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by non-soul.” (6) “This my soul which experiences the ripening of karmas is eternal, indestructible and unshakeable and has the nature of unchangeability.'
Thus arises the net of (wrong) belief, jungle of belief, the thorn of belief, the cloud of belief, the bond age of belief. On account of this bondage of (wrong) belief the soul is not saved from birth, old age, death sorrow,. weeping, pain, grief and miseries. He who actually understands “this is pain,” this is the cause of pain; this is the cessation of pain ; this is cause of its cessation, removes three kinds of dirts (1) identifies himself with body (2) doubt engages in vows and rituals only. Thus the asrava of wrong belief should be removed by right belief.
Note.---Really Nirvana or the pure soul is realizable only; it cannot be grasped rightly through mind. Whatever notions an ignorant soul forms in his mind about the soul are not the real facts, about the soul, but they are quite against the reality of the soul. In the above statement of the Majjhima nikaya six kinds of wrong beliefs about the soul are described (1) my soul is here the real soul is identified with the impure conditions of the soul due to ripening of karmas--therefore it is a wrong view. (2) My soul is not-here total non-existence of soul is maintained. (3) I know soul by soul-here also the thinker's mind grasps the impure condition of the soul to be the real soul. He does not take the pure and unthinkable soul into his mind;
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