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lacking self-awareness embrace superstitious passively. Some practise hypocracy to hide the inward feelings and to make a good show. Some shoot astray by the force of egoism, distortion and misunderstanding. Some are aware of the right path but are feeble to traverse. Some are striving hard but not achieving success to the expected degree. And there are a very few who can conduct the right course, evinecing the self and the powers of virtues on and on.
Out of these seven classes a Jain decidedly disapproves and rejects the first four types totally. On the merit of his faculty of knowledge, he is well qualified to do so, on the vigour of self-awareness and realization of the virtues and properties of his own soul, distinguished from any other substance that are bereft of consciousness. It is this awareness and realization of the self that poves the foundation of difference in the course of life. So all the Jains, even unto this era, are found embracing only the last three stages aforesaid. The Analysis of Living
Even though one likes his own self very much, the carnal and emotional side of life cannot be neglected. At the most, one can give more preference to his option and undertake spiritual affairs. No soul or self could be evinced without body in this world of creatures. Thus one has to attend, even though a strict-Jain, all the sides of life. Consequently life becomes multifarious. So the proper balance retains it over all importance. As the world is absolutely unable to experience the self outside the corporeal life, the maintenance of a physique is a must. And the realm of bio-physical affairs is far and wide. The body cannot be singled out. It has to be accepted as a whole, with all its internals and externals. There are many branches and sub-branches belonging to the trunk. As such we can consider only a few, that represent the rest. (A) The Bio-Physical Life
Having the body accepted, the normal strength and vigour is usually maintained. The sense organs require sensuality and it is kept up for the good state of body, speech and mind. The span of life period is cared to enjoy the long life. The respiratory system is protected to provide oxygen for the purification of blood and combustion to produce energy. The physical functions like these, has to be kept intact and orderly. If harm is levied unto these functions, the life undergoes danger. So also the inborn drives like hunger, slumber, protection, sexappeal etc., become active and forceful. If these drives are not quenched to a certain degree, they bring about very urgent pressure on the various capacities and activities of the self. Mental powers and spiritual urges are disturbed. Sometimes the life itself comes to an end. Thus the corporeal life has got its own importance in its realm.
(B) The Psycho-Mental Life
It covers the entire field of feeling affairs. The lively impulses like emotional, intellectual and mindful activities are brought under this designation. Passions like revenge, pride, strangeness, timidity, greed, lust etc. and emotions, like affection, pety, joy, jest, amuse, play etc., emerge to expose and reaction. These inward forces tend to produce motion, inter-action, kidnap, rape, etc. These are the uncultured and unreasoned forceful inclinations attend to induce action unto others. They are actuated by an impulse rather than reflection. They have the forceful influence to incite the life to action. So they are not negligible. They are to be controlled and diverted for wholesome living. They turn the life to make one human or demon.
There are the basic sensations that make one feel alive and be aware of self. They create a strong surge of feeling to outward expression. They often accompany the complex reactions. They re-inforce the faculty of feeling and sensibility. They arouse the tendencies towards transactions. They over indulged the emotions and make them much affected. The extereme, intense or overwhelming impulsions and
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