शिवज्ञानबोध (मेय्कण्डार - शैव सिद्धान्त का आधारभूत दार्शनिक सूत्र ग्रन्थ)

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God and one unit of Matter to occupy one unit of space. This is
mathematically and logically certain.
But is this position tenable ? Are we to regard God as
occupying space, a quantity, a thing with length and breadth
i. e., capable of extension i.e., as matter. But there are people who
do so regard it ; but they can't prove it by saying that God is
Omnipresent. Then the argument will be in this form :—
God is matter.
Because God is Omnipresent. And Omnipresence means
matter ;
which will be arguing in a vicious circle, there being really
no major premise to this syllogism.
Even the broad distinction drawn between mind and matter is
that the matter is what is capable of extension and mind is not.
Can we therefore regard the Universal Mind as a thing capable of
extension ? Then what does this Omnipresence mean and imply ?
And how is it God is Omnipresent ? As was observed before,
Omnipresence means a space relation, the notion of space is
impossible apart from things co-existing. If we regard God as
the Absolute and the Infinite, He could not be Omnipresent.
Infinite space is a contradiction in terms. Omnipresence there-
fore implies a co-existing object. If God is a Principle diffusing
and soaking through and through, it must diffuse and soak itself
in another thing. If it fills what does it fill ? If it fills itself
then you must regard it as finite. As the Hindu Nyayikas put
it, there could be no Vyapakam, (Omnipresence) all container,
without things capable of Vyapti, (things filled). It is therefore
established God is Omnipresent and His Presence is felt in other
things and that God is not space, nor matter, nor the universe.
Then how does He fill the universe ? According to the text it is
by His Chit Sakti or Gnana Sakti. God is all Gnanam. He is
Gnana Mayam, and Gnanam is not space nor Matter nor Malam.