________________ 144 TATTVARTHA SUTRA hetavah (Wrong perception, absence of restraints, indolence, defilement and undue exercise of the faculties are the causes of bondage.) In addition to the four factors mentioned above, this sutra considers indolence also as a factor. It is therefore stated here that Mithyadarshan (wrong perception), Avirati (absence of restraint), Pramad (indolence), Kashay (defilement) and Yog (undue exercise of the faculties) are the five factors, which are responsible for incurring bondage. Let us consider these factors one by one. Mithyadarshan: This is the same as Mithyatva, which means wrong perception. That is the primary cause of bondage and needs to be properly understood. It arises from the delusive state of mind that has been prevailing since the infinity. That state is comparable to a dream. While one is dreaming, the dream seems true to him. If he is dreaming of making love, the pleasure becomes evident on his face; if he is dreaming of a scary situation, the fright would be writ large on his body. When he wakes up, he is free from those pleasant or unpleasant sensations; the world of dream is no longer true for him. Similarly, the worldly soul stays in a dreamy state and believes that the situations that he is living in are true and lasting. One thinks of the body, spouse and other relations, wealth etc. as belonging to him, but they do not stay with him forever. Either he loses them or he has to give them up when he dies. Unfortunately, one fails to treat them dreamlike, so long as he remains ignorant of the truth. The realization of truth amounts to waking up from the dream and that ushers in the Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
