Book Title: ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 02
Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies
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(d) Samjvalan Kashäy (very mild emotion): A person shows a mild form of reaction in a spur of moment under the influence of this type of emotion but becomes calm quickly. It is compared with a line in water created by a moving finger.
The above subgroups are shown in a tabular form below as illustrated in the scriptures:
Kashay
Anger
Arrogance
Deceit
Greed
Anantänubandhi
line in rock
stone pillar
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Bamboo root
fast color
Apratyakhylnī
line in earth
bone
horn of arm
grease
Pratyakhayani
line in sand
piece of wood
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urine of cow
mud
Samjvalan
line in water
cane
shaving of
wood
It is interesting to note that the primary emotions take many forms and shades in human life (and animals too), validating the subdivisions outlined in the scriptures. For example, anger may be expressed as a mild anger, angry outburst, emotional rage, hate, animosity and vengeance, while arrogance could take the form of self-importance, egotism, conceit, selfpraise and jealousy. Deception may surface in cheating, dishonesty, distortion, hypocrisy, dirty politics, cunningness, fraud and trickery, on the other hand, greed could show up in the form of self-indulgence, delusion, discontentment, mad craving for money, sex, and power.
water color
It is a common knowledge that our minds are filled with many of these emotions round the clock. Unfortunately, most of us do not recognize the havoc they inflict upon our thought processes and upon our behavior. Because of the critical impact they have on our short and long term future, let us examine them in a bit more detail and discuss the steps suggested by our seers to overcome them.
Anger
Anger is indeed one of the most powerful emotions. People react to life situations at times with anger rather instinctively-without realizing the consequences. They get angry, lose
