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remain what it is and in spite of contrary appearances, the all is always in constant progression: the harmony becomes more and more harmonious: the truth becomes more and more true in the manifestation. Thus, the perfection is to have a movement of transformation. or an unfolding that is identical with the Divine". Just think, are all these persons not speaking the language of Jainism, of Umaswami, the author of "Tattvartha Sutram', written almost over two thousand years ago where he laconically stated: Utpada Vyaya Dhrouvya Yuktam Sat; Tattvartha Shraddhanam Samyak Darshanam; and Samyak Darshan Gnan Charitrani Moksh Marga ha? As explained earlier, Siddhas, Tirthankaras and all emancipated Souls with their innate qualities of infinite perception, knowledge, power and bliss are everything. plus mind, plus even more, even the Unmanifest and the Implicate of David Bohm. In Vedanta, the same is defined as Para-Brahman beyond Brahman the Manifest which could activate itself at its good and sweet will.
"The abyss of the unbodied Infinite
Between the first and the last Nothingness Whose moved creative slumber kindles the suns Athwart the vain enormous trance of space".
(Sri Aurobindo; "Savitri")
In fact, the whole concept of Samyaktva which is basic to Jainism has been derived from this aspect of God both Manifest and Unmanifest Divine : the former is farhanta" as perfect Samyaktva in the embodied state of Soul, and the latter is "Siddha" as perfect Samyaktva in the unembodied or disembodied state.
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