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1.2.6 Samyaktva from the Nishchaya and Vyavahaara Viewpoints
As we have seen earlier, seeing the soul, knowing the soul and living in the soul constitute dharma. However, dharma cannot be lived through the soul alone. Our conduct must reflect our faith. Hence, in order to attain the true enlightened conduct, we need to imbibe dharma both internally and externally. Hence, samyaktva also has two facets: external and internal.
The body is the external facet of samyaktva. The soul is the internal facet of samyaktva. The seeker after liberation needs to tackle both facets in order to attain samyaktva. Without addressing the external aspect, purity of conduct cannot be achieved. Without tackling the internal aspect, purity of the soul cannot be maintained.
The external aspect of samyaktva is "Vyavahaara samyakdarshana" i.e. deep, reasoned and lasting devotion towards deva {the fordmakers), guru {preceptors who follow the five major vows} and dharma {religion/faith} and the seven/nine substances (nine tattvas) as taught by the Jinaas.
And the internal aspect of samyaktva is “Nishchaya samyakdarshana", i.e. when the soul attains such a high degree of purity that after realising the truth, one's faith in it is total. One develops a natural inclination to remain firm in one's belief of the soul, thus experiences the soul in its true form.
Nishchaya Samyakdarshana is blocked by the following seven aspects of mohaniiya karma. They are also known as darshana saptaka:
1. Mithyaatva Darshana Mohaniiya (false belief because of perception-obstructing karmas) 2. Mishra Darshana Mohaniiya {confused belief because of perception-obstructing karmas 3. Samyaktva Darshana Mohaniiya {true belief tampered by perception-obstructing karmas} 4. Anantaanubandhii Krodha {very intense anger 5. Anantaanubandhii Maana {very intense arrogance} 6. Anantaanubandhii Maayaa {very intense artifice} 7. Anantaanubandhii Lobha eternal avarice
The surest indication of the attainment of nishchaya samyakdarshana is that the soul understands its true self. Such a soul masters bheda gynaana (discriminative knowledge, can distinguish between the soul and non-soul; has begun to lose interest in external objects, remains immersed in the self for increasingly longer periods; and is progressively losing all interest in and affection for his own body.
The experience of the pure, unblemished soul is beyond any classification. It cannot be compartmentalised or classified. Such a soul considers its unblemished self as the true deva, true
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