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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
Let us proceed further with the discussion about the stages of the Soul's attributes having properly borne in mind that "allembracing detachment", "elimination of indolence" and "achievement of the unprecedented” are achieved on the sixth, seventh and the eighth stages respectively.
(9) STAGES OF THE ABSENCE OF INTERCHANGE OF GROSS PASSIONS.
(ANIVRUTTI-BADAR GUNASTHANA)
The soul with restrained senses reaches the ninth stage having made spiritual progress. This stage is called "ANIVRUTTIBADAR GUNA STHANA". At this stage there is uniformity of reflections and that is why it is called "Anivrutti”. Souls reaching this stage have uniformity of reflections, and the time followi also their reflections is uniform. Thus in all the periods reflections abundant with numberless attributes are uniform. Compared with ten stages, at this stage passions are gross.
(10) STAGE OF SUBTLE PASSIONS
(Sukshma-samparaya-Guna-sthana)
When the soul is dispossessed of gross passions but possessed of subtle passions then this stage is arrived at.
Remember that the passions do not leave the soul upto ten stages. Greed is the most prominent of all the passions.
Highly vehement endeavour is essential for purging off greed. We shall explain to you, to what plight the soul is degraded owing to greed with the help of one narrative.
SAGE KAPILA
Kapila was the son of the royal priest but he received no education in childhood. He all the while wandered. When his father expired the priesthood passed on to the other Brahmin. This new priest clad in silk garment, protected with an umbrella, with two white chowries being waived on both the sides riding an excellent horse was passing by Kapila's residence. Kapila's mother was deeply dejected to see the new priest. She thought ; "If my son received education, he would have enjoyed these powers and pomp". She was deeply moved with these thoughts and she
