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

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________________ 3. Mishra (Samyakmithyaadrishti) Gunasthaanaka: The rise of mishra mohaniiya karma, which impacts both samyaktva and mithyaatva is known as mishra gunasthaanaka. During the rise of mishra mohaniiya karmas, the seeker does not experience either attachment or aversion towards the Jain religion. Here, the person does not think that only the faith taught by the supremely detached Jinaas can be the right one. Nor does he think that the faith taught by the Jinaas is the wrong faith or is untrustworthy. Thus, the mishra gunasthaanaka stands for a neutral attitude towards both samyaktva and mithyaatva. Here, there is a rise in the four genres of the anantaanubandhii karmas and a rise in the mishra mohaniiya karmas. Together, these give rise to the mishra disposition, which is equally neutral towards samyaktva and mithyaatva. Further, in this gunasthaana, mithyaatva moha (the delusion of false belief is suppressed, there is an absence of samyaktva mohaniiya karmas but the other 21 genres of mohaniiya karmas delusion causing karmas) are in the active mode. This gunasthaana may be experienced by the souls, which are on the upward journey from the first gunasthaana to the fourth gunasthaana. Conversely, this gunasthaana may be experienced by souls, which are on the downward journey from the fourth gunasthaana to the first gunasthaana. However, it is not necessary that all souls on the upward or downward journey through the gunasthaanas experience the third gunasthaana. The difference between souls which are coming on the upward journey from the first gunasthaana and those which are going on the downward journey from the fourth gunasthaana to the first is that for the soul which is rising upwards, its disinclination towards mithyaatva is lessened while in the case of the soul falling downwards, its inclination towards samyaktva is declining. Hence, in the first instance, only the disinclination is lessened, the inclination was never there. In the second instance, the inclination is lessened, the disinclination was never there. Since both inclination and disinclination do not exist in this gunasthaana, it is known as the mishra gunasthaana. It is also known as half pure devotion. Here, it is important to note the living being, which has remained in mithyaatva forever, does not directly rise to the third gunasthaana (as explained before, person for the first time attaining samyaktva will only go directly from first gunasthaana to fourth gunasthaana). He can only reach the third gunasthaana if he has ever, in some incarnation, touched samyaktva in previous life. This gunasthaana is considered as upward rising, as one has full oppertonity to attain samyaktva from here (by going from first to third and than upward to fourth gunsthaana). 305

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