Mysteries of Life and Eternal Bliss

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

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the light is coloured objects also look coloured in various ways. Similar is the case with the soul and its worldy existence with the material body. The pure knowledge of Soul is tainted by the presence of Pudgala giving colours and shades of all kinds. But if there had been no Soul, the Pudgala alone could not have seen or felt any such thing. The vision of Atman-the omniscience, is always pure; the delusion, the perversity, diversion, reflection and colouring, shade, or complete or pratial black out is only caused by Pudgala. But all the time preception is only possible and is the attribute of the Soul. Without the Soul there could be no perception whether it be pure or perverted or otherwise. It happens just in the same way as light-if the light is pure, bright, natural and clear, things will look in their original shapes, sizes and shades and if the light is coloured the vision will also get coloured but all the same if there is no light nothing will be visible-neither pure nor coloured. So consciousness is the Sole faculty of Atman without which there could be no perception whatsoever. Whatever perception be present, anywhere or in any body, is all due to Atman whether that