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PRABUDDHJEEVAN
negligence and it again leads to activities like listening of bondages to it. This is possible by means of a to reprehensible talks (vikātha) or activities leading to process, which gradually stops new bondages and then sensual pleasures again. Reprehensible talks can be eliminates the effects of exiting bondages about affairs of an individual, state, leader, organization, (kşayopsama). From now onwards the self-realization women etc.
starts. 4.2.4 Passions
We therefore have to take steps in this direction Passions create states of the soul, which are namely intensely affective in nature. Feelings and emotions like • Sanvara or stoppage of influx and bondage (new). anger, greed, deceit and pride are responsible for the
ne • Nirjarā or dissociation of existing karmas with the soul.
Nin influx and bondage of karmas. 4.2.5 Activities.
These steps follow that order i.e. Sanvara first Activities of mind, body and speech cause vibrations and Nirjară then. in the environment and affect the state of the soul. (TS/ 5.0. Sanvara-(Stoppage of influx of new karmās in soul) VI/1)
Sanvara or stoppage of the influx of new karmās 4.3 Four kinds of bondage
is the first significant step in the process of liberation Bondage is of four types according to the nature of the soul from karma. Sanvara is the opposite of and species of karmas, duration, fruition and quantity Aśrava; it is so called as it prevents the entry of karma of space points. According to Umā Svāmi:
into the soul. Umā Svāmi has given a precise definition Prakritsthityanubhavapradeśāstdvidhayah.
- 'The obstruction of influx is stoppage'. (Sanvara) (TS/VIII/3)
Āśravanirodhah sanvarah'(TS/IX/1) 4.3.1 Prakriti bandha Nature of the bondage It refers to the nature of karma that has been bonded
It is the harbinger of spiritual development that with the soul.
chooses the entry for new karmas. Continuing the 4.3.2 Duration of bondage
earlier simile, if the entry of water in to a boat through a It refers to the state i.e. present and when it gets hole is to be stopped, the hole must be plugged. If the activated and is extinguished i.e. separated from the wind is blowing in through the window, the window must soul after fruition.
be closed. This is the common sense remedy. The 4.3.3 Potency or strength of karmas
same principle applies to stoppage of influx of new It refers to the intensity of experience resulting from karmas. If the influx is to be stopped, the activities, the karmas which leads to the intensity of bondage.
which cause it must be stopped. If the passions are 4.3.4 Space-points of karmas
the cause, they must be subdued. Many of karamās It is concerned with the extensiveness and the
are due to wrong belief. When a person is in a state of aggregation of kārmika particles associated with the
delusion or in the grip of a passion, he will not know soul.
what is good for the soul. He becomes deeply involved The three fold activities determine nature and space
in attachments of the world and affected with miseries point bondages while the passions determine duration of various kinds. and potency of bondage. This diversity of bondage is 5.1. Dravya Sanvara and Bhäva Saņvara due to the degree and intensity of passions. If the soul does not take the modes of activities and passions, then the karmika particles are destroyed. Hence the
Dravya Sanvara soul is not the cause of bondage.
Bhāva Sanvara The four types of bondages as discussed above Dravva Sanvara, refers to the stoppage of the influx are intimately associated and affect the soul of the karmic practices of matter. It helps reducing accordingly.
possibilities of the long duration of Sanvara. Psychic So far we have seen that the soul gets involved in
accompaniment of the influx of karmic particles has the cycle of life and is bound due to influx of karmas. also to be stopped. The stoppage of the psychic This bondage is beginning-less but it has an end. The
accompaniments and psychic causes of the influx of soul with its inherent capacity is pure and perfect and karma is the bhāvasamvara. can achieve the ultimate state of eliminating all types 5.2. The means of stoppage
