Philosophy of Soul and Matter

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

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down soul energy like mud holding down a naturally buoyant gourd. With human consciousness, matter and soul live side by side in partnership:
As man becomes increasingly aware of his intrinsic quality and of his capacity for spiritual growth, soul becomes master, using matter in a creative way rather than allowing matter to dominate. When soul ascends to its natural state, it is buoyant like an empty gourd, using body for a purpose: to carry conscious cnergy to fruition and fulfillment:
Now let us experience the dynamic interrelationship between matter and soul in our interrelationship with the universe. To pass even one day in any form, from the least to the greatest, we inust have universal help. The whole universe is helping us survive and we have the capacity to transform and transmute anything we receive froin the universe into life. Air becomes breath, food becomes blood and cells to build our existence.
From one single cell, our relationship with the universe started. When we realize that without universal help we could not have evolved nor could we now live a single day, something in us lets go and melts. Our relationship with the universe becomes
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