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

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________________ His internal dialogue is that, “I am weak and therefore unable to commit 24 hours a day to religious activities. But I hope that there will be a day when I shall be able to commit 24 hours a day to religion.” - Samyagdharshana; (Page 363, Author: Aachaarya Ramchandrasurisverji Maharaj, Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan Ahmedabad, year V.S. 2036) This desire is always present in his heart. A samyakdrishti shall never agree that it is acceptable to indulge in unethical conduct when it concerns worldly life and that ethical conduct should be confined to the temple and in religious gatherings. Even if he indulges in unethical conduct (due to past karmas), he is fully aware that his conduct is unbecoming and that one's conduct should always be ethical. Even when he outwardly acts in deeply sinful conduct, his innate awareness ensures that his inner disposition is not deeply cruel or exceedingly violent. Even when in the throes of overindulgence (avirati), if the seeker remains free from mithyaatva {false belief}, he remains aware of the fact that overindulgence shall prolong his worldly stay and that is absolutely a bad thing. The seeker who has attained samyaktva shall never think that it is worthy to indulge in physical pleasures. The samyakdrishti may commit sins but his intrinsic disposition is never sinful. Just as an expert businessman may knowingly accept a deal in which he will make a loss, a samyakdrishti may commit sins but he will always be clear in his mind that sinfulness should not be indulged in. A person who has attained such clarity of perception shall remain in sansaara if he has to but he shall always be aware of the ultimate reality and remain alert to the pitfalls of worldly life. It may be possible that one who has attained deep insights into ultimate reality (tattva gynaana) fails to attain a state of non-indulgence (avirati) owing to his past karmas (charitra mohaniiya karmas) but he shall certainly be endowed with a sense of indifference towards worldly pleasures. Samyaktva is the first and supreme power of the supremely detached Jinaas. The Jinaas harnessed the power of samyaktva to banish the enemies of attachment, aversion, desire, anger, etc from their lives. The samyakdrishti uses the same power of the Jinaas - samyaktva - to vanquish his internal enemies . He focuses on accomplishing absolute, permanent samyaktva thereby increasing his spiritual strength, which he uses to shed karmas and move in the direction of liberation. Pandit Ashadhara explains the impact of samyaktva in the following verses: 244

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