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in the suppressed state of sensation but it never gets totally destroyed because the fundamental nature of soul is sapient-is conscious. If on a mirror a huge quantity of dirt deposits, it may be difficult even to perceive a reflection in it, yet it has not lost totally the property of reflecting. In as much quantity and manner its dirt is removed, to that extent its property to reflect will go on protruding and when completely cleaned,at once the pure reflection would be visible.
The dirt of karmas also lies with the soul, which is the cause of suppressing its knowing and conscious faculty. as also it keeps it oblivious of its 'I'. As much attempt is made to cleanse it by benign thoughts and virtuous conduct, that much genuine nature of the soul emerges, as much purity it acquires, that much potentiality augments, as much powerful it becomes, that much consciousness awakes-its sentient faculty gets well organised. And if the driver is skilled, he holds firmly the steering, and the car moves in the same direction in which the driver desires to
propel it
This stage is achieved by hearkening the voice of the soul. How does the soul's voice arise ? Even the most suppressed soul speaks-this is a fact and as soon as the voice is listened and act performed accordingly the soul also takes a new turn towards evolution. Take an instance of your own experience. You went to see a man, he was counting money at that time. Bundles of currency notes were lying open. In order to entertain you, he went inside leaving the currency notes to fetch light repast for you. At that time what kind of struggle between soul and
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