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Soul Science : Samayasāra by Jain Ācārya Kundakunda
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gladly gives one packet of sugar to a customer after receiving Rs.40/. In such transaction we would say that the shopkeeper gives the packet to the customer by his own choice. We also would say that the shop keeper has not been compelled to give sugar to the customer. Just as we say that the shop keeper has not been compelled to give the packet after receiving the price demanded by him, one can similarly say that the glass piece of the window has not been compelled to break. It broke on its own accord after receiving the necessary amount of impact required for this task. In case of transformation of gold into necklace also we may apply the same logic. In this transformation there have been multiple changes and for each change one can say that the gold has not been compelled. Similarly, for the transformation of matter into Kārmika form, we can apply the same logic and can understand that for this transition matter has not been
compelled. The matter gets transformed on its own. Question: What is advantage in learning this point that matter
gets transformed on its own, or the matter cannot be compelled?
Answer: To answer this question we may recall the example of
breaking of the glass as described with stanza 91. We can also take up the above mentioned example of selling sugar by a shopkeeper. From the relative point of view, a customer asks the shopkeeper to sell the sugar to him. But this information is incomplete. A customer is also expected to know the other side of the coin that the shopkeeper cannot be compelled to sell the sugar. Likewise, a successful shopkeeper also understands this point that a customer would buy sugar on his own accord. A customer cannot be compelled.
Just like 'freedom of customer and shopkeeper in this example, Ācārya Kundakunda wants us to understand similar 'freedom' in connection with matter and soul. In these stanzas, he describes that according to the real point of view, matter gets transformed on its own. In the next five stanzas we would learn other part of the story. We shall learn about the transformation of soul on its own.
