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LOKÄYATA-MATERIALISM.
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TEXT (1946).
THAT SPEECH IS NOT THERE IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DEVELOPMENT (OF THE IMPRESSIONS) BECOMES HAMPERED BY POWERFUL IMPEDIMENTS,JUST AS IN THE STATE OY HIGHLY
COMPLICATED FEVER.-(1946)
COMMENTARY.
As a matter of fact, Repeated Cognition is not invariably concomitant with Remembrance, etc. by virtue of which concomitance it should always produce the said Remernbrance; or should cease on the cessation of the same. Because it is quite possible that there may be continuance of the previous habit, and yet there may be no Remembrance.
The mention of the high complicated fever' is only by way of illustration.
Powerful impediments '-due to existence in the mother's womb.
* The development becomes hampered'-That is the full development of the Impressions becomes hampered ; i.e. it does not proceed in exact accordance with the peculiarities of the particular place, time and character of things as previously cognised.
This answers the following argument of the Materialist :-"Remem. brance of previous birth cannot be admitted ; because there is Remembrance of all men coming from the same village ".-The fact of the matter is that even those coming from the same village do not have the Remembrance; as among them there are some who are dull-witted who lose their memory.
* Täsäm'-stands for the words, speech.-(1946)
The following Text shows that the Reason adduced in the Reductio ad absurdum is inadmissible regarding its substratum :
TEXT (1947).
IN THE CASE OF THOSE HIGH-SOULED MEN, WHERE THERE IS NOT THE
SLIGHTEST IMPEDIMENT, -CLEAR SPEECH 18 ACTUALLY HEARD AND THEY DO HAVE CLEAR REMEMBRANCE
OF THEM ALSO.-(1947)
COMMENTARY.
High-souled men —Mon of exceptionally pure life-- (1947)
The following texts set forth another argument in proof of the idea of the other world':