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ornaments; and it will remain even after the bangle and the ring have lost their forms. It is, therefore, proved that gold as such is eternal, while its different forms such as bangles and rings are destructible, and hence non-eternal. The same principle applies to this world. Spirit or Soul is essentially one thing; while life and death are its various stages. Considered in the light of these stages, soul is non-eternal, otherwise it is eternal.
This benificial instruction of the Lord could not affect the heart of Jamali in the least. Falsehood had matured up in his mind, and that was the reason why he could not distinguish between the right and the wrong. The precept of the Lord which he heard by one ear, he allowed to pass away from another. He got up suddenly and left the Samavasharna at once. It is easy to extract oil from sand, it is easy that one might quench his thirst by the illusive water of a mirage and it is easy to find out horns on tie head of a hare, but it is very difficult to bring to the right path a man who is foolish, proud and self-conceited. Jamali had really become proud of his little knowledge, and that was why he could not be persuaded to follow the right path. A little knowledge is dangerous and it had filled Jamali with vanity. DHANKA, THE POTTER AND AWAKENING
OF PRIYADARSHANA.
One day, during his wanderings, Jamali came to Shravaka. He realised Priya-Darshana's difficulty and wanted to bring her to the right path. He got this opportunity one day when he was taking out pots from his kith. He threw a large piece of live coa! on the garment of Priya-Darshana
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