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sridatta1 · Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 652 Location: india

History of soul and the constitution of soul
59) Vajramashivat .

(The soul or Jiva and the feelings or qualities generated in this birth are like the hard diamond and the soft charcoal paint on it).
The diamond is a hard condensed product of carbon atoms. The charcoal paint is also a soft product of same carbon atoms. Hence, both diamond and paint are products of same carbon. On wash, the paint goes away, but the diamond is left over without any slightest damage. Similarly, the weak qualities generated from the awareness produced by food in this birth are like the charcoal paint. The strong qualities generated from food in the past births got condensed and the hard Jiva is formed. Deep sleep or death destroys the weak qualities of this birth but not Jiva who was the hard condensed product of strong qualities of past births. In any case, soul or Jiva is the product of awareness generated by food only.