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Niyamsara
195 The main auxiliary causes of stopping the inflow and iordage of karmic molecules are :
(a) Right belief. (6) Observance of vows. (c) Passionlessness.
(d) Restraint of soul's vibratory activities. VI. Nirjarâ. The shedding of karmas already bound with a soul at niaturity, or prematurely, is called Nirjará. The premature shedding of karmas is caused by pure thought-activities, brought about by the practice of right kind of austerities. The shedding on maturity is a natural and automatic process.
VII. Moksa. "Liberation" is freedom from all karmic matter as a result of the non-existence of the cause of bondage and the shedding off of all karmas previously bound. It is the state of a Siddha, the condition of perfection.
Continuous devotion to Apta, study of the scriptures, and meditation of the seven principles, cause the subsidence of wrong belief (mithyátva) and of the four error-feeding passions (anantânubandhi kaşaya) and as a consequence, the real right belief which is an attribute of the soul shines forth in its true splendour. At this stage the right believer is fully convinced of the true and pure nature of his own soul, and this is Real Right Belicf.
RIGHT KNOWLEDGE I. Practical Right Knowledge is the acquisition of the detailed knowledge of all the seven principles explained above, with the help of the Jaina scriptures. This Right Knowledge must be free from three main defects (a) Doubt (Samsaya), (b) Perversity (Viparyaya) and (c) Indefiniteness (Anadhyavasáya). It reveals the complete and precise nature of things.
II. Real Right Knowledge is to know the true and real nature of the soul as quite distinct from all other non-soul substances.
Constant contemplation of, and unflinching devotion to, the subject matter of practical right knowledge is an auxiliary cause to the attainment of Real Right Knowledge.
RIGHT CONDUCT
A right believer, who has fully realised the true and real nature of his own soul, and is bent upon getting rid of the kârmic filth which is in bondage with his soulí tries to follow Right Conduct. His main object in doing so, is to be free from attachment and aversion, and from all impure thoughtactivities and to attain the condition of equanimity. Practical right conduct consists in observing the following five vows (a) Ahimsa
.. refraining from doing injury. (b) Satya
.. refraining from falsehood. (0) Asteya
.. refraining from theft.
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