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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entertained anxieties as “My house, my children, my worldly relations, etc.” and she died with these thoughts." Maheshvara
shut his ears at these words. The saint continued, "Oh good fellow, now listen to the whole matter in full when you have known the part of it. The son whom you fondle so lovingly is none else but your wife's paramour killed by you with a kick on the abdomen. While dying he entertained noble thought and he attained to human birth. He was born in his own semen."
Hearing these words Maheshvaradatta got aversion for the world. He fell at the feet of the Saint on the spot and requested him, "Oh Lord, Relieve me from this futile world.”
The saint led him to the path of eternal happiness. Maheshvaradatta thus achieved salvation.
“I” MEANS SOUL AND NOT YOUR PHYSICAL FRAME
Gentlemen,
'I' means the soul pervaded by life-activity and not the physical frame known by the names as Mr. X or Mr. Y. One who resides is entirely different from the place of residence. Thus one who
esides in the body is different from the place of residence viz. body, the physical frame. He is a fool who identifies sword and scabbard as one and the same. Both are distinct entities and this is very simple to understand.
ARGUMENTS OF THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND BODY AS SOUL
Still some are inclined to hold that human body is soul. We would like to review their arguments.
They say, life activity is generated by the conglomeration of five elements as earth, water, wind, fire and ether. With this life activity the physical frame functions. So body is the source of life activity and if life activity is recognised as soul then soul is not distinct from body.
Some scientists substitute other elements but in short they hold that life activity is produced from the combination of lifeless elements and only through such activity the body functions.