10-08-2022, 03:25 PM
Lord Jina has expounded that those who rely solely on the modes (paryāya), like the human being, are the wrong-believers (mithyādrsti); such souls are engaged in impure-soul nature (parasamaya). Those who rely on own soul-nature, like knowledge (jñāna) and perception (darśana), are the right- believers (samyagdrsti); such souls are engaged in pure-soul nature (svasamaya) and are worth knowing.
Explanatory Note: Those who, after acquiring this present state of being that is the result of the union of the soul (jīva) and the matter (pudgala), asamānajātīya dravyaparyāya, find themselves powerless to see the true nature of their souls are, certainly, ekāntadrsti – having the absolutistic point-of-view. They suffer from delusion in two forms:
1) sense-of-mine (mamakāra) in objects or things, like the body, that are not the soul but are the result of fruition of karmas – ‘This body is mine’, and
2) self consciousness (ahamkāra) concerning objects or things that definitely do not belong to the soul – ‘I am the king’.
As a result, fleeing from the true soul nature, they entertain dispositions of attachment (rāga) and aversion (dvesa) towards external entities like the son, the wife, and the friend. They are engaged in impure soul-nature (parasamaya). Those who are absorbed in the trio of substance (dravya), qualities (guna) and modes (paryāya) of the soul, know the true nature of the soul; they are anekāntadrsti – having non-absolutistic point-of-view. They are rid of sense-ofmine
(mamakāra) and self-consciousness (ahamkāra) in external objects or things, like the body. They do not entertain dispositions of attachment (rāga) and aversion (dvesa) towards external
entities, and engage themselves in pure soul-nature (svasamaya).
Being svasamaya is the nature of the soul. Blessed are those engrossed in pure soul-nature!
Explanatory Note: Those who, after acquiring this present state of being that is the result of the union of the soul (jīva) and the matter (pudgala), asamānajātīya dravyaparyāya, find themselves powerless to see the true nature of their souls are, certainly, ekāntadrsti – having the absolutistic point-of-view. They suffer from delusion in two forms:
1) sense-of-mine (mamakāra) in objects or things, like the body, that are not the soul but are the result of fruition of karmas – ‘This body is mine’, and
2) self consciousness (ahamkāra) concerning objects or things that definitely do not belong to the soul – ‘I am the king’.
As a result, fleeing from the true soul nature, they entertain dispositions of attachment (rāga) and aversion (dvesa) towards external entities like the son, the wife, and the friend. They are engaged in impure soul-nature (parasamaya). Those who are absorbed in the trio of substance (dravya), qualities (guna) and modes (paryāya) of the soul, know the true nature of the soul; they are anekāntadrsti – having non-absolutistic point-of-view. They are rid of sense-ofmine
(mamakāra) and self-consciousness (ahamkāra) in external objects or things, like the body. They do not entertain dispositions of attachment (rāga) and aversion (dvesa) towards external
entities, and engage themselves in pure soul-nature (svasamaya).
Being svasamaya is the nature of the soul. Blessed are those engrossed in pure soul-nature!