Philosophy of Soul and Matter

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

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matter of minutes closer to that friend than you are cven to members of your family.
Why? What is that which brings together and what is that which separates ? It is vibrations. The heart knows. “The heart has reasons which reason cannot define,” Pascal said. Human beings are not logs floating in a river meeting and parting. Because of the limitations of the mind, we may not see the connection. And yet there is something which joins, which brings sweetness or bitterness to relations.
When your heart is, longing for something, it chooses; it vibrates in response. Becoming aware of your heart's desire you acknowledge your dream. You discover your mission. So, listen to your heart. Listening to your inner voice, you grow.
In India there was a family whose son married a girl he met while studying in America. When he brought her back to India, his family started judging her from:looks, height, outer appearance. And they criticized him saying: "What have you - selected: What kind of girl is this?"
The son only answered: “To see her you must have my eyes. Without my eyes you cannot see her.”