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Soul Science: Samayasara by Jain Acarya Kundakunda
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indulgence with Asrava. On the other hand, a truly knowledgeable person (Samyag Dṛṣti or Jñānī) who does not indulge with Asrava identifies every living being with the divine soul, a divine soul that never becomes inferior or superior. Such a Jñānī also sees and may experience worldly sufferings and pleasures, but in the depth of his understanding, a Jñānī does not identify himself on the basis of the activities of mind, body, and possessions.
How can one be free from Asrava? This question is being answered in the next stanza.
अहमेक्को खलु सुद्धो णिम्ममओ णाणदंसणसमग्गो ।
तम्हि ठिदो तच्चित्तो सव्वे एदे खयं णेमि ॥73॥
Ahamekko khalu suddho nimmamao ṇāṇadamsanasamaggo. Tamhi thido taccitto savve ede khayam nemi.||73|| अहमेकः खलु शुद्धः निर्ममतः ज्ञानदर्शनसमग्रः ।
तस्मिन् स्थितस्तच्चित्तः सर्वानेतान् क्षयं नयामि ||73॥
[A knowledgeable person contemplates that] in reality, I am one, pure, without any my-ness [with Asrava], and full of perception (Darśana) and knowledge (Jñāna). By abiding and being absorbed in such Self (soul), I bring about all these (Asrava) to destruction. [73]
Annotation
This stanza describes that the soul is (1) one, (2) pure, (3) without any ownership of anger or physical body or other things, and (4) full of knowledge (Jñāna) and perception (Darśana). With this knowing, by staying and being absorbed in such Self a Jñānī (truly knowledgeable person) brings about to the destruction of Asrava (anger etc.)
Just as we see a friend Suresh at different times in a day in different clothes but we know very well that the friend Suresh is the same Suresh. Despite the change of clothes our friend Suresh is the same Suresh. In the same way, a Jñānī finds the Self in different dresses of physical bodies and anger etc., but visualizes oneself as the same one soul. From the infinite past to infinite future there would be infinite states of the soul but a Jñānī For Personal & Private Use Only
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