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(4) Audāyika - this disposition comes when karmas actively influence soul. Fruition of karmas is dynamic impurity of soul. Something like settled particles in water brought to suspended state by churning
(5) Pāriņāmika - this disposition comes when a soul transforms into its natural untainted form.
These five kinds of disposition are evident in soul. All the modes of a soul are essentially in any one of these dispositions irrespective of its being worldly or liberated. These five dispositions are not found in non-being entities. It is not necessary that all the beings have these five dispositions together. In the liberated state a soul has two of these – kśayika and păriņāmika. As these five are unique to soul they are termed as essence of soul.
Of these the first four are said to be dependant on external efficient cause and the pāriņāmika disposition predominantly on intrinsic force. Every action in this world is governed either by external efficient cause or by intrinsic force. That in absence of which an action does not happen is called its specific external efficient cause. Therefore, the first four dispositions are categorized as causal. Out of these only the pāriņāmika disposition is the eternal natural disposition of soul. When one directs his thoughts towards this fundamental nature of soul he takes the first step towards dharma (right path).
It would not be out of place to explain this pāriņāmika disposition with the help of an example. The normal physical property of water is coldness. When it comes in contact with fire it becomes hot; and in that condition it appears to have lost its natural coldness. When hot, it is not possible to trace its natural coldness by using our tongue, hands, or eyes. However, with the help of our knowledge we can deduce that this heat is temporary and will soon be lost; thus the natural coldness exists even in the present hot condition. The hot condition of water is not its permanent physical property; it is a transitional state. In the same way the fundamental eternal nature of soul is peace, independence, and bliss. However, in its present state the low level of knowledge and purity due to its dependence on outside factors is a temporary condition. Orientation with this temporary condition does not allow us to experience the real eternal and pure nature of soul. Other than its
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