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Enlightenment and Veetaraag State destroy...
The pursuit of the three gems demolishes the hurdles in the way of moksa. All the causes of karma bondage are hurdles in the way of attaining moksa. Therefore, it is prudent to first understand them.
Primarily, let us discuss the mohaniya. Srimadji has told us that among the infinite karmas, there are eight important and that of these eight, mohaniya is the foremost. What are the causes of mohaniya bondage? What are the feelings that prevail when mohaniya arises? And what are the means of breaking the bondage of mohaniya? All these three subjects need to be addressed.
In the Tattvarthadhigam Sutra, the cause of mohaniya karma bondage has been told -
केवलिश्रुतसंघ धर्मदेवावर्णवादो दर्शन मोहस्य । ६-१५
Avarnavada of – that is denigrating - kevali parmatma, the knowledge, sangha and dharma cause the bondage of Darshana Mohaniya Karma. Denigrating kevalis and others, planting nonexistent blemishes on them, as also trying to establish them as falsehood in several ways leads to the bondage of Darshana Mohaniya Karma.
कषायोदयात्तीवात्मपरिणामश्चारित्रमोहस्य । ६-१५
The affectation on the self due to passions, leads to Charitra Mohaniya karma. Extreme anger, pride, avarice, greed all lead to binding Charitra Mohaniya karma. Whatever the nature of feeling, that will be the karma bondage. If there is anger - krodha, then there will be the bondage of krodha mohaniya. So also if there is the rise of pride – mana, then there will be mana mohaniya. Thus for the rise of every feeling, there will be the respective bondage. Indeed, if there is a rise of a strong passion
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