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A. This is not correct. The mind is non-conscious and mattergic. It cannot have intelligent activity. 26. Q. It is opined thai a potter's wheel presents a picture of continuous flow on being driven fast by the persons. Similarly, Adrsta causes fast moving of mind and, thus, it pervades the whole senses. A. This is not correct. The Adịşta does not have activity as its characteristic. How it can move the other ? We see that active man drives the wheel. In contrast, Adrsta is a quality of soul and inactive by itself. 27. Q. The natural relationship between mind and soul is beginningless.
A. This is not correct. Their relationship is conjunctional. The Vaišeșikas postulate that conjunction is getting together the non-pregotten object. Thus, there is no eternal relationship between the soul and mind . The mind is destructive-cum-subsidential. There will, thus, be no eternal relationship between the two. 28. If mind and soul have eternal relationship, the mind should always be there. However, it is not so. The one -sensed and deficientsensed beings do not have mind. 29. Q. The living ones and karmas have beginningless relationship. However, karmas are dissociated. Similarly, mind could also dissociate with soul. A. This issue involves polyviewism. This is not absolutely correct to say that the living being and the karmas have beginningless relationship. The relationship may be beginningless with respect to the continuity of bondage. However, it could have a beginning with respect to different causes of bonding like wrong faith etc. Thus, the karmas can be dissociated due to reverse causes like right faith etc. Hence, there is no contradiction in karmic dissociation. The example of karma is, therefore, not logical in the case of mind and soul. 30. Q. The mind is cooperative cause of the senses, because they experience the pains and pleasures due to their association with mind on their contact with different types of objects. The mind has no other function.
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