Apporva Avasar

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra,
Publisher: USA Jain Study Group NY

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એમ પરાજય કરીને ચારિત્રમોહન, આવું ત્યાં જયાં કરણ અપૂર્વે ભાવ જો; શ્રેણી ક્ષપતણી કરીને આરૂઢતા, અનન્ય ચિંતન અતિશય શુદ્ધ સ્વભાવ જો.
અપૂર્વ...૧૩
After conquering the delusive karmas Which mask Right Conduct (CHARITRA MOHA).
Let me go through the unique experience of the soul
Never before encountered (APOORVAKARAN);
And start on the ladder of Karma destruction (KSHAPAK SHRENEE), And, through deep meditation, experience The true nature of the soul.
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Here Shrimad describes the state where most of the remaining MOHANIYA KARMAS are destroyed and the aspirant goes through a unique experience of the true self never experienced before (APOORVAKARAN 8th GUNASTHANAKA). APOORVAKARAN is the unique experience of having a significantly higher level of control over 25 different types of passions such as Anger, Pride, Deception, Greed, Pleasure, Sorrow etc. He states that KSHAPAK SHRENEE is the only path to salvation. Jain scriptures expound on the theory of two ladders: KSHAPAK SHRENEE and UPASHAM SHRENEE. The first ladder refers to the process in which there occurs a progressive elimination of karmas as one climbs up from the 8th to the 12th spiritual stage. The second ladder refers to the process in which the soul moves to the 11th spiritual stage very fast, only to fall back to any of the lower spiritual stages because karmas were being suppressed and not destroyed along the way. The first ladder (KSHAPAK SHRENEE) is the only way to achieve MOKSHA.
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