Niyamsara

Author(s): Kundkundacharya, Uggar Sain
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
When we look at mundane souls from the practical point of view, various kinds of conditions and modifications are found in them ; but when we think of them from the real point of view, we find that there is no distinction at all between them and the liberated souls, i.e., the mundane souls are in reality as free as the liberated souls from all these conditions which arise from, and depend upon the bondage of karmic matter with soul. Whenever any mundane soul taking the real point of view into consideration identifies itself as quite free and separate from matter, and realises itself as such, passions decrease and peacefulness increases. By this process of self-identification and self-realisation, the pastkarmas already in bondage with the soul, shed off without fruition and before due time, and the inflow and bondage of fresh karmas gradually stop. Thus the soul following this path, gradually improves all round and sometime is able to ultimately, free itself from these worldly conditions and itself becomes pure and perfect (Siddha Parmátmá).
Gatha 39. Impure thought-activities, Svabhava-Sthana here means all the thought activities of soul, except the real and the pure thought activities. Gatha 40. 1. Stages of Duration bondage, Sthiti bandha
sthána. 2. Stages of Karmic nature, Prakriti Sthána. 3. Degrees of molecular bondage, Pradesha Sthána. 4. Degrees of operation of karmas, Anubhaga
Sthána.
Bondage of karma is of 4 kinds, having reference to
1. Prakriti, the nature of the karmic matter, whether it is knowledge-obscuring, or conation-obscuring, etc.
2. Sthiti, the duration of the bondage, within which period they will gradually shed off.
3. Anubh ága, the mildness or intensity of fruition, at its maturity within its duration.
4. Pradesha, the quantity of the karmic molecules drawn towards, and bound to the soul.
The first and fourth, i.e., the Prakriti and Pradesha are determined by soul vibrations caused by their actions of mind, body and speech.
Thus the nature and the quantity of the karmic molecules bound to the soul, vary according to the quality and intensity of