Philosophy of Soul and Matter

Author(s): Chitrabhanu, Clare Rosenfield
Publisher: Jain Meditation International Center

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and insentient. So long as the eggshell and the bird within it are together, there is partnership. So long as the leaf is on the tree, sentient life is expressed through the living form. When the eggshell is broken, the bird is gone. When the leaf drops from the tree, its life force moves in another direction. Eggshell and dry leaf—both follow the law of disintegration. Its sentient energy moves on with evolution into higher life.
At last we realize, “There is something inside me which is building my whole existence.” It appears as though the brain is doing all the work, but the brain is only a machine. It does not operate without an operator. Behind the brain, behind the mind which acts as a motor, there is the engineer handling the switch. That engineer is conscious energy. When that energy leaves the brain, the brain is seen for what it is—a machine. You can analyze it to find a disease, but you cannot dissect it to find its motive. That cannot be seen in any laboratory because the sentient is formless.
Now let us see how, in partnership with insentient matter, sentient energy creates vibrations which build one's whole existence. The process is this: when the inind is not clear, transparent, purified, it creates
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