Philosophy of Soul and Matter

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

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Now why is it that certain kinds of insentient energy are around us and not other kinds? Because we created the forms in that way; our own desires invited the kind of insentient vibrations which surround us.
"I made myself” is a new concept for those of you who were brought up to think that “I am niade." The perception “We are makers” may frighten the mind. The mind tends to shrink from that responsibility because it is not used to taking that high position. It reacts in the old, conditioned way. It is not easy to uproot conditionings. For example, in India, even though the caste system has been abolished by law, many minds still remain in slavery to "untouchability,” and the inferiority complex of the so-called “untouchables” has not faded easily. .
We must come to know in our experience that the whole galaxy is ours and that we are moving from place to place, from planet to planet without any obstacle. Everywhere we have access. Why? Because the whole universe is meant for sentient energy. The universe is 110thing but a testing ground for atman's unfolding. According to our desire, our unfolding, our longing, our perception, pur living, we select a form, a birthpláce, a family, and all the accessories.
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