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In Search of the Ultimate
He who knows-1, Punya= virtues. 2, Papa= vice. 3, Bandha = bondage 4, Moksha= liberation. knows the true happiness and unhappiness of this material world.
He who knows the true happiness and unhappiness of this material world, discards all possibilities of involvement in this (so called) happiness.
When a man removes all the possibilities for involvement, he is worthy to become a monk.
By removing all ties with the material world, a man uproots his hair, leaves his household and becomes a monk.
When he becomes a monk, he reaches the state where the flow of incoming Karma particles is checked and his soul does not get polluted anymore. (This process is called samvar).
When Samvar takes place, and all Karma particles are checked, a man acquires supreme knowledge and vision.
When a man (a monk) acquires supreme knowledge and vision, he becomes a Tirthankara and Kevali (Prophet and all-knower).
A Tirthankara and Kevali knows this world and other worlds.
When he, as a Tirthankara and Kevali, knows this world and other worlds, he obtains stability of mind like a great mountain.
With stability of mind, he prevents the influx of new Karma, he destroys existing Karma and achieves final liberation (Emancipation).
(In this lesson, Nine substances have been mentioned, they are:Jivar Life, Ajiva= Non-Life, Punya= Virtue/Merit, Papa=Vice,
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