Jain Study Center NC Raleigh 1997 11 YJA Regional Convention

Author(s): Jain Study Center NC Raleigh
Publisher: USA Jain Study Center NC Raleigh

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All Siddhas are unique individuals, but they all possess perfect knowledge, vision, power, and bliss. Hence from the qualities and attributes point of view all Siddhas are same.
Sthiti Bandha
When karmic matter attaches to the soul it remains attached to the soul for certain time before it produces the result. The duration of the attachment is determined according to the intensity or dullness of the soul's passions or actions when the karma is being attached to the soul. After producing the result, karma will separate from the soul.
Anubhava Bandha or Rasa Bandha
What fruits the karmic matter will produce are determined at the time of attachment by varying degrees of soul's passions.
Pradesa Bandha
The intensity or dullness of the soul's action determines the quantum of karmic matter that is drawn towards the soul for attachment.
5. Punya (Virtue)
The influx of karmic matter due to good activities of the mind, body, and speech with the potential of producing pleasant sensations is called punya or virtue. Activities such as offering food, drink, shelter, purifying thought, physical and mental happiness result in producing punya karma.
6. Pap (Sin)
The influx of karmic matter due to evil activities of the mind, body, and speech with the potential of producing unpleasant sensations is called papa or sin. Activities such as violence, untruth, theft, unchastity, attachment to objects, anger, conceit, deceit, lust result in producing papa karma.
7. Samvara - Arrest of Karma
The method that stops fresh karma from attaching into the soul is called samvara. This process is a reverse process of asrava. It can be accomplished by constant practice of:
- Restraint of mind, body, and speech.
- Religious meditation
- Conquest of desire
- Forgiveness, tenderness, purity, truth, austerity, renunciation, unattachment, and chastity
8. Nirjara exhaustion of karma already acquired.
The attached karma exhausts themselves by producing their results when it is time for them to do so. At that time new karma attach to the soul.
Unless the attached karma are exhausted before they start producing the results, it becomes difficult for the soul to be free.
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