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worldly involvement. It feels elated when the situation is favorable, and gets depressed when it is not. Thus it indulges in craving and aversion.
Had the worldly soul been unbound and unadulterated, the pupil should have been able to experience the purity within himself. The fact that he does not experience it, shows that his inherent pure state is not manifest at present. Similarly other worldly souls are far from purity. The Guru therefore states that the soul is inherently unbound, but currently that state is dormant within him. One therefore needs to make effort for manifesting that state. If one can abide within his inherent purity, he stays unbound, otherwise he has to strive for gaining perfect purity. For that purpose, one has to understand his present limitations. If he ignores that aspect, he would not get to the right path, and will continue to wander in the worldly life.
કર્તા ઈશ્વર કોઈ નહિ, ઈશ્વર શુદ્ધ સ્વભાવ; અથવા પ્રેરક તે ગણ્ય, ઈશ્વર દોષપ્રભાવ.
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Kartä Ishwar Koi Nahi, Ishwar Shuddha Swabhäv; Athava Prerak Te Ganye, Ishwar Doshprabhäv.
There is no creator God, God denotes perfect purity; if God is conceived of as being an inspirer, he would be subject to impurity.
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