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Letter 20
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Once you firmly believe that even though the cloth is dirty yet the cloth and the dirt are two different things and can be separated; then you can find a way to separate the dirt from the cloth and make the cloth clean. Similarly even when Jeev is in the impure state because of Mithyatva and Kashayas, one has to have a firm belief that Jeev is always by its nature, totally pure, steady and Chetan. And unless you have that firm belief you can not find the way to get rid of the impurities in the form of Mithyatva and Kashayas.
Just think it over and understand that once you know that though at present stage Jeev is impure, yet by its nature it is totally pure and have firm belief in this, then only you can really do efforts to purify it. If one does not have the knowledge or cognisance of the impurity, one will not make efforts to get rid of it. And one who thinks that this present stage is its real nature, will not do anything to get rid of the impurity.
All the substances are always having modifications. These modifications, as we have seen, are constantly taking place. But disregarding this aspect or part of modification one has to concentrate on that part of Jeev substance which is beyond modifications i.e. its steady nature or existence. We will see in our next letter as to how to achieve it.
It is imperative to study these seven fundamental principles in details. Because the whole philosophy of Jainism is based on them. It is described and put forward in the context of these principles. And therefore if you have wrong knowledge and belief about these principles, then even by just reading scriptures you will not gain anything.
Further discussions about these seven fundamental principles will be continued in the following letters.
With love.
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Samyak Dristi Jeev thinks in this way
should keep on knowing the nature of Jeev and Ajeev Padarthas properly, I should stop Asrava and Bandha, I should continuously go on doing Samvar and Nirjara, I should always keep on hoping for Moksha and I should keep on experiencing my real Paramatma-Swarup pure and separable from body and other things. I wish to spend my remaining life this way ". -Acharya Amitgati' Tattvabhavana '.
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