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SANATANA JAINA.
The total annihilation of Karinas good deeds theinselves are Dravya is Moksha. Thus thoughts which give Pap. Punnya conduces to happiness rise to this liberation of the Jiva from and Pap to sorrow. Here it may be Karmas are Bhava Moksha and the asked: Is it not then better to en
of Karmas of Karmas is
is actual destruction
deguo...
deavour to do good deeds rather than Dravya Moksha.
to seek their total extinction by doing
no deeds at all whether good or bad Ashrava may be compared to the
and be always happy? Apparently opening of the valve of a water pump,
there seems to be some force in the Bandha to the water being lifted up
argument but the matter becomes to the reservoir, Samvara to the
quite clear when we consider for a shutting of the valve, Nirjara to the
while that still there remains the risk emptying of the reservoir and Moksha
of slipping. Thus in order to avoid to its becoming quite empty.
this danger of ever becoming a prey
a traveller has To sum up, suppose a traveller has to Karmas and
to Karmas and to ensure its position lost his way in a dense forest. There it is the duty of every individual soul he comes across a native of the forest o native of the forest to strive to attain Nirvana from where
to stris and gives himself up to his guidance. there is no fall. The more he obeys his deceitful com
It necessarily follows from what has rade, the more is he entangled in the
been said above that the union of dark labyrinths of the jungle. He at
Jiva and Pudgal is eternal, and last realises his position and directs
hence Sansar which is the outcome his footsteps according to the dictates
of this union is also eternal. Jiva of his own conscience, till he emerges
cannot lose its purity except through from the interior of the forest and
and in company with Pudgal. Supreaches the Royal Road.
posing for a momeut, then, that annly this illustration to our Jiva was separate from Pudgal at purpose. Jiva is the wanderer, Pudgal. any time, there conld have been no the mischievous inhabitant of the; opportunity of their coming into forest, Jiva's trust in his leadership is contact with each other and conseAshrava, being misguided more and quently no Sansar had existed. But more is Bandha, refusing to be led the Sansar does exist as a matter astray by him any more is Samvara, of fact. Therefore the union of tracing footsteps according to his owa Jiva and Pudgal must be eternal. will and thus beginning to come out
If it be taken for granted that Jiva of the forest is Nirjara and arriving at
can leave its true sphere even withthe right place is Moksha.
out Pudgal then evidently there is Feelings which are the occasion of no security even after Moksba, for good deeds are Bhava Punnya those it may again get involved in the of bad ones are Bhava Pap. Similarly Sansar. In such case there remaines
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