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Similarity of Man and Supreme Being (God):
It is said in Urdu that make thyself so lofty (magnanimous) that God himself may come and consult you. The gist of this is that Self evolves Godhood, but the question is to raise-one' self to that Zenith. The chief impediment between the alikeness of self and God is Karma and the primary weapon is also Karma. Impediment is that act which has been done and there is no escape from it without reaping its fruits, and weapon is that act the accomplishment of which snaps off the bonds of Karma. The simple meaning of Karma is 'Deed'. (Act). The act which has been done shall decidely fructify. 'As you sow so shall you reap'. Therefore, the first thing is that who!e-some virtuous action be performed which may bringforth auspicious fruit. Beneficial or virtuous deed is recognised by the faculty of self experience which has been sharpened after rectification. The impediments (hindrances) in the similarity of soul and Divine Soul are the past committed actions. Soul has been declared as uncreated (without beginning) and eternal(without end).Therefore, one has to make side by side efforts to split off the previous Karmas (forces) bonded with the soul due to vicious thoughts and villainous deeds as also not to allow new bondage to take place. There is a pond of dirty water if it has to be cleansed, double work has to be undertaken simultaneously. One is to obstruct the drain of dirty water flowig into it and the other is to throw out the dirty water already existing in it. Then some how that pond will get cleansed. The meaning of soul being blemish free is to approach the Supreme Divinity nature. When a mirror is cleansed to the utmost limit than it not only becomes attractive by its cleanliness.
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