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ferverted faith is itself a great fallacy and mistake in respect of " Jiva-Tattva”. Fallacy in respect of “Ajiva-Tattva”
Due to perverted belief, each mundane soul believes, "by coming into existence of body, I am born, by losing that body, I will die''. Due to change in wealth, body and other material objects, he starts feeling the good or bad effect of those changes in his ownself; during the warm state of the body, he feels himself suffering from fever; when the states of hungar, thirst etc., arise in the body, he feels as if the self is hungry and thirsty ; by cutting of any portion of the body, he feels as if the self is cut, etc. And many more likewise conditions and changes taking place in the body or other material objects of his interests, the ignorant one considers all those as his own changes. This is due to fallacy and mistake in respect of AjivaTattva, because the non-self (material body) is believed as if it is ones own self. 3. Fallacy in respect of “Asrava Tattva'
Delusion (perverted belief ), attachment, aversion, auspicious and inauspicious emotions are psychic influx (Asravas). These influxes (emotions) directly pro
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