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soul never decays, wanes away or dwindles and thus remains pure forever. It has liberated itself from the bondage of births and deaths and is hence without them. Thus, absolute purity (without any blemish of anger, ego, illusion and greed) lies at the heart of the secular concept.
12. Infinitely Powerful and Sublime - A secular concept has to be infinitely powerful so that none other concept can match this. In the mundane world, power is respected and likewise in the spiritual arena also, one who is powerful is worshipped or commands reverence. It is not enough that one is powerful, as someone else may be more powerful. Therefore, one who is really powerful should not have limited powers but infinite/supreme power. The pure soul is adorned by its own sublime nature and glitters with infinite power and is the most powerful substance in the universe.
The pure soul is made up of the divine brilliance which is infinite and inexhaustible. In all faiths, some way or the other, light occupies an important place. The pure soul is bright, luminous and divine. The pure soul is a statue/idol/ image of light and light is one of the simplest characteristics that can be understood by all. Thus, the pure soul is said to be an icon of light.
13. Equal Relevance For All Beings - A secular concept must be relevant to all beings in the universe. Distinctions in terms of relevance depending on substances, areas, times, ideas and forms-i.e., distinctions in terms of environment, territory, history, system of thoughts and types of existence lead to various spiritual schools of thoughts with no conclusion whatsoever.
