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I am the Soul
591 Let us understand that a jiva in its wandering through the world traverses through infinite number of pudgals. Yet only when the last pudgal is left to be traversed, does the jiva manifest Samyak darshana. Once Samyak darshana is attained, there may well be many rebirths, yet the time required for attaining moksa for the jiva is determined. A time limit has been fixed. Like a person who was owing Rupees One Lakh and has repaid Rupees 99,999/-; his debt now is only Re. 1/-. He may even incur interest on it, but how long would it take to repay that amount?
It is the same with a jiva. When the jiva is equipped in all aspects, when the upadana is ready, it takes only a motivation! When a proper motivation is available, it does not take long for the affected disposition to break. In the gatha it is said : gut क्षमादिक तेह
The dark and dangerous serpent Chandakaushik, who not only had poisonous eyes, but even a rank poisonous self, not only did not allow a man, animal, or tree to remain in his assumed territory but even disallowed birds from flying over it. Whosoever came there had to fall prey to his poison. In spite of being of such a poisonous nature, when he got the best possible motivation in the form of Bhagawan Mahaveer, his anger subsided. He was filled with forgiveness. The serpent was transformed.
The proud and vain Indrabhuti Gautam who had gone to demolish the pride of the omniscient supreme soul, Prabhu Mahaveer, himself fell at Prabhu's feet and became supremely humble. Pride was demolished and humility took over.
We could look even closer into the past. Into the Jain Shwetamber history - the able sage Acharya Shri Haribhadrasuri, by birth a Brahman, and an expert in Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads, Grammar, Nyaya etc. Such was his knowledge that nobody could ever challenge him. He too firmly believed that there was none other born in this world who could match his
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