Pictorial Philosophical Balpothi

Author(s): Bhuvanbhanusuri
Publisher: Divya Darshan Trust

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MOKSHA
Following samvar by renouncing asravs, stops the arrival of new karmas. Old karmas get destroyed gradually by following various kinds of nirjara. The soul becomes devoid of all the karmas. This state is called moksha.
Moksha can be attained by following the reasons opposite to those which are required for running and lengthening the wandering in world. Like to get rid of cold, one has to be in heat.
But how the bonding of soul and karmas can be separated which has been in existence for infinite years? Gold found in mine is mixed with dust since its very existence and is purified by treating with fire etc.. Similarly, the soul that has been filthy and full of karmas for infinite years, becomes pure and free by observing samyaktva (faith in Jain beliefs), diksha, knowledge, penance etc. The world is due to the attachment of karmas and moksha is attained with the removal of karmas. Then after karmas can't get attached and there will be no life afterwards.
In the world, one has to be born, to die and to go to hell for several times. One has to take birth of dog, cat, vulture, insects, ants, trees, herbs, earth etc. How painful! How troublesome! What a terrible insult of a soul ! Because there is connection with a body in the world, one feels hunger, thirst, sickness, sorrow, poverty, insult, slavery, distress, worry, anguish etc. Thus, there is pain and nothing but pain.
In moksha, there is no attachment of body. There is pure invisible soul only; hence there is no pain and only happiness, infinite happiness. There are no enemy, no disease, no trouble, no desire, so there is eternal happiness. Q-In moksha, there is no eating, drinking, moving around or doing anything. Then what is there like happiness? A- In fact it is troublesome that one has to eat., drink or to do various things. All these are born from the pain of hunger, thirst, and necessities etc. When there is no pain in moksha, how can there be any trouble? Why can there be any heartburning? In moksha, there is an infinite kevalgnan (omniscience). In its Knowledge, the whole world can be
seen.
Infinite souls have attained moksha. They are all Siddha Bhagwants. Crores of obeisance to them!
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