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Yogadrishti
As long as the soul is affected by false belief, it remains uninterested in spiritual progress. As the soul frees itself from false belief, its disposition and thought processes change. It becomes inclined towards spirituality and salvation. This change has been classified into eight different stages by the learned Aachaarya Haribhadra. The eight stages are as under:
1. Mitraa
2. Taaraa
3. Balaa
4. Diipraa
5. Sthiraa
6. Kaantaa
7. Prabhaa
8. Paraa
Of these eight stages, the first four represent the various stages of apunarbandhaka mithyaatva. These four stages experience false belief and ignorance of true knowledge. The latter four stages represent salvifically advanced stages like samyaktva (enlightenment), desha virati (stage of partial vows), sarva virati (stage of major vows) and kshapaka shrenii (lasting spiritual progress) leading to liberation.
The former four stages come under false belief but despite that, they are included in the yogadrishti as they are instrumental in taking the soul towards samyaktva.
Apunarbandhaka
This term means that the soul shall be free from the longest lasting form of delusion. The longest lasting form of delusion can last for as long as 70 krodaakrodii saagaropama {70 crores of crores of innumerable years).
As per the Yogashataka, the stage where one does not commit sins with great hatred, does not remain immersed in deeply harrowing transmigration, and remains staunchly ethical in all his conduct vis-a-vis family life, mundane life, religious life, etc. is known as the apunarbandhaka stage.
On entering the charamaavarta stage, souls experience a lessening of their false belief.
When it is only possible for that particular soul to bind delusion causing karmas of 70 krodaakrodii saagaropama {70 crores of crores of innumerable years} twice more, the soul is known as "Dvibandhaka or Dvisakritabandhaka".
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