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EXAMINATION OF THE 'PERSON OF SUPER-NORMAL VISION?. 1507
highest stage of development; as is found to be the case with the impurities of gold;-Love, Hatred and the rest are found to deteriorate in the presence of the knowledge of 'Soul-less-ness';-hence this is a Reason based upon the nature of things.--The Reason adduced cannot be regarded as 'Inadmissible'; because it has been proved that the knowledge of 'Soul-less-ness' is destructive of Love, etc.-Nor can the Reason be regarded as 'Inconclusive'; because when the opposite of something rises to the highest point, that thing cannot continue to exist. Otherwise, if a thing were unable to entirely uproot another thing,--how could it bring about even a slight deterioration in this latter ? For instance, the diamond, even when lying in the midst of flaming fire, does not undergo any deterioration at all.-Nor can the Reason be held to be 'Inconclusive on the ground of the impossibility of the opposite rising to the highest stage of development; because it has been already proved in detail, that such high development is quite possible.
Or, those things that are liable to deterioration in the presence of their opposites, are likely to have opposites that are capable of utterly uprooting them,-as in the case of the impurities of gold; the Afflictions and the wrong notions of knowable things are liable to deterioration in the presence of their opposites; hence this is a Reason based upon the nature of things. Here also the charge of "Inconclusiveness' and 'Inadmissibility' may be rebutted as in the previous cases.
Adi' includes the wrong notions of action'.(3416-3418)
TEXTS (3419-3420).
IN SOME CASES, THERE IS ABSOLUTE DETERIORATION OF THINGS THAT OBSTRUCT THE PERCEPTION OF TRUTH, AS IS FOUND IN THE CASE OF THE EXTERNAL AS WELL AS INTERNAL DARKNESS. WHEN THERE IS DETERIORATION OF THIS, TRUE KNOWLEDGE APPEARS UNTRAMMELLED AND PROCEEDS TO APPLY TO THE WHOLE CIRCLE OF KNOWABLE THINGS.
(3419-3420)
COMMENTARY.
Or, things that serve as obstacles to the Perception of Truth are liable to absolute deterioration,-.g. the external and nocturnal darkness,--and Afflictions and Wrong notions of things, etc. are obstacles to the perception of Truth; so that this is a Reason based upon the nature of things.
That this Reason is not 'Inconclusive' is pointed out by the words'when there is deterioration of this, etc. etc.'-' of this'-of the internal darkness (of Ignorance).-(3419-3420)
