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Nature of Seven Tattvas (Part I)
Letter 20
Dear Reena & Mona,
Letter 20
June 10, 1995.
Blessings & Best Wishes.
I am happy to note that your interest in studying the fundamental principles as told by Jinendra is increasing day by day. These principles are so logical and analytical that once you study them in proper sequence, you understand them very easily.
Once you know the basic things fundamental principles, four Abhava five Bhava ч, Nimitta fif, Upadan understand the implied meanings in the scriptures, and thereby get more and more interested in them.
like six substances, seven (absence), six Karaka ara, etc., then you will be able to
We have studied the six substances. We have seen that the cosmos comprises of a collective mass of six substances. We have seen the common attributes present in all the six substances. Each substance has its own independent existence which is confined to its own Dravya, Kshetra, Kaal and Bhava. Dravya comprises of Utpad, Vyay and Dhruvata. In other words every samay a new modification evolves and the previous one extinguishes and yet the Dravya remains constant. We have already discussed all these things in details.
While reading these things, always bear in mind that, 'I have to recognise and know my true identity i.e. where do I stand amongst these six substances?' The answer is, 'I am one independent Jeev Dravya. My existence is in my own Dravya, Kshetra, Kaal and Bhava. And I am composed of attributes and modifications. Inspite of these modifications changing at every samay I continue to exist constantly from times immortal, without loosing my identity.'
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This is the eternal factual truth about myself. But, I establish my identity with this human body! strange! isn't it? Now look how it happens? I am one Jeev Dravya plus the combination of infinite Pudgal Paramanu put together could form an Asaman Jateeya Dravya Paryay असमानजातीय द्रव्य पर्याय. In other words, it is a bondage between dissimilar Dravyas.
Here amongst these infinite Dravyas Jeev is one Dravya, and the Pudgal Dravyas form the infinite portion. Can you just imagine in this Asaman Jateeya Dravya Paryay, the bondage ratio is '1: infinity' i.e. the Jeev Dravya's share is just one and Pudgal Dravya's share is infinite. And this single Jeev Dravya, tries to establish his empire over the infinite
