The Soul is eternal. It is indestructible. It is in every creature. It is the cause of the Mind. It is without qualities. This universe before us is due to Darkness or Ignorance. The Soul's apprehensions of form, etc., are due to past desires.
पूर्वं नित्यं सर्वगतं मनोहेतुमलक्षणम्। अज्ञानकर्म निर्दिष्टमेतत् कारणलक्षणम्॥