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## The Taste of Right Faith (Saasvadan Samyagdristi Gunasthan)
Although the inclination of the soul in this Gunasthan is towards falsehood (Mithyatva), just as someone who vomits after eating kheer still experiences the unique taste of kheer, similarly, a Jina who falls from Right Faith (Samyaktva) and turns towards falsehood, experiences the taste of Right Faith for a while. Therefore, this Gunasthan is called the Saasvadan Samyagdristi Gunasthan.
The process of attaining provisional Right Faith (Aupashamik Samyaktva) is as follows:
The soul's inherent taste for truth (Tattvaruchi) arises from the subsidence of the seven natures: Anantanubandhipayachatuv (Anantanubandhi Krodha, Mana, Maya, Lobha) and Darshanamohaniyatrik (Samyaktva, Samyagmidhyatva, and Mithyatva). In this state, the karma particles that induce falsehood remain subdued, like fire buried in ashes, even though they are still present. There are two types of provisional Right Faith: Granthibhedajanaya and Upashamashrenibhaavi.
**Granthibhedajanaya Aupashamik Samyaktva** is attained by the ancient beings (Bhavya Jivas) who have been in falsehood (Mithyatva) since beginningless time. At the time of attainment, the soul performs three actions (Karana - efforts): Yathapravrittikaran, Apurvakaran, and Anivrittikaran. Their process is as follows:
The soul has been wandering in the world for an endless time, experiencing various kinds of suffering. Just as a stone lying in a mountain river becomes round and smooth by rolling and colliding, similarly, the soul, through enduring endless suffering, becomes soft and pure in its results (Parinama). Due to this purification of results, the soul reduces the intensity of the seven karmas (except Ayukarma) to a fraction of a hair's breadth, as small as a single grain of sand compared to the vast ocean. This result...