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Ätmasiddhi In this context, it would be of interest to refer to what Shrimad has said in the Letter of Six Fundamentals (Appendix-II). It is stated: "A pot, or cloth stays as such for some time only, but the soul stays forever. Pot, cloth, etc. are composed of some materials; but the soul is a substance on its own, because no composition can be envisaged for producing the soul. Consciousness cannot arise out of any composition, so it is not a product. Since it cannot be composed, it has to be imperishable, because what cannot be produced by any composition, cannot be decomposed, nor can it merge with anything else."
ક્રોધાદિ તરતમ્યતા, સર્પાદિકની માંય; પૂર્વજન્મ સંસ્કાર તે, જીવ નિત્યતા ત્યાંય.
IISUJI
Krodhädi Tartamyatä, Sarpädikani Mäny; Purva Janma Sanskär Te, Jiv Nityatä Tyäny.
Snakes and such other creatures have varying degrees of fury, etc., such traits are derived from previous births, that shows eternity of the soul.
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