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## Yatha 216
## Yogamargana/261
**Question:** Is the action of a jiva's movement also a type of yoga?
**Solution:** The movement of a jiva cannot be called yoga, because it would imply the presence of a **satyogatva** (state of being in union with the liberated soul) for a **prayogakevali** (a soul who has attained liberation through its own efforts) who is moving upwards due to the destruction of **aghatiya karmas** (karmas that cause suffering).
The yoga that arises from the **parispanda** (pulsation) of **virya** (energy) originating from the mind is **manoyoga** (yoga of the mind). The yoga that arises from the **parispanda** of **virya** originating from speech is **vachanayoga** (yoga of speech). The yoga that arises from the **parispanda** of **virya** originating from the body is **kayayoga** (yoga of the body).
The contraction and expansion of a jiva due to the **dravya-mana** (material mind) arising from **manovargna** (mental activity) is **manoyoga**. The contraction and expansion of jiva-pradeshas (parts of the soul) due to the **pudgalaskandha** (matter-particles) related to speech is **vachanayoga**. The contraction and expansion of jiva-pradeshas due to the four types of bodies is **kayayoga**.
**Question:** If jiva-pradeshas are **asthita** (existing, moving), then they can have **karma-bandha** (binding of karma), because they are **asthita** (moving) and have **yoga**. But if jiva-pradeshas are **sthita** (non-moving), then they cannot have **karma-bandha**, because they are devoid of **yoga**.
**Answer:** It is known that jiva-pradeshas are devoid of **yoga** because they do not **parispanda** (pulsate). There is no possibility of **yoga** in **parispanda-rahita** (non-pulsating) jiva-pradeshas, because if it were so, then even **siddha jivas** (liberated souls) would have **satyogatva** (union with the liberated soul), which is a contradiction.
**Solution:** The use (**prayoga**) of a jiva in the creation of actions related to the mind, speech, and body is **yoga** and is the cause of **karma-bandha**. However, this **prayoga** cannot occur in a small number of jiva-pradeshas, because it would contradict the idea that the **yoga** that is active in one jiva is also active in a small number of **ashyavas** (parts of the soul) or that it is active in a fragmented way within one jiva. Therefore, **karma-bandha** occurs in **sthita** (non-moving) jiva-pradeshas.
On the other hand, it is not true that all jiva-pradeshas **parispanda** (pulsate) regularly due to **yoga**. It is also not true that **yoga** occurs only in a specific way, because it is observed that the **parispanda** that occurs in jiva-pradeshas is caused by **yoga**. Therefore, **karma-bandha** should be accepted as occurring even in **sthita** (non-moving) jiva-pradeshas due to the presence of **yoga**.
**Question:** What is the nature of **yoga**?
**Solution:** **Yoga** is an **anadi parinamik bhava** (an eternal, uncreated state). This is because **yoga** is not an **aupashamik bhava** (a state of pacification), because it is found even when **mohaniya karma** (karma that causes delusion) is not pacified. It is also not...
**Footnotes:**
1. "Not the movement of the jiva is yoga, but the union with the liberated soul due to the destruction of karmas that cause suffering, such as **aghatiya karmas**, is the meaning of **satyogatva**." [Dhavala, p. 10, p. 437]
2. Dhavala, p. 1, p. 308
3. Dhavala, p. 7, p. 76
4. Dhavala, p. 12, p. 366
5. Dhavala, p. 12, p. 367