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I not exist, nor thou, nor these rulers of men ; and no one of us will ever
hereafter cease to exist.Never did I cease to exist ; on the other hand,
I always did exist ; that is, through the past bodily births and deaths,
I always existed. So always, never did you cease to exist ; en the other
hand, you always did exist. So, never did these rulers of men cease to exist
; on the other hand, they always did exist. So, neither shall we ever cease
to exist ; on the other hand, we shall all certainly continue to exist even
after the death of these bodies As the Self, the Atman, we are eternal in
all the three periods of time (past, present and future.)The plural us is
used with reference to the bodies that are different ; it does not mean
that there are more than one Self.(Question):Now, how is the Self eternal
? (Answer):Here follows an illustration: |
