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The whole universe is brought under the two everlasting, uncreated, eternal and co-existing categories which are called jiva and ajiva. Jiva means the conscious spirit and ajiva means the unconscious non-spirit. Ajiva includes not only matter but also space, motion, rest and time. Jiva is generally the same as the atman. The jivas are divided first into those who are liberated (mukta) and those who are bound (baddha). The bound souls are further 8. caitanyavisistadeha evatma. Sarvadarsana-samgraha p.3.

165 divided into mobile (trasa) and immobile (sthavara). The latter live in the atoms of earth, water, fire and air and in the vegetable kingdom and have only one sense that of touch. The mobile souls are again classified as those who have two senses (e.g. worms), three senses (e.g. ants), four senses (e.g. wasps, bees etc.) and five senses (e.g. higher animals and men). Consciousness is regarded as the essence of the soul. Every soul from the lowest to the highest possesses consciousness. The degree of consciousness may very according to the obstacles of karma. The lowest souls which inhabit material atoms appear to be lifeless and unconscious, but in fact life and consciousness are present in them though in a dormant form. Purest consciousness is found in the emancipated souls where there is no shred of karma. All souls are really alike. The degrees of consciousness are due merely to the karma obstacles. The soul in its intrinsic nature possesses Infinite Faith, Infinite Knowledge, Infinite Bliss and Infinite Power.