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Pure Soul and its Infinite Treasure * 59
The nature of all pervasiveness means that the soul is all pervasive, i.e., inspite of being present in infinite properties, it does not lose its oneness.
The soul is not all pervasive in the universe and all objects of the universe. But the soul is pervasive in all its manifestations. That is, the soul is not pervasive in all external objects but is common to its own internal manifestations. Infinite properties and their forms are internal to the soul and hence it is pervasive in all of them. Externally, the soul is distinct from all substances and internally there is identical pervasiveness in all properties and forms. The greatness of the soul does not lie in presence in vast area of the universe. The soul is limited to itself but its capacity and powers are infinite and unlimited and here lies the greatness of the soul. Those people who see the greatness of the soul in its external all-pervasiveness are quite ignorant about its internal treasure of all pervasive nature.
Neither the body is pervasive in the soul nor the soul is pervasive in the body. Feelings of attachments, etc., are pervasive in the soul and the latter is non-existent in such feelings. Even in the pure forms of the soul, the soul is manifested temporarily for a moment of time but does not pervade eternally.
A soul's all-pervasiveness is such that the whole universe is known and seen by it in the smallest unit of time but by itself it does not spread in the entire universe. The soul, while remaining within, can know the entire universe, its infinite dimensions along with all the forms of past, present and future. Such is the supremacy of its properties. Ten people living in a house do not pervade one another and remain
