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Chapter 11
JĪVA AND PANCAPARAMESTHI
Meaning of Parameşthi'
Question : What is Parameșthi ? Adswer : The Jivas that have become steadied in their highest nature
i.e., equanimity, are known as Parameșțbi.
Q. : What is the difference between Paramesthi and other Jivas ? A. : The difference lies in the presense or absence of spiritual
development. Those who have attained to spiritual development and have acquired scatheless prowess of the soul are Parameșthī. The Jivas, tardy in their prowess of the soul, are different
from them. Q. Can these others purify themselves by different means and
become Parameştbis ? A. : Sure.
Q. : What is then the difference between the two from the point
of view of prowess ? A. : None. The difference lies actually in the revelation or other
wise of the prowesses. In one, the perfectly pure form of the prowesses of the soul has revealed itself, not so in the second.
Some thinking on Jiva
General Nature
Q. : If all the Jivas are basically the same, what is their general
nature ? A. : The general nature of all Jivas is the absence of the virtues
of Pudgala-mattec and the existence of life-force.
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