Atma the Self

Author(s): Punyadarshanvijay
Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan

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ATMĀ
The Self....
He is born alone and departs alone. Will experience the Karmic fruits alone. One should achieve dependence only on one-self.
5) 'Anyatva' = Beyond body, the Soul is separate from the body, even the body is not mine, I have to leave it. The Soul is immortal. We must try to know the power, capacity of the inner-self to attain 'Pure-Self'.
6) 'Āśuci' Impurity. Beautiful, physically most attractive body is only skin-deep, is full of impurities, whatever the discards are unclean. 7) 'Aśrava' = Karmic Fusion (Inflow). There are five Karmic agents. Perverted views 'Mithyatva', Non-restraint 'Avirati', carelessness 'Pramāda', passions 'Kaṣāya', activities 'Yoga' of mind, speech and body. With 42 sub-divisions result in fusion of subtle forms of matter. Which are important reasons for the cycle of rebirth.
8) 'Samvara' = karmic shield is antidote to aśrava, stops influx of Karman. True insight 'Samyagdarśana', renunciation 'Virati', carefulness 'Apramada', passionlessness "Akaṣāya", Self-Control "Ayoga", reflections "Bhavana", with 57 sub-divisions which lead to salvation.
9) 'Nirjara' = to discard - to separate - liberate, karmic matter from the Soul, leading to eternal salvation through twelve kinds of tapapenance.
10) 'Lōkasvarupa' = To reflect about the Universe. Uncreate, eternal, self-existent, imperishable, six reals, nine elements (Tatva), three divisions, four existences, innumerable kinds of living beings. I have been to all these places, who am I? What is the final resting place? How to attain the same ?
11) 'Bōdhi Durlabha' Rarity of true insight. True religion, charity, chastity, penance and state of mind (Bhava), intention, forgiveness, contentment, truth, compassion, pity etc., leads to 'Mōkṣa'.
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12) 'Dharma-Swākhyāta' = Truth of Jaina religion. Teachings of the 'Tirthankara-Arhat', which leads to eternal bliss. through the understanding of one's own inner-self (Ātmā).
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