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on that journey. Once the samyaktva begins helping, the transmigration of the soul becomes limited and within an ardhapudgalaparaavartnakaala {the amount of time required for a soul to take in and use up half of the available karmic matter in the universe), the soul shall attain liberation.
There is no greater friend of the soul than samyaktva. It keeps the soul away from sinfulness and from taking the wrong path. It takes the soul on the journey of viveka {discriminative knowledge and helps it develop the correct viewpoint. Thus, because it takes the soul on the right path and keeps it away from the wrong path, samyaktva is the supreme friend of the soul.
Aachaarya Amitagati has called samyaktva as the supreme brother and supreme friend in the following words:
"Darshanabandhorna parobandhurdarshanalaabhaanna parolaabhah. Darshanamitraanna param mitram darshana saukhyaanna param saukhyam." ~ Amitagati shraavakaachaara, Verse 2.85 (Page 42, Author: Aachaarya Amitagati, Publisher : Mulchand Kishandas Kapadia Digambar Jain Pustakaalay, Surat, year V.S.2015)
Of all brothers, samyaktva is the best brother. Out of all gains, samyaktva is supreme profit. Among all friends, samyaktva is the finest friend. Amongst all joys, samyaktva is greatest joy.
Samyaktva has a special quality. It motivates the soul to shed karmas in order to enhance itself. The soul may enjoy the luxuries and pleasures of a celestial being due to its past meritorious deeds. The soul may relish the pleasure of high status. But the samyakdrishti does not shed karmas for worldly gains. He uses his samyaktva to avoid developing attachment and aversion towards all substances in the universe. He genuinely and sincerely makes efforts to progress in this world and the next. This leads to stoppage of new karmic inflow and shedding of old karmic bonds.
It has been said in the Upaasakaadhyayana Suutra that,
"Mahaatmaagana samyaktva ko hii samast aihika paaralaukika unnati va moksha kaa prathama kaarana bataate hain." ~ Upaasakaadhyayana Kalpa 2
Samyagdharshana; (Page 119, Author: Ashokmuni, Publisher: Diwaakarjyoti Karyaalaya, Byaawar (Rajasthan), year 1981)
Samyaktva is the primary cause of temporal and spiritual progress and finally liberation, said by the wise ones.
Today's man is stuck in many problems. Right from the micro level to the macro level. He looks outwards to resolve these issues. At times, it may appear from the outside that the problem has been
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