Mysteries of Life and Eternal Bliss

Author(s): Anantprasad Jain
Publisher: Tirthakar Mahavir Smruti Kendra Samiti Lakhnou UP

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The presence of any kind of force can only be possible & effective in the presence of these two substances-either for receiving or giving motion to anything; or to stop and to bring static condition to anything which is moving or is in motion, and vice-versa. They are formless and colourless.
The conception of these two subtances becomes a bit difficult at the intial stage of reasoning and philosophy, but can become very clearly evident on better grasp of the subject, developed thinking on a rational system and in an advanced stage. During the time, when one is not able to grasp the significance and conceive the existances or manifestations of these two substances, he should not reject them outright as non-existant or impossible, but should wait till a later stage and period when he himself may be able to evolve their purpose, necessity, and need of existence.
Now again we come to Atman or Soul. Atman, though containinated, attached or surrounded and infested or polluted or bound by Pudgala or Pudgala body, remains quite Pure and always with all its pure attributes all the time, when viewed from the “Pure" or "Realistic" or "Ideal” point of view,