The System of the Vedanta according to Badarayana's Brahma-Sutras and Cankara's Commentary c8.s5.t3.2
The System of the Vedânta according to Bâdarâyana's Brahma-Sûtras and Çankara's Commentary c8.s5.t3.2
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c8.s5.t3.2
That the soul is metaphysically speaking identical with God and therefore like him "eternal, pure, wise, and free" we have already seen repeatedly. But how is it with the soul so far as it is an empirical being connected with the Upâdhis? Is it free or unfree in this state which is conditioned by Ignorance but has nevertheless existed from eternity?--This question in our system takes the following form (p. 680, 12): "Is the activity of the soul, which, from the standpoint of Ignorance, is conditioned by the Upâdhis, dependent on God (îçvara) or not?"