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Letter 21
are Mukta Jeev. From the view point of Dnyan modification those who have limited knowledge and others who are omniscient ones. From the view point of Charitra modification those who have Ekdeshcharitra i.e. Shravak and those who have Sakalcharitra i.e. Muni yft. From the view point of number of sensory organs alongwith the knowing capacity those with singular sensory organ and those with two, three, four or five sensory organs. ( एकेंद्रिय से पंचेंद्रिय तक )
If we look at the Jeev substance from the Paryayansh aspect, all these differences are actually existing. It is a reality no doubt! But if you disregard or ignore this Paryayansh and look only at Dravyansh of Jeev substance then we find that it is always constant and steadfast and is always full of Dnyan and Darshan. It is similar in every Jeev substance. It is the same in Siddha Bhagwan and also in Nigod fri Jeev as well as in you and me.
And this Dravyansh which is steadfast, eternal, sentience is itself Jeev Tattva. But here we are concerned with our own Swa Tattva i.e. self Tattva. Therefore we have to understand and know that 'Here I am who is full of sentience, is eternal and steadfast'. This Swa Tattva which is 'I', is Jeev Tattva. This is how we have to recognise ourself.
Now you must have got the difference between Jeev Dravya and Jeev Tattva very clearly. By Jeev Dravya we understand as utery 'This means existence is the characteristic of a Dravya and this existence comprises of Utpad (evolution), Vyaya (extinction) and Dhrouvya (constancy). In any substance Utpad and Vyay together form Paryayansh and Dhrouvya i.e. the aspect which is steady is the Dravyansh.
When we say Jeev Tattva it means that inherent or intrinsic capacity i.e. Param Parinamic Bhava ufumfuas na which is separate from pure (Shuddha) and impure (Ashuddha) modifications and is constantly pure all the times-past, present and future. In fact the modifications can never be separated from the substance but we have to imagine separating them in our knowledge and belief so as to really understand the true nature of Jeev Tattva.
The following examples will clarify further:
Just as the gold can be seen in the form of ornaments like bangles, necklace, rings, earrings etc. in our treasury box, yet when we want to estimate the total amount of gold we possess, then automatically our attention shifts from the various shapes and sizes of the ornaments to the total amount of gold measured in grams.
Similarly, we see that though the people of different nationalities i.e. Americans, Indians, Japanese, Africans, due to different origins, differ in
