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or pervasive. S'abaraswami discusses the immateriality and the possible size of the soul and is driven to the conclusion that the soul can neither be atomic nor of any middle size, but it is all-pervasive and omnipresent. He points out that the soul itself being immaterial, can never be mixed up with material elements. As it is free from physical magnitudes and limitations, it cannot be taken from one place to another. As it itself is immaterial and is different from the body, and also does not have any contact with the body, it is likely to be left behind when the body moves from one place to another. In that case, the soul will be separated from the body and the body will remain devoid of animation and experiences, which belong to the soul.' To avoid this difficulty and also the other difficulties of the size the soul needs to be all-pervasive and omnipresent. When the soul will be all-pervasive there will not be any difficulty of experiences and cognitions even when the body moves to any distances. When the soul is Vibhu or all-pervasive, there will be no difficulty for the body to have experiences in spite of its movements. The connection of the soul with the body is determined by the nature of the Karma of the past life of a person. The soul, being omnipresent, can ensoul the body wherever it may be. The relation between the two appears somewhat like that of the body and space and time, which also are omnipresent and encircle all bodies. The soul, being omnipresent, cannot move because it has filled all
1 Jha Ganganath (Tr.) : Tantravārtika (S'ābarabhāşya on Jaimini's Purva-Mināmsā), p. 518.
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