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Pure Soul and its Infinite Treasure * 65
involving wealth, food, shelter, family, etc. The soul's ability lies in knowing wealth, food, etc., but it is not its nature to possess them or do anything in the functioning of these substances. For example, there is no space or locker in the soul to keep any wealth. Like computer chips, it contains only information and not the substances. Enormous information about anything can be stored in the computer but in fact it does not possess or store the things/substances and that information/knowledge by itself cannot interfere in the functioning of other substances. Likewise, a soul has infinite knowledge about things but by itself it does not create or destroy those things. However, unlike computers, the soul has the capability of knowing everything that exists in the universe and hence the omniscient nature. Imperfect or incomplete knowledge is no knowledge as the unknown part may completely negate the previous knowledge. One who adores this state of omniscience will never be satisfied by the lower stages of knowledge and will endeavour to experience the real and complete nature of the pure soul.
One who thinks that knowledge is acquired through books, teachers, etc., believes in the action to be performed by associated objects and not by the self. If one does not want to learn, then books or teachers are of no consequence. Further, even if one takes help of books/teachers, it is not always necessary that the person will acquire true knowledge. Thus, knowledge remains purely a personal affair of the soul. The inward-looking attitude will open the vista of infinite knowledge of the soul, while outward-looking attitude will always lead to imperfect and incomplete knowledge and the influences based on such knowledge will be either wrong or partial. The former leads to Moksha/bliss/permanent happiness and the latter to the mundane world of births and deaths, misery and perpetual unhappiness. The power of
