Atmatatva Vichar Or Philosophy Of Soul

Author(s): Vijaylakshmansuri, Ghanshyam Joshi, Kirtivijay Gani
Publisher: Mohanlal D Mehta

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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
On being asked, "Why the body stops functioning ?” Then they reply, "When any one of the elements Severs from the combination, life activity disappears and the body stops its function. To sum up: Soul and body are produced simultaneously and after death soul or body does not exist."
"How should a man live in life under this position ?" They respond, "Live well till you live, even drink Ghee incurring debts. There is no return after this body is reduced to ashes." Just listen how an atheist utters to his beloved wife, “Oh Darling, with lovely eyes, eat, drink and make merry. Lost is lost for ever i.e. youth past never returns. Oh timid one, body once perished shall never return. This body is only conglomeration of five elements. Nothing like soul beyond this exists and one has not to fear the other world or the sins."
The atheists engross themselves in pleasures; but when they are overpowered with many kinds of diseases, they are full of anxiety. Death is dreadful for them. They move heaven and earth to escape death in vain. Death does not leave them. It pounces upon them as a lion does, on the folds of goats. With various lamentations they fall a prey to death. What a pity for human existence which is so rare to obtain as explained through ten analogies. By following this view nothing would be accomplished by human birth in this world which is capable of securing liberation ending all miseries or securing highest position of beatitude. On the contrary man prepares for hell and secures wandering in this world for an indefinite period.
If these materialists are questioned as to how this life activity is generated by the conglomeration of these five lifeless elements ? They would reply, "Alcoholic fermentation is not found in different ingredients of wine taken individually viz. dhavadi flower, molasses etc., still the mixture of these ingredients generate alcoholic effect. Such effect stays for some time and vanishes no sooner such factors disappear. Similarly life spirit is not found in elements like earth etc., but when they all combine life is activated which remains for some time and vanishes when circumstances to vanish are present.
But this simile is not proper. Alcoholic element is present in dhavadi flower or molasses to some extent and so when they combine alcoholic effect is produced while dead elements do not contain an iota of life activity and therefore, it is not possible at all that life