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at it with reference to bondage and liberation and happiness and misery etc.
In the above illustration of a man both unity and diversity with reference to a man have been proved thus. Apparently there is a clear difference between a child and a young man. But even in spite of this apparent - difference, if we do not regard the child as one with the young man at present, we cannot account for the sense of shame which the young man feels when he remem, bers the mistakes of his childhood ; nor can we account for his attempt to secure future happiness if we do not regard the young man at present as one with the old man which he is likely to be in future.
Caste, family, form, peculiar signs (as those of a mole on the body) name, and other relations of a son, a father etc.-all these go to prove the oneness of that man; on the other hand the states of childhood, youth and others following one after another-go to prove the diversity or manyness of a man. Not only this external attributes sucb as caste, family, childhood, youth go to prove the uniformity as well as diversity of a man, but his inner qualities such as his sense of shame for his past indiscretions and his longing for future happiness, go to prove the same uniformity and diversity of a man.
The soul also, must be considered as one, as well as many--the same as well as different, if we are to account for the bondage and liberation, the desire for obtaining happiness and the removal of misery. The soul, therefore,
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