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soever in the unconscious body; therefore what does the conscious soul destroy in those bodies ?
374. And destruction is enjoined of wrong belief, (wrong) knowledge and (wrong) conduct; but the destruction of any kind of the above said material things is never enjoined.
375. Whatever attributes are peculiar to the soul, they certainly are not found in the non-soul substances. There fore in the right believer, there is no attraction for the sense-cbjects.
376. Love, hatred, delusion are certainly the soul's own thought-activities (from the impure real point of view). For this reason, really there is no attachment etc; in sound and other sense-objects.
377. By one substance the destruction (or creation) of the attributes of quite another substance is never caused, Therefore indeed all substances are produced by their own peculiar nature.
378. And as the artisan performs a job, but does not become identified with, it; similarly soul also does the Karmas, but does not become identified with them,
379. And as the artisan works with his organs of action, hand, etc, but does not become identified with them, so the soul does the Karmas (with) mind, body and speech but does not become identified with them.
380. As the artisan holds the instruments, but does not become identified with them; so the soul also adopts the means, but does not become identified with them.
381. As the artisan enjoys the proceeds of his job, but does not become identified with them, so the soul enjoys the fruit of its Karmas, but never becomes identified with them.
