Jiva

MIND, MATTER AND GOD : JIVA, JADA AND ISVARA
M.M.NINAN
Pluralism is defined as "the theory that reality is composed of a multiplicity of ultimate
beings principles or substance."
To simplify the matters we can distinguish three forms of monism. Physicalism or
Materialism is where matter alone is real and mind and all other forms of existence
arose from matter. On the other hand Idealism assumes that Mind or Consciousness
alone is the ultimate reality and the others are to be explained in relations to it. In the
neutral monism both the mind and the matter are the result of some other basic reality
along with the rest of the existence.
In Dualism there are two eternally existing realities and the all else arose as a result of
the interaction between these two. The assumption of Plurality of eternal realities are
also possible as alternatives.
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