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79
Letter 12
At any given time or samay, substance is both changing as well as permanent or unchanging. If we have to take support of anything then we take the support of that which is permanent or unchanging. Usually we don't trust a person who is continuously changing.
Similarly we are looking at the constantly changing modifications of any substance and wish to retain it constantly or try to bring about a specific modification as per our wish. But since it is against the true character of the substance (aeg 1914 ) it does not happen as per our wish, and we are unhappy. And this unhappiness goes away once we know the true character of substance ( वस्तुस्वरूप).
This Jeev or any person tries to maintain permanence in constantly changing modifications of the substances, such as the youth and strength of the body, the black hair, or the wealth acquired and family members around him. And because it does not remain as per his wish he becomes unhappy. And if by chance, some things happen as per his wish (e.g. education of his children etc.) then he has false pride about it and considers himself as the doer of them or that it has been happening because he has done it.
See how many benefits we have derived since we have known the attribute of Dravyatva. Mainly they are as follows — (1) Each substance's existence has no beginning and no end. Every
substance exists permanently yet it constantly changes its modifications. This happens because of its Dravyatva attribute. No other substance or any thing which is instrumental, can bring about
this change or modification. (2) The modification of Jeev can not happen or get changed due to
anything else like body, Karma, God or other Jeevas or Ajeevas. (3) I can not change the modification in any other substance. And the
wrong belief which I had till today, that I am the doer of many things
happening in others's lives vanishes. (4) As we identify ourselves with the ever changing modifications we
are unhappy. But this state of changing of modification is the intrinsic nature of the substance. And I have neither beginning nor end therefore I exist permanently. Once we understand this fact the
unhappiness or anxiety goes away, (5) We are all the time, thinking and worring about the happenings in
our lives such as why a dear person has passed away? Why are we poor now, when we had lots of wealth in the past? Why a person has become lame ? Or for that matter why any particular incident happened in a specific way. But once we know and understand that these changes are happening because of the Dravyatva attribute in the substances
