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અથવા દેહ જ આતમા, અથવા ઈન્દ્રિય પ્રાણ; મિથ્યા જુદો માનવો, નહીં જુદું એંધાણ.
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Athavä Deh Ja Ätamä, Athavä Indriya Prän; Mithyä Judo Mänavo, Nahin Judun Endhän.
Or call the body itself as the soul, or call it as senses or breath;
it is wrong to believe it is distinct, because there is no differentiating sign.
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Explanation & Discussion:
The pupil continues his arguments. After pointing out the invisibility of the soul, he argues that if there is anything like the soul, it should be the same as the body. We notice that a live body eats, drinks, walks, thinks, and undertakes other activities. Since all such activities are the signs of life, the pupil argues that the living body can be termed as the soul. Then considering the knowing capability of the soul, he remembers that knowledge is gained by different sense organs. We touch by skin, taste by tongue, smell by nose, see with eyes, and hear through ears. These sense organs are therefore the channels for knowing. If any of them stops working, knowledge pertaining to that sense is blocked. For instance, if one loses eyesight, he is unable to see. The pupil therefore argues that the sense
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