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The original and the distorted forms of the jiva
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pletely assimilated into the soul. But the Karmas of the later phase become ripe and show their effects. In this manner, the stream of distortions keeps surging and flowing endlessly. New Karmas appear and they in course of time acquire ripeness and produce distortions in the soul. In this manner, the stream of samsar has been flowing from times immemorial. If the Asrava or the passage by which Karmas flow into the soul is blocked and if we have exercised the samvar or the action of checking the influx of Karmas, new Karmas are prevented from entering the soul and old Karmas get destroyed by means of austerities. In this manner, some day the jiva becomes totally liberated from all Karmas and attains moksha and its natural qualities like infinite knowledge appear in their original form. On account of the blocking of all asravas, the Karmas do not bind the soul and the samvar. The cycle of birth and death comes to an end.
Questions : (1) Why is it that the tatvas expounded by the omniscients
are true ? (2) Why is it that knowledge is not an immigrant quality of
the soul ? How can knowledge be measured ? How can one attain
omniscience ? (4) Explain the original and the distorted forms of the soul
with the example of the sun and clouds. (5) Why is it that the jivas in moksha do not experience fame
and disgrace; honour and dishonour; hunger and thirst ? (6) How are fame and disgrace etc. brought about ?
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