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7. Possessiveness
Mahavira & Conquest of Passions / 59
Possessiveness is on account of attachment.
It is of two kinds-(i) internal and (ii) external.
Internal possessions are of fourteen kind—(i) wrong faith, (ii) carnal desire for woman, (iii) carnal desire for man, (iv) carnal desire for both, (v) derisirve laughter, (vi) craving for pleasures, (vii) dislike for self restraint, (viii) grief, (ix) fear, (x) aversion, (xi) anger, (xii) pride, (xiii) deceit, (xiv) greed.
External possessions are of ten kinds-(i) land and farms, (ii) estates and houses, (iii) wealth and granary, (iv) clothes, (v) utensils, (vi) servants, (vii) animals, (viii) vehicles, (ix) beds & cots, (x) furniture.
For the conquest of senses, freedom from all possessions is a must.
When adverse situation arises, others take away the accumulated wealth, whilst the doer must suffer the consequences of his evil deeds.
Person deeply engrossed in amassing wealth causes more and more enmity.
The external renunciation of a person is of no avail, if his inner self is knotted with possessiveness.
Possessiveness is the deadliest enemy of man and causes tension and strifes in society.
A person attains emancipation only if he frees himself from the clutches of possessiveness.
Lord Mahavira says-"One who desires the welfare of his soul should renounce possessiveness."
