Book Title: Elusive Consciousness
Author(s): Narendra Bhandari, Surendrasingh Pokharana, Jitendra B Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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________________ 19 Power of Continuity (Parinama Shakti) Creation and destruction (of modes) may produce states of opposite nature in soul but such states maintain a relation between them due to power of continuity so that a substantial permanence is assured. The power of continuity permits creation and destruction of states preserving a relation and the essential character of soul. 20. Non-corporeal Power (Amurtatwa Shakti) The soul and all its states are non-corporeal due to non-corporeal power. 21-22. Powers of Non-doing and Non-experiencing (Akartritwa Shakti and Abhoktritwa Shakti) The soul in the absolute sense is non-doer and non-experiencer of acts other than intelligence acts (referring to the acts of the soul in general described by the term 'gyan bhava'), i.e. the soul is non-doer and non-bearer of acts of attachment and aversion (from the absolute point of view), which are perverted modes and controlled by karma. 23 Power of Inertness (Nishkriyatwa Shakti) The soul free of karma is inert, it has no vibrations. Vibrations-less state is an intrinsic quality of soul. 24 Power of Constant Pradesha (Niyatpradeshatwa Shakti) Soul always has (mathematically) the same number of innumerable pradesha (space units), which are equal to the number of pradesha in the loka. The mundane soul occupies the space of the body, it contracts or expands according to the size of body, during which the number of pradesha remains unchanged. This is also true for the liberated state when the volume is supposed to be little less than the volume of the last body possessed by the soul. 25 Power of Confinement to Self (Swadharmavyapapakatwa Shakti) The soul confines to itself and does not extend in the body, though it occupies a space equal to the size of the body but soul does not extend in the body. The soul confines to its own attributes and never extends in the attachment 124

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