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66 • A Reservoir of Infinite Power
omniscience is latent in the soul and only true insight will lead to its complete manifestation.
11. Transparent Reflection (Swachhatva) - The soul is like a mirror of the universe, where all the substances in their infinite forms are reflected on the surface of the soul. Such absolute clarity is the innate nature of the soul and cleansing does not take place due to any external means, objects or processes. An ignorant person who is oblivious of this power of the transparent reflection of the soul, believes in cleansing the body by some religious or spiritual exercise and any impurity in the body is taken as impurity of the soul. If the body is clean, it is not always necessary that it will lead to pure and spiritual ideas.
The soul's purity and transparency is such that no object in the universe can escape its reflection and knowledge. The body is inanimate and does not know anything. Even the feelings of attachment, etc., do not have the ability to know anything. These feelings are blind and do not see the reality of the universe. The soul alone has absolute transparency to reflect and know everything in the universe in all its dimensions. Although the objects in the universe are reflected in the soul, none of these objects have any ability to spoil or damage this quality of absolute transparency. The soul does not give up its power of clarity although it reflects all the objects of the universe. One who realises this power of absolute transparency, moves towards the state of omniscience.
The soul does not move out to know the entire universe but its power of absolute transparency is such that the entire universe is known or reflected in it. None can steal away this wealth of absolute and transparent reflection.
