthana' is to be understood in the same manner. The sacred scriptures declare that 'Every soul's minutest possible strata of knowledge remains revealed. If that part also is covered up then the Soul becomes identified with an entity devoid of all consciousness.
False-conviction has five varieties as discussed in previous discourses, still let us refresh our memory. They are Abhigrahika, Anabhigrahika, Abhiniveshika, Samashayika and Anabhogika.
A Soul rejoicing in material happiness is said to be actuated with Abhigrahika type of false conviction. One who regards all religions, all tenets as proper is possessed of Anabhigrahika type of false conviction. It is erroneous to respect all religions as good and proper with an intent to be distinguished as generous hearted and enlightened. It is stupid not to discriminate between proper and improper. How can we call it generosity ? At the same time we cannot be generous and enlightened by blindly imitating the really generous and the really enlightened.
Some so called great men regard all religions on par and advise to accept some principles from all the religions but we cannot manufacture gold from the alloy of iron, lead, copper, tin and silver. To make gold, one should gather gold pieces only. In these times particularly one has to guard against such false convictions. Souls with gravity of Karmas possess such grossness of false convictions. Those who are sceptical about the subtle and incomprehensible nature of the fundamental entities and those who do not crave for the association of an ideal preceptor to clear out their own doubts are possessed of false-conviction arising out of scepticism. Subtle and gross insects, beings with no senses, nondesignated five sensed beings and designated five sensed beings who have not acquired right-conviction even once are all said to be possessed of 'Anabhogika' type of false-conviction. Here we would clarify that out of designated five sensed beings those who attained right-conviction once and having lost regained it are said to be
