Padarth Prakash Part 01 Jeev Vichar Navtattva

Author(s): Hemchandrasuri
Publisher: Sanghvi Ambalal Ratanchand Jain Religious Trust

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NAV-TATTVA
When one says 'I am not a thief', it proves that there is some thing called thief in this universe. Similarly, when atheists say 'We don't believe in jeev', it itself proves the existence of jeev. Similarly, after someone's death we say, "There is no soul in this body." This also proves the existence of jeev.
Que :- Let the jeev exist in this Universe, but why should we consider it different from matter? Why shouldn't we consider jeev as some form of matter? A bubble arises from water and gets dissolved in it. Similarly, jeev arises from panchbhoot - (earth, water, fire, wind, sky(space)] and gets dissolved in it. What is wrong if we believe so ?
Ans :- The panchbhoots are matter, while the jeev is an independent element, separate from matter, because the features of matter and jeev are different. The features such as - coolness etc. of water and bubble are similar. So, we can consider a bubble as a form of water. Features of jeev are knowledge, joy, misery, peace etc. Features of matter are colour, odour, taste, touch etc. So, we can't consider jeev as a form of matter.
SOME POINTS_PROVING THE EXISTENCE_OF JEEV
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Jeev is the base of knowledge, desire, joy, grief etc. A constructor builts a building, similarly the constructor of the body is jeev. The producer of extract, blood, hair, nail, bone etc. from grains is jeev. The body is a factory. The mind is an office. Message is delivered everywhere from there. Musical instrument is there in the throat. Heart is a machine. Stomach