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as external cause). That which is moulded as effect is upadana and that which is helping in its moulding is nimitta; as the lump of soil changes in the form of pitcher with the help of the potter.
Seeing the above example subtly, the fundamental qualities not only that of the upadana, but also of the nimitta come forward. There are many other nimittas other than the potter-light, disc, proper stick for the movement of the disc, thread, axle fixed unmovingly in the earth etc.
Of these nimittas some are indifferent and some are motivating. In such a case this pen asks those having disbelief in nimitta that: -
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Can even a skilled potter make a pitcher in the absence of light?
Can the lump of clay get moulded in the form of pitcher without a disc?
Is the going round of the disc possible without a stick?
Is the going round of the disc possible without the support of axle?
Can all this happen without the earth supporting all?
Is the potter also indifferent like the axle and the light?
Can the lump of clay take pitcher shape with the potter's touch only, without his hands taking the pitcher shape?
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