Atma the Self

Author(s): Punyadarshanvijay
Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan

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.... ĀTMĀ
The Self....
where (except Nigõda) each and every soul has its own individual separate body. Thus the number of souls in the Vyavahāra Division always remains constant Lõkasthiti (Universal law).
No new souls or matters (Pudgala Paryāya) are created or destroyed. It is self-existent and eternal, having neither origin nor annihilation, only modifications (Paryāya). .
In spite of the changes undergone by its component parts, it retains its essential character. Through modifications and relations in which they (soul and matter) stand towards one another, they produce multifarious world processes. The continuous process of assimilation and separation creates "Karmic Energy". The fusion of soul with matter results in the production of forces (eight major) which obscure knowledge and other attributes of Soul.
Eight Main Karmic Forces (components) (A) Ghāti Karma = Most destructive (four types)
1) Jñānā Varaniya = Obscures knowledge (5 kinds). . 2) Darśanā Varaniya = Obscures perception (9 kinds). 3) Māhaniya = Ignorance - Delusion (28 kinds).
(a) Darśana Mōhaniya = Deluding faith - insight.
(b)..Caritra Mohaniya = Obstructs right conduct. 4) Antarāya = Energy Obstructing (5 kinds). (B) Aghāti Karma = Secondary Nature (four types). 5) Vēdaniya Karma = Causing the Feeling of joy or grief (2 kinds).
(a) Sātā Vēdaniya = Causes pleasure.
(b) Aśātāvēdaniya = Causes pain. 6) Nāma Karma = Causes physical attributes (103 kinds). 7) Āyu Karma - Determines the duration of life span (4 kinds).
8) Götra Karma = Destines family surroundings (2 kinds). Atma-the self entering the active division is now on the forward move acquiring new bodies and discarding old in different 'Gati (state of existence)