First Steps to Jainism Part 1

SR No.: 001640
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sancheti Asso Lal, Manakmal Bhandari
Publisher: Sancheti Trust Jodhpur
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 300
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Religion, & Education
File Size: 10 MB

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The Seven Fundamentals 21
(c) Negligence-This includes non-vigilance, gossip, undue sleep and is of
fifteen types. (d) Indiscretion-in-use-of mind, body and speech by attachment, aversion
and infatuation and lastly. (e) Passions--anger, pride, greed and deceit.
The above list is not exhaustive specially when only darker side of human nature has been taken into consideration. For obvious reasons these types of activities have to be shunned. Similarly, the good and brighter side of human nature such as kindness, also result in activities which are of nine types i.e. charity, service etc. However, these also result in influx of favorable type of karma pudgals as elaborated later.
(iv). Bondage-the fourth fundamental:
Along with influx and depending upon the intensity of the activity of mind, speech and body, matter (karma) gets attached or mixed up with soul like water with milk. This is called bondage, objective bondage being condition of soul and subjective being the actual attachment of the matter.
In the advanced stage of spiritual development bondage occurs for a very minute duration of time. Otherwise the soul is bound by karma matter depending upon the extent of involvement of mind, body or word in the activity. Thus stronger the passion like anger, or greed the stronger the bondage. This intensity determines the nature, duration, character and magnitude of karma bondage which in turn determines the future course of the soul in this world, and hereafter. The nature of karma, has been dealt with exhaustively in Jain scriptures and a separate chapter will be devoted to the same in the present series.
For the present it will be sufficient to explain briefly as under the nature, duration, character and magnitude of bondage:
(a) Nature of Bondage (of karma) implies good or evil results that will
be reaped by the soul from the said bondage. (b) Duration of Bondage will determine the time the said karma will
take to expiate.