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( 28 ) sensed soul has nine, the sense of hearing being added to these, e. g., irrational animals. All rational animals and human beings have all the 10 vitalities.
If existing separately, by itself, neither the soul, nor the body is susceptible to any injury at all. Injury is caused to the vitalities in an embodied soul, which feels pained at such injury. The amount of injury caused, and of the pain thereby occasioned would depend upon the number of vitalities, and the scope and capacity of the vitalities to which injury is caused.
The above-numerated ten are material vitalities-Dravya Pràna. As distinguished from these, a soul has conscious vitalities, Bhåva Prăņa, which are the very attributes of Jiva, such as consciousness, peacefulness, happiness, power. And with reference to the conscious vitalities, the Himsa caused is called Bhiva Himsa, as distinguished from Dravya Himså which arises from causing injury to the material vitalities.
Every evil thought, every evil word, and every evil act causes Himsa. “Do to others as you expect others to do unto you.” Don't do to others, what you do not approve for yourself,” should be the guiding principles in all affairs of Jife.
Bhava Himsa is caused by entertaining impure thoughtactivities such as anger, pride, deceit, greed, sorrow, fear, disdain, sex-desires. Such thought activities injure the real nature of the soul, purity, perfection, direct knowledge of all substances, in all their varying conditions, at one and the same moment, infinite power, unruffled peacefulness, and bliss everlasting and unmixed. Dravya Himsà proceeds from Bhåya Himsa, which precedes it. The thought is a father to the act. An evil thought vitiates the purity of the Soul, and is followed by a sinful act, varying in its degree of evil, with the vicious intensity of the thought. Equanimity, nonattachment, self-absorption, self-realization would make the commission of Dravya Himsà an impossibility. .
Ahimsa means abstention from Himså. Ahimsa in its full significance has been realized, preached, and practised
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