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Śrīmad's Philosophy of Āmadharma soul enjoys or suffers the fruits. of such actions. Experience or sensitivity, which we undergo in life proves that fact and thus the existence of soul is also proved. If, however, soul remains in its nature, that is to say, is actionless, it does not and need not enjoy fruits of karma, which in other terms means, it does not incur any karmabandha and is entitled to be free or liberated. In this state of liberation or such near-state, the soul being pure or near-pure, has knowledge of the self (ātmajñāna), and the result of having such knowledge is that it knows and experiences the existence of soul when it says, “I am, I suffer, I enjoy, I am happy, I am not happy” etc.. Śrīmad has therefore categorically stated that the only way to be free from misery and unhappiness is to realize or to know one's self, that is to have ātmajñāna. !!
Soul being imperceptible, its existence cannot be proved like that of a material thing,as a pot or a stone etc.. Its existence, however, can be proved without much difficulty. The essential quality of soul is, as stated above, to know and to feel. It is the soul which sees. hears, smells and knows the objects. perceptible and also imperceptible. It is only soul which feels pain. happiness, unhappiness and other sensations. This is
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