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quantitative distribution under each nature. This is what we mean by quantitycharacteristic.
As already stated, the nature-characteristic is governed by the nature of activity. The quantity of karmic atoms depends on the degree or intensity of activity. This is so because even passion-free soul binds karmic atoms to itself due to its activities. On the other hand, duration of karmas and the intensity of their fruits depend on passions. The stronger the passions, the longer is the duration of karmas and the greater is the intensity of their fruits. In other words, the bondage in respect of nature and the bondage in respect of quantity depend on the activity concerned. But the bondage in respect of duration and the bondage in respect of effect-intensity are due to passions. Thus, activity and passion are the two causes of bondage.
Going into the details, one finds five causes of bondage, viz. mithyätva, avirati, pramāda, kaşaya and yoga. Mithyatva means lack of faith in the existence of soul or absence of spiritual inclination. Avirati means not to desist from vices, violence, etc. and to indulge in the enjoyment of worldly pleasures. Pramada means self-forgetfulness, spiritual lethargy and lack of feeling of regard for virtuous acts. It also means not to remain awake to the memory of what has to be done and what has not to be done. Kaṣaya means passions like anger, greed etc. Yoga means activity of mind, speech and body.
Now we mention fruits of bondage. Bondage causes wandering in the worldly existence, it keeps the soul caught up in the cycle of birth and death. Again, bondage causes obscuration of soul's natural qualities of infinite knowledge, infinite vision, infinite bliss and infinite energy through material karmic coverings or veils.
Liberation and its causes and effects or fruits:
The total and absolute dissociation of all the material karmic atoms from the soul is called liberation.
According to Jainism there are two causes of liberation. They are samvara and sakāma nirjarā. Samvara means the stoppage of the inflow of karmic matter. And sakāma nirjarä means voluntary partial dissociation of the karmic matter accumulated and clung to the soul. The soul should initiate both these processes simultaneously. It should see to it that they go on continuously without any break till the soul becomes completely free from all karmic matter. The following
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| SR No. | 022420 |
| Book Title | Svarupa Sambodhana |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Nagin J Shah |
| Publisher | Hindi Granth Karyalay |
| Publication Year | 2011 |
| Total Pages | 36 |
| Language | Sanskrit, Hindi, English |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari & Book_English |
| File Size | 8 MB |