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2. The wise man is not affected by the experience of suffering liberated in embodied existence as he is. But as he lives in the world that is full of suffering, he is not liberated from the latter. The adept one is he in whom attachment is absolutely extinct. He does not incur long term bondage caused by passions, which is the seed of worldly life. He is however not absolutely liberated, because there are some karmic veils and the like that still linger on until he attains disembodied liberation. Or, the adept one is the omniscient Jina. He is not bound by the knowledgecovering veils and the like. Still he is not free from the nondestructive karmas that are responsible for embodied existence in the world. 2.183 se jam ca ārabhe, jam ca nárabhe, aņāraddham ca nárabhe. The adept engages himself in some acts and disengages from others. Other monks should not engage in acts not practised by the adept. Bhasyam Sūtra 183 For the release from bondage, scriptural injunctions and prohibitions should also be properly comprehended. Whatever is done by the adept, whatever he practises is affirmative injunction. Whatever he does not practise is prohibition. These two are the conditions of the release from bondage. The performance of what is prohibited by the adept is the condition of bondage. Therefore, an aspirant to the release from bondage should not indulge in what is prohibited by the adept. One may practise according to his capacity what is practised by the adept, but one should not do what is not approved by the adept. The injunction 'one should not do what has not been practised by the adept' has been introduced in order to bring home the aforesaid truth. 2.184 chanam chanam pariņņāya, logasannam ca savvaso. The monk should comprehend and abandon every occasion of violence. Similarly he should comprehend and abandon the dispositions that promote worldly life. Bhagyam Sutra 1 8 4 The worldly disposition stands for possessiveness or attachment to worldly things. Thoroughly comprehending, that is, discriminating that the worldly disposition generates violence, he should-give that up. Along with that he should renounce the violence generated by the worldly disposition. In the
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| SR No. | 524622 |
| Book Title | Tulsi Prajna 2005 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Shanta Jain, Jagatram Bhattacharya |
| Publisher | Jain Vishva Bharati |
| Publication Year | 2005 |
| Total Pages | 110 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India |
| File Size | 5 MB |