Unity and Distinctions Between Jiva and Isvara. ঈশ্বর ও জীব তত্ত্ব :
Unity and Distinctions Between Jiva and Isvara The soul dwelling within every living being is a spark of the God ( Supreme Soul ). Thus, the individual soul ( jiva ) and God are, in essence, of one nature. The jiva abides within the vast universe created and sustained by God; therefore, the jiva and Isvara (Supreme Soul) may be regarded as companions, eternal friends in the divine play of creation and existence. These are their essential similarities. Yet, there exist profound differences as well. God’s perfection in knowledge, power, strength, and bliss is infinite and boundless, whereas the living being (jiva) partakes of these qualities only in a finite measure. God beholds and knows His own true nature, as well as the entirety of the universe; but the jiva, veiled by limitation, perceives little beyond himself. The jiva remains bound, enmeshed in ignorance ( avidya ), while God, the embodiment of pure consciousness and perfect knowledge, is eternally free, ever-liberated...