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metaphysical entities. Soul is only vague & emotive in character. It is strange to assume persistent entity soul inhibits in perishable body. Jiva is conscious substance, its life begins at conception of fetus irreversible cessation of life is death. If liberated soul never born again then world should be empty one day but instead of decreasing population, it is increasing day by day. Continuous march towards desire to win over death gave theory of immortality of soul. Aristotle - Psyche is principle of life & potentiality of becoming whole from egg or embryo is reason for growth. Existence of soul has troubled great minds charvaka, Greek philosopher Thales, Anaximenes Anaximander, Hiraclitus etc. don't believe in soul. Buddha is silent about existence of soul. Opponents say whatever is imperceptible does not exist. There is none to whom soul is an object of direct perception. Scriptural authorities are mutually contradictory. Soul can't be established even by the means of analogy. Soul can't be established by any of the means of valid cognition.
Mahavira proves soul on ground of doubt. Epicurus 341-270 B.C. Soul was itself nothing but the movement of atoms in the material body. Some atoms could freely swerve in the void. There is no after life, no avenging God, soul being in accordance with the doctrine of atomism Merely concatenation of atoms which will dispersed upon bodily death. Soul attached to body creates astral not physical which on physical death leave material body. All such theory can't prove existence of soul. Waking state is consciousness. Dream state is unconsciousness with many object & meditation is unconsciousness with one object.
Glycopeptide gets accumulated 'upto certain quantity activates the centre in brain & we feel sleepy when glycopeptide lessens we wake up. When hydrochloride is secreted in stomach, we feel hunger, when water decreases we quench of water, feel thirsty so secretary glands on which body functions are chemical, electrical & magnetic when this fails cells stops working & death occurs Brain, Sensory-nerves, motor nerves sences, nervous system all body parts are connected & work co-extensively with mind. Consciousness is awakening of nature from cosmic slumber when we open our eyes we are conscious of colour, shapes, outer visual world. Sensation pain on insult, on piercing thorn, anger, emotions, blushing in feeling of & love, when dentist probe hits nerve, we feel pain, when sugar level drops in blood we start to want food & feel weak. These are neural events, neural physiology.
Metaphysical entities like immortal soul neither found on earth nor place within our reach. They are symbol of human aspirations, intellectual poetry, imagination, whose language has to produce, induce & sustain,
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