Jaina Acara Siddhanta aur Svarupa

Author(s): Devendramuni
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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Jaina Acāra : Siddhanta aura Swarūpa
25 3. Samyakmithyādrsti - This is the right-cum-wrong attitude. If after the end of the period of the dawn of the first enlightenment there is the rise of the semi-pure heap of the vision-deluding karma, the soul sinks down to this stage for forty-eight minutes and afterwards either falls back to the first stage or rises up to a higher stage of right vision.
'Srikhanda' is a mixture of curds and sugarcandy but its taste is different from either of the two. He who is on this stage is bound neither by longevity nor by death. Hence it has also been called 'immortal', since the time of death coincides either with perversion or with rightness.
In the second stage there is only fall but in the third there are both rise and fall. Having discarded false belief a soul may directly reach the third stage from the first. From the fourth some soul may descend to the third. This is why it is characterized by both rise and fall. A soul from the first stage, on directly reaching the fourth, discovers Reality. It may fall to the first and may touch even the third stage. The soul that has once experienced Truth, may fall below because of the force of passions. Such soul swings between truth and untruth. It cannot decide and stays in the state of suspense.
From the psychological point of view there is a conflict between the ego and the superego. There is tug of war between the two. In case beastly tendencies prevail, the soul falls to the first stage. If it be sublime, spiritual tendencies are to have the upper hand, and the soul is sure to rise high. The third stage is not a developed one, since the soul here is not properly awakened. Because of uncertainty, sometimes, the good prevails, but most of the time it might be the preponderance of the evil. Arjuna, in the Gitā, suffered from such uncertainty and doubt. Krishna had to instruct him to reclaim to the right course of action befitting his status.
... 4. Aviratisamyagdrsti - It is right vision without abstinence. The soul lacks in spiritual strength. Inspite of the knowledge and the will it cannot abstain from the wrong path. It has steady vision but lacks in the capacity for spiritual self-control in conformity with the vision. The soul must have vision, knowledge and self-control. It is a mixed state in which both right and wrong interact. The right vision at this stage may be due to the absolute subsidence of the vision deluding karmas or the subsidence-cum-destruction of the relevant karma which occurs on the rise of the pure heap of the vision deluding karma or the annihilation of four 'lifelong' passions and the three sub-types of the vision-deluding karma. The annihilation may be natural or acquired. The natural one is internal, having nothing to do with external factors. When the mind is quiet, it may be acquired through study, instruction and the like. They awaken faith in the right perception. In both, vision-deluding karmas are necessarily annihilated