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own exertion; for they can only be destroyed by perfect desirelessness and dispassion which must evolve out for itself.
every soul
I think I should explain, while I am still on the subject, that there are two kinds of souls, namely,
(i) those that shall obtain salvation sooner or later (the bhavya), and
(ii) those that shall never obtain salvation (the abhavyaa, not + bhavya).
The latter are quite as good in all respects as the bhavya, but, unfortunately, their karmas are such as will never make them accept the teaching of Truth. There are two kinds of souls in this class, namely, those to whom the Truth will be always disagreeable and who will therefore never be induced to accept it, and those to whom the true Teaching will not be disagreeable, but who will never get an opportunity for acquiring it. It is to the case of the abhavyas that such text as the following bears reference:
"We have created for hell many of the jinns and men" (Al Qur'an, chap. xvi. 180).
They shall never have the light of Life and consequently never find a way out of the samsåra (transmigratory condition). Yet no external god or creator is responsible for their eternal bondage. Their own karmas (evil deeds) stand in their way and debar them from the acquisition of the five labdhis (auspicious psychological changes) described in our third lecture, It is
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