________________
Letter 11
71
egoistic and feels substances will transform and undergo changes according to his commands and dictates.
But, when this body is diseased, the process of ageing sets in, hair start greying, and falling, the youthful stamina starts decreasing with the advancing age, and the movements or the activities of the physical body no longer tune in with our desire and wishes, we feel helpless, unhappy and full of tensions.
So, the moment, the Jeev realises and knows that I am the soul substance, and modifications of my attribute of knowledge are all the time taking place in me and this is due to the functionality or the Vastutva attribute of the soul. At the same time he knows that the body is a mass of infinite Pudgal and in each Paramanu the modification is taking place because of its own attribute of functionality or Vastutva. Then and then only the feeling that I am the doer does not arise. Therefore anxiety, unhappiness, tensions ebb away.
While studying the nature of the attribute of existence we had seen that each substance has its own separate existence, an entity, which is inclusive of evolution,extinction and constancy.
In the very beginning while learning the definition of the attribute we had observed that each substance has its own separate Swachatushtaya namely Swadravya (), Swakshetra (a), Swakaal (Father) and Swabhava (). So each substance's Swachatushtaya is different.
And today we have learnt that every substance has the attribute of functionality i.e. Vastutva Guna on account of which the substance has its specific activity of evolution and extinction.
Thus, from all these discussions we draw the conclusion that each and every substance is fully independent, having its own identity and existence and each one is self sufficient not only in its existence, but even in performing its own specific activities as well.
To gain independence thousands of martys laid down their lives, and faught for the country's freedom. But in the case of the substance we don't have to do anything for its independent existence because the independent existence of the substance is its intrinsic nature. So the question of freeing it does not arise. We just have to know and understand the fact that the substance has its own independent existence.
Since we are ignorant of this fact we always had misconceptions, which were the main cause of our sorrows. Therefore once we know the nature of the substance we are devoid of all these misconceptions and
sorrows.
Present day life is full of stress. Practically each one is laden with the burden of shouldering the responsibilites of improving or changing others.
