Book Title: Samkit Faith Practice Liberation
Author(s): Amit B Bhansali
Publisher: Amit B Bhansali

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________________ commit any crime for it - from theft to robbery to murder to unethical and immoral behaviour. Little does he know that the fleeting joy brought by his wealth shall turn into a raging inferno of sorrow. And he shall have to burn with it. The samyakdrishti realises this. So he works hard to make a living and earn wealth. But he does not let avarice get the better of him and does not indulge in unethical conduct to make wealth. He remains indifferent to whatever wealth he earns, and tries to donate his wealth to worthy causes. 3. Svatana one's own body} - The average man knows that the soul and the body are distinct entities sharing the same space. He knows that the soul will leave the body one day and yet, in his eyes, the body is the centre of the universe. He thinks that the body is eternal. Since he identifies with his own body, he spends day and night working extremely hard in order to buy material objects for his body to enjoy. He is willing to take a great many lives for the preservation and beautification of his own body. For him cleaning and decorating the body is the most important activity. He is obsessed and spends hours serving it. By chance if he spends an hour carrying out religious activities he thinks that he is doing a great deal for the benefit of his soul. This is the kind of intricate delusion he lives in. In stark contrast, the samaygdrishti knows that the soul and body are different and is concerned with good health and fitness of the body in order to use it to practise austerities. He knows that the healthier one is, the better one can carry out religious activities. Even if such a person takes part in routine worldly social activities, he is only doing this to play his role as the dutiful son/father/husband/brother/friend and is detached from worldly activities. It is said in the Dashavaikalika Suutra that, "Khavanti appaanam mohadansino" - Dashavaikalika Suutra, verse 6.62 (Publisher: Akhil Bhartiya Jain Sanskruti Rakshak Sangh, Jodhpur (Rajasthan), year 2009) One who has samyaktva remains neutral to substances that he likes and destroys his bound karmas. He considers his own body to be an external substance. He is ready to give it up if it comes in the way of his spiritual progress. Thus, the samyakdrishti remains dry even though he lives in the lake of transmigration It has been said in the AachaaraangaSuutra that, “Sammattadansii na karei paavam” ~AachaaraangaSuutra, Verse 1.3.2.1 (Page 112, Author: Lilambai Mahasatiji, Publisher: Gurupraana Foundation, Rajkot (Gujarat), year 1999) Samyakdrishti does not commit the sin (sin of false belief). 230

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