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thing that exists. He is gone to utter annihilation. I see no good in this' (Kh. Up. VIII, 11, 1) declares that the soul is unconscious in the state of deep sleep; and a subsequent text in the same section declares the released soul to be all-knowing, 'He seeing these pleasures with the divine eye, i. e. the mind, rejoices' (VIII, 12, 5). The same is clearly stated in the text,' He who sees this sees everything, and obtains everything everywhere' (VII, 26, 2). That at death there is unconsciousness appears from the text, 'having risen from these elements he vanishes again in them. When he has departed there is no more knowledge' (Bri. Up. IV, 5, 13). From all this it follows that the text as to the soul being held in embrace by the prågña Self refers either to deep sleep or death.-Here terminates the adhikarana of non-being.'
17. With the exception of world-energy; on account of leading subject-matter and of nonproximity.
The doubt here presents itself whether the power of the released soul is a universal power such as belongs to the Supreme Person, extending to the creation, sustentation, and so on, of the worlds; or is limited to the intuition of the Supreme Person.—The Parvapakshin maintains the former view. For he says Scripture declares that the soul reaches equality with the Supreme Person : ‘Free from stain he reaches the highest equality' (Mu. Up. III, 1, 3); and moreover Scripture ascribes to the released soul the power of realising all its thoughts. And these two conditions are not fulfilled unless the soul possess the special powers of the Lord with regard to the government, &c., of the world.—To this the Satra replies, with the exception of world-energy.' The released soul, freed from all that hides its true nature; possesses the power of intuitively beholding the pure Brahman, but does not possess the power of ruling and guiding the different forms of motion and rest belonging to animate and inanimate nature.- How is this known - From subject matter.' For it is with special reference to the highest Brahman
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