First Steps to Jainism Part 2

Author(s): Sancheti Asso Lal, Manakmal Bhandari
Publisher: Sancheti Trust Jodhpur

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Stages of Progress of the Soul 53
From stage four to stage twelve it becomes Introvent or Antratma-- concerned with its own welfare. In the last two stages the soul attains Godhood and can be called Parmatama--the perfect soul.
6. From the point of view of Karına Bondage it has to be noted that the five causes (Mithyatva, Avirati, Pramad, Kashaya and Yoga) thereof, determine (along with the Bondage) the stages or Gunasthan, and their presence or absence results in regression or progress of the soul on these stages, respectively. When all the five causes of Bondage persist in the soul it remains in first stage of Mithyatva and Third stage of Samyag Mithyadristhi. When the soul gets rid of Mithyatva or False vision but if the other four causes subsist, it can rise upto stages number two, four and five-Sasvadan, Avirat and Deshvirat. By getting rid of Avirati or Undisciplined life the soul can reach stage number six-Pramatt Virat-because Pramad or negligence is persistng. By getting rid of Pramad the soul reaches stage seven or Apramat Virat to stage Ten--Suksham Samrpaya. Thus from stage (vii) to stage (x) only two causes of Bondage remain viz; Kashaya (Passions) and Yoga. By freeing itself from passions or Kashaya the soul can reach upto stages (xi) (xii) and (xiii). Upsham Moha, Kshina Moha and Sayogi Kevali. At the end of stage number (xiii) the soul stops Yoga also and enters stage (xiv) i.e. Ayogi Kevali for a very brief moment and relinquishes the body thus achieving liberation or Mukti. This will be more clear from the following statement : Cause of Karma
Gunasthan Bondage Present
Number Name 1. Mithyatva (False Faith) First-Mithyadrishti
2. Avirati (Indiscipline) Third-Samyag-mithyadrishti (A) 3. Pramad (Negligence)
4. Kashaya (Passions) 5. Yoga (Vibrations of the soul)
2. Avirati
3. Pramad (B) 4. Kashaya
5. Yoga (Four)
Second-Sasvadan Fourth-Avirat Fifth-Deshvirat
Six-Prammat-Samyat
3. Pramad (C) 4. Kashaya
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