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PHILOSOPHY
Let us sum up the causes of Äsrava.
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B06Nav Tattva Part I: Jiva, Ajiva, Punya, Päp, Äsrava
Mithyätva is ignorance. It is believing in the wrong faith, wrong knowledge, and the wrong conduct and believing that it is right to have passions or commit sins.
Avirati is a lack of self-restraint and not taking any vow to abstain from sinful activities
Pramäda* is negligence or laziness. Five causes of Pramäda are: arrogance, sensual craving, passions, sleep, and gossiping
Kashaya is passions like anger, ego, deceit, and greed
Yoga: activities of mind, speech, and body
*Some Jain literature mentions only four causes of Äsrava. They include Pramäda in the category of Kashaya.
If we correctly understand above mentioned causes of Äsrava, we can remain unaffected by any given situation and stay in equanimity. The soul does not acquire new karma when in equanimity.
Bandha
The detail of Bandha is described in the chapter -Theory of Karma and Reincarnation
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