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is followed by a succeeding Cognition, which is of the nature of its Effect and has within itself the traces of wrongful attachment; and under such circumstances, it is only right that there should appear a Cognition in the form under discussion, due to the influence of Ignorance. - This Ignorance is duly removed by Mystic Practices,-through the process of succeeding moments endowed with gradually increasing degrees of inefficiency (in the Ignorance), and there appears a series of pure Cognitions and consequent Liberation; so that the process of Bondage and Liberation' becomes duly established on a reasonable basis.
This is not possible under your theory; as Brahman, being Eternal and One, cannot have two states' (of Ignorance and Liberation), and because the said Brahman is one, the Liberation of one man would mean the Liberation of all men; and the non-liberation (Bondage) of one would mean the Bondage of all.
Nor is there any proof for the fact of Brahman being of the nature of *the Light of Self', during the non-mystic state. The Cognition that proves anything is of the nature of 'Light' and hence recognised as 'self-cognised '. The Sound-self however is never found to be cognised in all cognitions, as has been already mentioned before.—Thus then, if it is admitted that during the non-mystic' state, Brahman is not of the nature of the Light of Self', -even so, it will have to be explained how the Light of Self' which, thus, would not be previously existent, comes about subsequently during the mystic state', in the Brahman, without this latter having abandoned Its previous form and character.
From all this it follows that your doctrine of "Sound-Brahman' is ab. solutely wrong. We dosist from further expatiation on this point.-(151)
With the following Text, the Author applies the previously-detailed objections to this doctrine also:
TEXT (152) THIS DOCTRINE OF 'Brahman' ALSO IS SIMILAR TO THE DOCTRINE OF THE EVOLUTION FROM PRIMORDIAL MATTER'; AND THE OBJECTIONS URGED AGAINST THIS LATTER SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD TO BE APPLICABLE TO THE FORMER
ALSO.-(152)
COMMENTARY. The objection may be stated thus - The World cannot be the efieet of Sound, -because it exists,-like the cognition of the Cause ; hence what is meant to be the Cause cannot be the Cause--because it cannot be so proved, like the other Selt”,—and so on.-(152)
End of the Chapter on the Doctrine of Sound-Brahman'.
