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The five astikayas, beginning with the first, are the five types of happiness, which are different from the happiness of the five senses. These five astikayas are the cause of the four types of births, namely, the births of gods, humans, animals, and hell beings. After these births, the body, which is opposite to the soul, which is pure consciousness and bliss, is born. Then, from the soul, which is the form of the supreme self, the senses, which are opposite to the soul, are born. From these senses, the happiness of the five senses, which is opposite to the pure bliss of the soul, which is born from the meditation of the pure soul without any object, is born. Then, from the soul, which is the abode of infinite knowledge and other virtues, which is free from the defects of attachment, aversion, and delusion, attachment and aversion are born. From the attachment and aversion, which are the cause of the karma, which is the effect, the karma is born. This is the cause and effect relationship between the attachment, aversion, and karma. This is the cause of the auspicious and inauspicious things, which will be discussed later. Therefore, to destroy the cycle of birth and death, one should meditate on the soul, which is the form of the group of infinite auspicious virtues, and abandon the thoughts of the world, like the sky.
Furthermore, a knowledgeable soul, who has attained the knowledge of truth, becomes the doer of the inauspicious things, the bondage, and the flow, even though he is free from the modifications of the soul. Sometimes, due to the rise of delusion, he becomes the doer of the auspicious things, which are the result of the inauspicious things, because of the desire for the objects of enjoyment, which are seen, heard, and experienced. However, a knowledgeable soul, who has attained the knowledge of truth, becomes the doer of the restraint, the flow, and the liberation, because of the three jewels of non-duality, which are the taste, the perception, and the unshakeable experience, which are in the soul. When he is unable to remain in the three jewels of non-duality, he becomes the doer of the auspicious things, which are the cause of the destruction of the cycle of birth and death, because of the unwavering devotion to the supreme self, which is free from defects, and the teachers, the preceptors, and the saints, who are the followers of the supreme self. This is the cause of the destruction of the cycle of birth and death and the cause of liberation. This is the auspicious thing, which is the result of the auspicious things, which are the result of the Tirthankaras and other auspicious things, which is free from the cause of the result. In this way, an ignorant soul becomes the doer of the four inauspicious things, while a knowledgeable soul becomes the doer of the three auspicious things. This is the meaning.
Thus, the second great chapter, which explains the nine things, ends with the fourth chapter, which states that the seven things, namely, the auspicious, the inauspicious, and the five astikayas, are the result of the combination and separation of the soul and the matter.
**Preface:** If someone doubts that the soul becomes one with the matter in all ways, then the soul and the matter are one thing, which is the result of the combination. Or, if someone doubts that both the soul and the matter are pure and free from all modifications, then the auspicious and inauspicious things are not real. Then, there will be no bondage or liberation. To remove this doubt, one should know that both the soul and the matter are neither modifiable nor unmodifiable. Therefore, both are modifiable in relation to something. Only then, the seven things, namely, the support, the object, the knowledge, the faith, the conduct, the power, and the liberation, can be established. Then, the disciple said, "Even though the seven things are established because of the modifiability of the soul and the matter in relation to something, they are useless. The soul and the non-soul are enough, because the seven things are just synonyms of the soul and the matter." The teacher replied, "To show the nature of the things that should be abandoned and the things that should be accepted by the aspiring souls, the seven things are explained."