Speech (itself together with its function is merged) in the mind, because it is so seen, and because there is a Scriptural statement. — 501.

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The speech enters the mind organically as well as functionally. Why? When the Speech ceases, the activity of mind is seen.

Note: When the external Speech is stopped, there goes on the mental Speech. This proves that not only the organ of Speech, but its function also are present in mind. This is a natural fact of psychology. Moreover, it is a matter of observation that while the function of speech comes to an end, the mind still continues to act.

Moreover, there is the express statement of the Chhandogya Upanishad, «Van manasi sampadyate», the speech merges in the mind. This also shows that the speech, organically and functionally, enters the mind. Any other explanation would be against the spirit of the above text. The sense is this, that there is no proof by which we can find the Speech in the mind existing merely functionally; we have no proof that the function only merges in mind and not the organ of speech.

An objector says: But mind does not possess the nature of speech, and so we cannot say that Speech itself has merged in the mind, but all that we can say is that only the function of speech has entered the mind. It is something like fire and water. The nature of water is not that of fire, but we see that fire does enter water functionally, though not organically. For water can become heated by fire, by the merging of the function of the fire in water, though the fire itself does not enter the water. To this objection we reply: It is not so. The speech only combines with mind (in a mechanical mixture like that of milk and water), and does not become Laya in mind (as water is said to become Laya in air, when its constituent parts, oxygen and hydrogen, become separated and enter into air. It is like the water entering into air, in the form of vapour and not that of Laya in air, in the form of separated gases). The sense is this, that though the mind and speech are intrinsically different (as water and air), yet there is the opinion of these two at the time of death, like the vapour entering into the air.

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