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NandiSootra
Sharir-paryapti - The maturity or full development of the capacity of a being to transform the basic components of form, taste, smell etc., extracted from food, into the basic constituents of the body such as bone, flesh, marrow, etc. is known as Sharir-paryapti or the fully developed capacity of body formation.
Indriya-paryapti - The maturity or full development of the capacity of a being to absorb matter particles and build specific sense organ or organs, complete and active, with the help of anabhog-nivartit-yoga-shakti (this is the natural cohesive power of a being that provides a neutral bond between matter particles) is known as Indriya-paryapti or the fully developed capacity of sense-organ formation.
Shvasocchavas-paryapti - The maturity or full development of the capacity of a being to inhale and exhale suitable matter particles is known as Shvasocchavasparyaptt or the fully developed capacity of breathing.
Bhasha-paryapti - The maturity or full development of the capacity of a being to accept matter particles of acoustic category and express them in lingual form is known as Bhasha-paryapti or the fully developed capacity of lingual expression.
Manah-paryapti - The maturity or full development of the capacity of a being to accept matter particles of manovargana (a class of particles connected with thought process and convert them into man (mind, the entity responsible for the thought process) is known as Manah-paryapti or the fully developed capacity of thinking.
Of these the first occurs at the first samaya (the infinitesimal unit of time) after birth. The remaining five are attained within antarmuhurt depending on the realm of birth. Beings with a single sense organ can attain the first four. Beings with two to four sense organs as well as asanjni-panchendriya (five sensed beings devoid of mind) can attain first five. Human beings can attain all six. When a being is short of the development specified for a particular class it is called aparyapt or underdeveloped. Manah-paryav-jnana is acquired only by such fully developed human being and not by an underdeveloped one.
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
Question - When you say that it (Manah-paryav-jnana) is acquired by fully developed, karmabhumi inhabitant, placental human beings of finite life-span do you mean thosewith samyak-drishti, mithya-drishti, or mishra-drishti?
Answer - Gautam! It is acquired only by the fully developed karmabhumi inhabitant placental human beings of finite life-span with samyak-drishti and not by those with mithya-drishti, or mishra-drishti.
COMMENTARY -With respect to drishti (spiritual insight) there are i three classes of human beings - samyak-drishti, mithya-drishti and Mishra-drishti. These are defined as follows:
1. Samyak-drishti - A person whose insight, feelings, thought i process, etc. work in the direction of truth and are aimed at the fundamentals propounded by the Veetaraga (the detached one) is known as samyak-drishti manushya or a man with right insight. Inother words a man with right, insight has faith in truth and fundamentals.
2. Mithya-drishti - As opposed to the right, one who has faith in and is dogmatic about falsity and unreal fundamentals is known as mithya-drishti or a man with false insight.
3. Mishra-drishti - A wavering and aimless fool who neither can accept truth nor reject falsity is called mishra-drishti or a man with confused insight. Aagam-44 - Nandi Sootra
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