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hatred, and self-centred violent thoughts. These are thinks or believes that they are his own, he develops part of inauspicious, bad, ill-boding or negative attachment towards them. While he cannot in any way thoughts or concepts. Therefore, so long as a human change them but it will result in his anger, ego, deceit, being lives a family life, live it with minimum greed, lust, hatred etc. Remember Mythology story attachment to such extent that he does not resort to of Ramayana? Since Sita got attracted to a Deer, Rama and does not accumulate inauspicious deeds. His aim went after Deer leaving his brother Laxman to take should be to move away from attachment to gradual care of his wife Sita. As Rama did not return for quite detachment.
some time, Laxman decided to go to help Rama. He 4. Ekatva Bhavana - (sil Seal 11911) Thinking of warned Sita of danger of being alone in forest and being alone - Solitude of the soul
advised her not to go beyond a line he drew for safety The FOURTH concept is to realise that Soul is of sita. Yet Sita was lured to come beyoha the sarety different than body (Pudgal). The first concept of
line and she was kidnapped by Ravanna. This part of Anitya- Impermanency explains that body is the story highlights the attachment of Rama, Laxman perishable. The soul assumes birth alone and departs and Sita to each other, and Ravanna's deceit and lust. alone from this world. The soul is responsible for its
Though Sita was wife and Laxman was brother of own actions and karmas. The soul will enioy the fruits Rama, both of them were separate Individual and and suffer the bad consequences of its own action
followed their own karmas over which Rama did not alone. Soul is alone, soul has pure form. In reality Soul have control. You have no control over others karma. has no form. What is seen and felt outside- body. but you have complete control over your own. relatives, wealth and other possessions are separate 6. Ashuchi Bhavana-(De la 11) Internal Beauty and different. This concept states that from eternity, matters and Not External Beauty the soul is bounded by karma and is ignorant of its The SIXTH concept is that of ASHUCHI which means true nature. It is due to karma soul migrates from Filthiness (of body). We all know, experience that our one life cycle to another and continues to attract new body discharges perspiration or sweating, stool or karma, and the ignorant soul continues to bind with faeces, urine, mucus-phlegm ..........Even when we new karma. This way it provides a logical explanation take steps to clean our body, it regularly discharges of our sufferings on Earth. To overcome the sufferings, foul material and smell. We take bath, brush teeth Jainism addresses the path of liberation in a rational and take all steps to remain healthy. We take extra way. It states that the proper Knowledge of reality, step to cover up foul smell by using deodorants, make when combined with right Faith and right Conduct leads up etc to be presentable in society. But such efforts do the worldly soul to liberation (Moksha or Nirvän). This not last beyond few hours. We also know that as we way one can break the continual binding process of grow, our hairs turn grey, we lose hairs, our skin gets karma to the soul and attain liberation from karma. affected by wrinkles, muscles loosen. Moreover, even Such thoughts will stimulate his efforts to get rid of after taking all steps to impress others and be karmas by his own initiative and will lead religious presentable, if we react to someone angrily, if we
insult someone, if we deceit someone, then our 5. ANYATVA BHAVANA-(31-4669 Bulan)
external beauty or presentable outlook will be SEPARATENESS
completely ignored and a fight creep up. This makes The FIFTH concept is to understand that everything it amply clear that what matters is our internal beautyelse is different and separate from soul. The
our behaviour and not our external physical outlook. preceding. Ekatva Bhavna concept propagates that
To us, what should matter is our soul and the karmas
to us, what should the Soul is alone, Soul comes alone and Soul goes alone.
that we make. If we follow and undertake auspicious The natural question then arises, "the body that is karmas, our soul will have peace and no quarrel with connected to soul, relatives like mother, father, wife, any other person. son, daughter...who are they/ what are they?". They 7. Ashrav Bhavana- (BL1819 119-1 source of influx are different souls with their bodies and they act, of Karma behave and think on their own karmas. If the Soul The SEVENTH concept is that of Ashrav which
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