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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
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(1) Laughing or joking (Hāsya) (2) Proper or Improper liking for an object (Rati) (3) proper or Improper dislike for an object (Arati). (4) Sorrow (Shoka) (5) Fear (Bhaya) (6) Disgust (Jugupsa) (7) Desire for Union with a female being (Purusha-Veda) (8) Desire for union with man (Stri-Veda) (9) Desire for union with male and female.
When the soul laughs, it laughs through the influence of the first kind of (Hasya Mohaniya) Karma. On achieving means of enjoyment the soul likes a particular object due to the influence of Rati Mohaniya Karma. On non-attachment of the cherished object the soul gets aversion on account of Aratimohniya Karma. In the same manner fear, sorrow, disgust etc. arise through the influence of Mohaniya Karma.
The craving of the soul to have communion with a woman is to be attributed to the rise of Purusha-Veda Karma, and likewise the craving for a man's communion is also to be attributed to the rise of Stri-Veda Karma. Desire for man's or woman's communion is due to Napunsaka Veda Mohaniya Karma.
Just as a monkey with usually fickle nature does not remain at rest, the soul under the influence of Mohaniya Karma becomes fickle and cominits numerous abominable acts. Therefore, consider that Mohaniya Karma is your bitter enemy.
This Mohaniya Karma has the slogan 'I' and 'Mine'. Pride is the property of this Moha. It subdues the soul, still you m the prayer “I” and “Mine"! The wise advise you to change only this slogan to "Not I". "Not Mine". (I am nothing, Nothing belongs to me). If you mutter this prayer you will conquer Moha, and cross over the worldly ocean.
One who preaches the path of unrighteousness as the path of righteousness, who impedes the right path, who robs the holy wealth (temple property) and who annoys a house-holder, a monk, or the four-fold Jain community contracts intuition obscuring Karma, and one who indulges in passions or one who abets such act of indulgence contracts right conduct-obscuring Karma.
Out of eight-fold Karmas, you have been now acquainted with knowledge-obscuring-Karma, Intuition-obscuring-Karma, feelingproducing-Karma and conduct-obscuring Karma. The rest will be dealt with at the proper time.
