Prabuddha Jivan 2016 02 Mahatma Gandhijina Hajyatrio Visheshank

Author(s): Dhanvant Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh

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PAGE 118 PRABUDHH JEEVAN: MAHATMA GANDHI NA SAHYATRO VISHESHSNK
FEBRUARY 2016
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The non soul substances (bodies) are the Thoughts ofviolence, envy, calumny etc. are wicked ! medium of motion, the medium of rest, space and thought activities. Opposites of these are good matter. Here in the first sutra the term 'Kava' is activities. An activity performed with good intentions derived from 'body'. Here it is applied on the basis is good and those performed with bad intention is 5 of analogy. The non-soul substances are called bad. Good activities and intentions are the cause bodies on the analogy of the body of a Living being of influx of meritorious particles while evil activities The word 'body' is intended to indicate a multitude and intentions are the cause of influx of deof space point. The space-points of the Medium of Motion are a multitude.
3.2 Two types of influx. According to Kundkundācārya also there are only Influx is also classified in another way as follows: five Astikāyas, like Jivā, Pudgala,
Bhāvāsrava or psychic influx Dharma, Adharma and Akāśa. Time (Kāla) is ē not Astikāya because of only one space point.
Dravyāsrava or matter influx. Since jivā and pudgala (and in pudgala also it is The former is concerned with thought activities only kārmika matter which is of interest in the and the later with actual influx of matter particles.
discussions of tattvas or verities) which are active The causes of the former i.e. psychic influx are § and other four types of activities of five senses like attachment, e.g. flow of 5
ajivā i.e. Dharma, Adharma and Akāśa. Time water into the boat through holes in its body when E (Käla) is inactive and just supports the activities or the boat is actually floating over water. Matter influx interactions between jiva and karmas,
is the actual karmika particles, which fills our g 3. Asrava or influx
environment. Psychic influx is further classified in Activities of mind, body and speech
five categories namely delusion (mithyātva), lack of
Self - Con t r (called yoga in Jain texts) cause vibrations in the environment around soul. These vibrations
(avirati), pramāda inadvertence), yoga (activity) % cause the kārmika particles (matter particles) flow
and kaşāya (passions). towards the soul. This flow of Kärmika particles 3.3 Influx varies from person to person towards soul is called Asrava. The soul forgets its According to Uma Svāmi, there are two kinds of own nature due to its being veiled by kārmika influx namely that of persons tainted with passions impurities called karmas themselves. Jiva's which extends transmigration and the other of involvement in the transmigratory cycle is due this persons who are free from passions which prevents influx. Just like water flows in a pond through a or shortens it or is not affected by it.
number of streamlets, so also karma particles flow Persons are of two types, namely those actuated ē towards soul from all directions due to activities of by passions (called sakasāya) and those who are mind, body and speech.
free from passions (called akaṣāya). Passions Kāyavādmanh karma yogah. sa asrava. (TS/VI 1, are anger, deceit, pride and greed. These
passions are called kasaya in Jain 3.1 Punya (merit) and Pdpa (demerit)
texts. Sāmparāya is sansara (transmigration). According to Umd Svdmi, there are two kinds of
Karma which leads to saņsāra is
called Sämparāyika. Iryā means yoga or movement 3 influx namely: Punyasrava or influx of meritorious kārmika particles and Päpäsrava or
/ vibrations. Karmas caused by vibrations is
called Iryāpatha. The influx of the former karma influx of De-meritorious kārmika particles.
operates in the case of persons of perverted faith 2 Auspicious activities of mind body and speech are the causes of meritorious influx while inauspicious
actuated by passions while the influx of later karma activities of mind body and speech are the causes
takes place in the case of ascetics who are free from of de-meritorious influx. If we add these two to the
passions. seven verities then we have nine padārthas.
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