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I am the Soul
373 scabbard. Similarly, the soul has been residing in the body from infinite time, yet it does not take the form of the body, it remains in the form of the Soul.
Having thus made the disciple aware of his mistake, the Gurudev now answers the questions raised by the former. The disciple had said - नथी दृष्टिमां आवतो, नथी जणातुं रूप. Interestingly, here by saying met ÇEYHİ 3116ht,' - that “it is not visible', the disciple has accorded a greater status to the eyes among all five senses. Even considering practically, the absence of other senses than the eyes in the human body does not create many problems. But without the eyes life seems empty and incomplete. Without sight, man becomes dependent. Therefore, the disciple too has taken the eyes to be the greatest and raised his doubt keeping them in view.
But philosophy has something else to say in this matter. After giving it a thought, it seems as 'if all other senses may be relied upon but not the eyes. Eyes mislead, invoke fear, show that which does not exist in a substance. Eyes are greatly responsible in turning the attention away from the soul.
If we were to think on the negative aspect, a blind person is more pure and straightforward than a deaf and dumb. The reason being that eyes influence the other senses to a great extent. As a result of which, the person who can see becomes a sinner, remains passionate all his life, and invites the lowly life at the end of which is a total ruin. Therefore, a silence of the eyes - restraint - is more essential than a silence of speech.
Thus, because the eyes play a major role in the life, the disciple was inspired to discover the soul through the eyes. He says - ‘The soul cannot be seen with the eyes, nor can any form of the soul be seen with the eyes. Hence there is no atma.' While trying to clarify this doubt, the Gurudev says -
जे द्रष्टा छे दृष्टिनो, जे जाणे छे रूप, 3701 37742 Te, a Ed sitaratu .....48
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