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Relationships among Gunasthäna, Karma, Leshyä, and Dhyana No Gunasthä Causes of Karma Meditation Leshyä (States of Mind) Type of Soul na
Bondage Present (Dhyana) Mithya- All five (Mithyätva, Arta &
All Six (Krishna, Neel, Bahirätmä (Extrovert) drashti Avirati, Pramäda, Raudra Kapot, Tejo, Padma & Kashäya & Yoga)
Shukla) Säsvädan Avirati, Pramäda, Ärta & All Six (Krishna, Neel, Bahirätmä (Extrovert) Kashaya & Yoga Raudra Kapot, Tejo, Padma &
Shukla) Samyag All five (Mithyätva, Ärta & All Six (Krishna, Neel, Bahirätma (Extrovert) Mithya- Avirati, Pramäda, Raudra Kapot, Tejo, Padma & drashti Kashaya & Yoga)
Shukla) Avirata Avirati, Pramäda, Arta, All Six (Krishna, Neel, Antarätmä (Introvert) Samyag- Kashäya & Yoga Raudra & Kapot, Tejo, Padma & drashti
Dharma Shukla) Desha- Avirati, Pramäda, Arta, All Six (Krishna, Neel, Antarätmä (Introvert) virat Kashaya & Yoga Raudra & Kapot, Tejo, Padma & Samyag
Dharma Shukla) drashti Pramatta- Pramäda, Kashaya Arta & All Six (Krishna, Neel, Antarätmä (Introvert) samyat & Yoga
Dharma Kapot, Tejo, Padma &
Shukla) Apramatta Kashaya & Yoga Dharma Only Auspicious ones Antarätmä (Introvert) -samyat
(Tejo, Padma & Shukla) Apurva- Kashaya & Yoga Dharma & Shukla
Antarätmä (Introvert) karan
Shukla Anivritti Kashaya & Yoga Dharma & Shukla
Antarätmä (Introvert) Bädara
Shukla Sukshma- Kashaya & Yoga Dharma & Shukla
Antarätmä (Introvert) samparay
Shukla
Shukla
Antarätmä (Introvert)
Upasham-Yoga moha
Dharma & Shukla
Yoga
Shukla
Kshinamoha
Dharma & Shukla
Antarätmä (Introvert)
Sayogi Yoga Shukla Param Shukla
Paramätmä (Perfect Kevali
Soul) 14 Ayogi None
Shukla None (Aleshi - no Paramätmä (Perfect Kevali
Leshyä)
Soul) Thus, it is clear from the above that the whole scheme of Gunasthäna is derived according to the principle of decreasing sinfulness and increasing purity of the soul and the lessening of Karma bondage. To progress on this scale, the being has to eliminate each of the causes leading to Karma bondage in the successive order stated above (i.e. Mithyätva, Avirati, Pramäda, Kashaya and Yoga) one by one. Thus, one can bring refinement in its own qualities (the Guna) and therefore the name - fourteen stages of progress of the soul - the Fourteen Gunasthäna.
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