| The entire world believes the lifeless life to be real life. It also believes
that the soul is involved in all actions. The Soul cannot be in any action
nor can any action be in the Soul. But how is one to realize this? The
world is run by the interaction of all that is the non-Self. This
interaction is an effect of causes laid in past life for all living
entities. The Self is distinct and separate from the non-Self.
Furthermore, what runs this world is also totally separate from these two.
‘Vibhavik guna’ means those attributes that are born out of coming
together of the Self and the non-Self (matter). This third entity that
results from this combination is what runs this world. It is called mishra
chetan (mixed life entity). From the perspective of the Self, this entity
is the result of an illusion over the Self. |
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