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ESSENCE OF SOUL
Indian philosophers have considered this Materialistic attitude as one of the six main systems in alternative grouping. When Naıyıka and Vaisesika are, however considered to be two independent systems, frail and unconvincing reasoning does not entitle it (Atheistic attitude) to be placed with the main systems Theistic logicians, on the strength of their knowledge and convincing reasoning have never allowed materialistic views, which have no fait hin the eternal existence of the soul, to develop and make progress in India Such materialistic views have rather always met with severe criticism in India
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In studying the origin of the soul when Charvaka applied the argument of "the power of intoxicants" the theists counteracted the same by. "Nasad utpadyate nasad vinashyatı”. In other words that which 1S non-existent cannot be originated and that which is existent cannot be destroyed The example of intoxicants is rather mapt Grapes and molasses etc already possess potentially the power of inebriating before combination Fermentation only developes this power actively. 'Can it be said, however, that the material elements possess consciousness even potentially? If they de then there is no 'materialism' because it is then established that the life (consciousness) is eternal Where there is an element there is life If on the other hand the consciousness comes into being by their aggregation, the instance of intoxicant is rather out of
