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

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________________ utmost care to not hurt or harm any other living being. Thus, he sees all living beings as 'aatmavat sarvabhuuteshu' a living being just like himself). On the other hand, a mithyaadrishti will see the cow and horse differently. He will treat them as animals since he judges people by their body alone. So he will treat the cow and horse like animals and not really bother with treating them humanely. In his opinion, the soul of a human is different from that of an animal and the two cannot be compared. Thus, a samyakdrishti and mithyaadrishti shall see the important things differently, despite the similarity in their gross perception. The samyakdrishti will see things exactly as they are, in their entirety, in the correct context while the mithyaadrishti will flounder about, never really seeing the underlying meaning This is why the adjective ‘samyak before the noun darshana' denotes enlightened/correct/appropriate /true/accurate/right perception. Birth as a cow or a horse is a physical manifestation of the soul. It is temporary. The true nature of the soul shall remain the same, notwithstanding the physical manifestation. The soul is eternal. Since time immemorial, it has manifested itself in different forms and shall continue to do so in future as well. Thus, one who is 'samyakdrishti' knows that the soul living in 'vibhaava' {non-self disposition, affected by delusion, passions and desires} can attain 'svabhaava {own true disposition, unaffected by delusion and free from passions and desires and achieve liberation. Why is the adjective ‘samyak' placed before the noun darshana'? This is because the adjective adds special meaning to the noun. When one's 'darshana' {perception becomes 'samyak' (true), it becomes a spiritual gem. Not all darshanas' are true. Some are false as well. Walking on the path, which is not 'samyak', shall not lead to liberation. Thus, traversing the true path shall lead to liberation while traversing the false path shall lead to further transmigration. "Dansane duvihe pannatte, te jahaa sammadansane chevamichhaadansane cheva" Sthaanaangaa Suutra, Verse 2.1 (Page 49, Author: Lilambai Mahasatiji, Publisher: Gurupraana Foundation, (Royalpark Society) Rajkot, year 2000) In the spiritual world, only true (samyak) darshana can lead to liberation. This is because if one's 'darshana' does not focus on the inner self, one cannot attain liberation. Knowledge is a constant attribute of the soul. But when that knowledge ignores the inner self and focuses on the external world, both living and non-living, then the knowledge becomes false. Knowledge can only become 'samyak' when focuses on the self. The same principle applies to conduct as well. One who is immersed in his inner self has 'samyak' conduct (from the absolute viewpoint) which one who is immersed in the external world has false (mithyaa) conduct. This is why, it has been famously stated by Aachaarya Umasvati (Tattvaarthasuutra, Verse 1.01) that samyak darshana {enlightened/true

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