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विमर्श

By स्वामी विवेकानंद

Vol. 57 · No. 07July - 2009pp. 9–10Hindi
Spiritual LiberationHuman Consciousness

Summary

The text discusses the nature of the human soul, arguing that it cannot be a product of combination or conjunction (संयोगज). It states that anything resulting from combination is perceptible and subject to the senses, but the soul is not perceptible, cannot be brought into the realm of proof, and is neither matter nor energy, nor cause nor effect. Therefore, it cannot arise from combination. The scope of combination is limited to the world of the mind and intellect; beyond that, combination cannot occur. Combination exists only where there is the operation of law or rule; beyond the jurisdiction of law, there can be no combination. The human soul is not subject to the law of change or consequence (परिणाम), so it is not a product of combination. It is described as eternally free and the ruler of that which lies beyond the jurisdiction of law. The soul has no destruction, because destruction means dissolution into constituent parts. Since the soul is not a product of combination, it cannot be destroyed. The text concludes that claiming the soul is destroyed is a mark of foolishness. The passage is attributed to Swami Vivekananda and appears in a publication dated July 2009.

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Conclusion

The document's implications center on the philosophical assertion that the human soul is not a product of combination or material laws, challenging deterministic worldviews. The outcome is a reaffirmation of the soul's eternal, free, and unbound nature, existing beyond the reach of causality and dissolution. This perspective reframes human identity as inherently liberated, not subject to the physical laws that govern composite entities. The text thus offers a metaphysical foundation for spiritual autonomy, suggesting that true selfhood transcends empirical observation and rational analysis.

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