________________
189
Ätmasiddhi
allow it to perceive that, and leads it to look for happiness from worldly objects. That situation changes with the overcoming of wrong perception. One is now in a position to understand the truth. He realizes that he is not the continually changing body, but he is the everlasting soul. He therefore sets the well being of his soul as the objective.
The built-in prejudices, conditioning, addictions, etc. may, however, come in his way. But he makes out that such factors operate as the consequence of the character-related delusive Karma that needs to be steadily overcome. By virtue of right perception, he recognizes those factors as hurting his own Self and tries to overcome the same. As the perception becomes increasingly clear, he realizes that his getting attached to or resenting any worldly situation is the principal cause of acquiring the bondage of Karma. Thus he develops detachment to an ever increasing extent. Ultimately, his detachment reaches a level, when he can stay free from all sorts of attachment or resentment. It is therefore said here that enlightenment and detachment are the infallible ways to overcome perceptionrelated and character-related deluding Karmas, respectively.
કર્મબંધ ક્રોધાદિથી, હણે ક્ષમાદિક તેહ; પ્રત્યક્ષ અનુભવ સર્વને, એમાં શો સંદેહ ?
||१०४||
Karmabandh Krodhädithi, Hane Kshamädic Teh; Pratyaksha Anubhav Sarvane, Emän Sho Sandeh?
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
