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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
The King said: "Why so ?”
Kapila replied ! "Oh King, greed has no limits, more a man gains, more greed dawns upon him, so enough of greed". The King asked ! “Revered Brahmin, what did you decide to demand ?”
Kapila said : "Your Majesty, I have no desire to ask for anything".
The King said : “Why so ?”
Kapila said : "Oh King, greed is boundless. More the gains more the greed swells. So enough of greed".
King said ! "But with these ideals you cannot maintain yourself. So I am pleased to grant you ten millions of golden coins. Accept them".
Kapila said : "Oh King, till the cravings swelled in me, I felt that wealth is the indispensable means of happiness. But now I have relinquished cravings and need no wealth therefore. Contentment is the supreme wealth and I am happy with contentment". With these words Kapila departed and the King and the courtiers highly applauded his detachment for wealth.
Passion is also the King of cravings, so he abandoned the object of passion and he also left the school with the conviction that real learning is that only which begets emancipation of the soul. He got himself initiated for "Five great vows" under some monk and practised righteousness unflinchingly. Within six months only he acquired omniscience by self-purification and started preaching “Truth" to the people.
(10) STAGE OF DISMISSAL OF GROSS PASSIONS
(Sukshma--Samparaya Gunasthana) This stage is reached by the soul when it has got rid of gross passions but has still retained fine passions. Here 'Samparaya' means passion.
At this stage anger, pride or deceit do not prevail, but greed prevails which is ratified. It is caused to emaciate. From its manifestation it passes on to the last 'Samaya'.
This stage also continues for "Antar-Muhutra".
