Sdiva Sidddntam. 



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This is the soul. Again it is usual to say " I thought so," 

 " I did so," " I said so." Here also there exists something 

 other than the thought, the deed, and the saying. This 

 something is the Soul. 



There are also other arguments given for the existence of 

 the human soul. These are based chiefly on the phenomena 

 of Death and Sleep. They are to the following effect : — 



1. At Death, all animation becomes extinct, though the 

 human frame is left entire ; consequenter, 



2. Animation must be traced to some other source than 

 the human frame. 



3. This source is the Human Soul. 



As to the nature of the Soul. It is not God, nor an 

 emanation from God, as the Vedantists hold. It is an indi- 

 vidual being : an eternal one, being uncreated and immortal. 

 Souls are not one in essence as some maintain ; but are 

 manifold and imperishable. In their primordial state they 

 are not only unintelligent but even unconscious. 



The third head of enquiry is 



III. Pdsam — (FETTER, CHAIN.) 



This Pasam is that which as it were binds the soul to a state 

 of bondage, unconsciousness and ignorance, in its original 

 state. It is subdivided into three parts. These are, 

 1°. Anava Malam. 

 2°. Maya Malam. 

 3°. Kanma Malam. 

 Anava Malam is the source of unconsciousness and igno- 

 rance to the soul. 



Maya Malam is that which operates in the removal of the 

 unconsciousness and ignorance of the soul, by becoming the 

 material basis of the universe and Man. 



Kanma Malam is the accumulation of merit and demerit 



