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Samayasāra
Chapter - 4
vajjamti ya pariharamti) positively terminates the affection and withdraws his attachment towards them.
(Ratto jivo kammam bamdhadi) The soul which is encumbered with affection/attachement suffers bondage, while (virāgasamppaṇno) one who is unattached and unencumbered (muñ cadi) becomes free; (eśo jinovadeso) this is laid down by the omniscient [Jinendra Bhagavān]/(tamhā kammesu mā rajja) hence do not indulge in liking/affection for the karma [if you desire freedom/emancipation].
Annotations :
The author commences this chapter with a scathing criticism of the common (but false) belief that auspicious karma punya is virtuous and desirable. It will be recalled that punya and papa (auspicious and inauspicious karma) were included in the list of nine tattvas (categories of truth), each of which is to be discussed, at length, chapter by chapter. This chapter deals with the above two types of karma-puṇya and papa-which are the third and the fourth tattvas respectively.
Earlier we have stated that in the process of bondage, karmic matter is attracted and bound with the soul due to the vibrations produced by threefold activities (yoga) as well as passions (kaṣāya). It is necessary to distinguish between these two factors and their functions vis-a-vis bondage of karma. While the intensity of the fruition of karma is determined by the passions, the nature and species of the fruition is determined by the nature of activities of the organism at the time of bondage. The infinitefold activities of a living organism lead to the infinitefold bondage which for the sake of systematic treatment can be classified in various ways. The classification into auspicious and inauspicious is only one such way. The basis for the ascertainment of the activities is moral virtue such as truth, compassion etc..
All activities can be divide into good actions (subha yoga) and evil or sinful actions (asubha yoga). Vibrations produced by the former attract auspicious karmic matter while those produced by the latter attract inauspicious karmic matter. The fruition of the former would result in enjoyment of pleasure and the like while that of the latter would result in suffering and misery. Now it is not
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