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Letter 13
87 so miserable or desperate because she knows he is alive, though away from her.
Pudgal substance is Roopi. In another words it can be perceived or known through sensory organs. That is why we tend to believe only those things. Jeev, Dharma, Adharma, Akash and Kaal are Aroopi substances. They cannot be perceived by the sensory organs. That is why some people do not believe their existence. But since these substances have Prameyatva attribute they occur in the knowledge of the Sarvadnya.
Jeev Dravya is unique because it has both Prameyatva as well as Dnyan attribute. Because of its 'Dnyan'attribute it can know itself and because of Prameyatva attribute it can occur into its own knowledge.
The experience of extra sensory pleasure of one's own pure existence as a soul does occur in one's own knowledge. It is wrong to believe that if one gets Samyak Darshan he can not know it himself but only Keval Dnyani knows it. It is also illogical and definitely not accepted by the scriptures or philosophy.
Because of the Dnyan attribute Atma is called as Dnyayak ( 1145 ) or 'one who knows'. And because of Prameyatva attribute substance is called Dnyeya ( t) or Prameya ( 4 ) that which is known.
Jeevis Dnyayak and all the other substances are Dnyeya. That is to say that Jeev has Dnyayak Dnyeya - relation with all the substances in this cosmos. Jeev is Dnyayak independently or on its own and all the substances are Dnyeya or Prameya independently on their own.
But the Jeev in this world is miserable and unhappy because instead of accepting the fact that all the other substances in this cosmos are only Dnyaya ste or Prameya y44, Jeev falsely identifies himself with them ( own body ), has attachment or affection for them (his children, wife, his wealth, property etc.), has the ego that he is doer of things or is the creator of things (he establishes business, builds house etc.), he considers himself to be the person who is the utiliser or enjoyer of these things ( enjoyment of wealth).
In the scripture Atmakhyati a very befitting example is cited, it's simply beautiful. It states that just because the moonlight of the moon falls on the earth, and lits it up. It does not mean that the earth belongs to the moon. No doubt the moon light belongs to the moon, but the earth remains of earth itself.
In the same way Jeev Dravya with its attributes of knowledge knows other substances or in other words enlightens them with his knowledge'; that does not mean that they become property of Jeev, Jeev has only knowledge, the other substances are existing in themselves. They reflect
