Faith Knowledge and Conduct

Author(s): Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: Champat Rai Jain

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THE TRUTH
8-INTELLECT
Like the will, the intellect also is only an aspect of the soul. The will is the desiring and the intellect the thoughtful aspect of the soul. The two aspects are not even separate or separable from each other, in any way. The will itself acts as reason when sufficiently sobered down to be able to think. The intellect is instantly dethroned whenever furious passions seize hold of the soberminded thinker. If there were no desires to obstruct the tranquillity of the soul, it would be all-knowing; when desires are active in a mild form, it is sober and thoughtful and rationally-inclined; when the raging passions are in possession of the field it is cruel and acts thoughtlessly, caring nothing even for killing or being killed.
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The intellect is also un-settled whenever consciousness is swayed with prejudice. It is actually dethroned when bias assumes the proportions of fanaticism.
The five kinds of forces which interfere with the proper functioning of the intellect are, then, the four kinds of passions of the uncontrollable type and bias in its worst form. Sober thinking is not possible till these are not definitely brought under control.