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SAMAYASARA
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तानि कथं भवन्ति जीवा यानि नित्यमचेतनान्युक्तानि ॥६८॥ 68. The stages of spiritual growth are stated to be due to the (mohanīya) deluding karmas which are permanently (acetana, non-intelligent. How can they be identified with soul?
COMMENTARY The various stages of spiritual development called guṇasthānas are based upon the varying influence of mohanīya karma which manifests in two different ways. One method of its influence is to interfere with the correct perception of reality on account of which it is called darśana mohanīya, deluding the right perception. The other way of its influence is perverse conduct on account of which it is called cāritra mohanīya. The various gunasthānas which are the results of the varying operations of this mohaniya karma, must maintain the relation of cause and effect. As already mentioned, cause and effect must be identical in nature. Wheat when sown will produce wheat alone and not paddy. In the same manner, the operative cause being material, the effect it produces must also be material. Hence the gunasthānas must be recognised to be distinctly material in nature. Hence these cannot be taken as attributes of the soul. Neither the characteristics of the body nor the emotions and feelings of inner consciousness of the empirical Self can really be attributes of suddha jiva or Pure Self.
Thus ends the Chapter on Ajiva Padārtha
The two previous chapters constitute the two different scenes of the First Act of the great Cosmic Drama, in which the two actors Jiva and Ajiva appear on the stage. The Ego, the living and intelligent, and the non-Ego, non-living and non-intelligent, first appear on the stage forgetting their self-identity, clasp each other as infatuated lovers and behave as if they were identical with each other. But after recognising their distinctness and difference in nature, they become chastened from their delusion of false identity and depart from the stage.
Thus ends the First Act of the Drama.
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