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

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________________ 5. Jaati Mada (conceit regarding one's caste/class/endogamous group Even if one has samyaktva, if one becomes conceited about one's family or caste, it can corrode one's samyaktva. Especially if one condescends to others or insults others on the basis of family and caste. Jainism does not give any weightage to family or caste. Jainism gives weightage only to good qualities (gunas). 6. Bala Mada (conceit regarding one's power Bad enough to be conceited about one's strength and power, if one misuses it to harm others or abuse their rights and privileges, one can sully one's own samyaktva. 7. Ruupa Mada (conceit regarding one's looks) Pride in one's appearance can lead to attachment, delusion and obsesession. The appearance belongs to the body and not soul. Hence, it is non-self. Attachment to non-self leads to karmic bondage. Also, if we focus on the external, we cannot focus on the internal – the soul. This could lead to impurities in one's samyaktva. 8. Tapa Mada (conceit regarding one's penance} Conceit in one's ability to practise penance to the extent not possible for others, and considering one's own penance as being superior and more praiseworthy than that of others are examples of tapa mada which are responsible for the downfall of the soul. Such ill-conceived arrogance harms one's samyaktva. 9. Laabha Mada {conceit regarding one's profitability and material status Wealth is gained due to the suppression, part-suppression and part-annihilation or annihilation of the karmas that impede profits (laabha antaraaya karmas). It is quite silly and pointless to be conceited about one's wealth. Anyone can become wealthy if his karmas that impede profits are either suppressed/ part-suppressed and part-annihilated or annihilated completely. Wealth does not lead to liberation. But arrogance due to wealth leads to inflow and bondage of a great deal of harmful karmas with the soul. One is distracted from the path of liberation. And this leads the sullying of one's samyaktva. 10. Shruta Mada {conceit regarding one's knowledge Spiritually, it is extremely harmful to be arrogant about one's knowledge. This arrogance leads to complacency and hubris. Such a person begins to think that he knows everything and considers his contradictory and false thoughts to be correct. 297

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