Soul Science Part 01

Author(s): Parasmal Agrawal
Publisher: Kundakunda Gyanpith

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Soul Science : Samayasāra by Jain Ācārya Kundakunda
Ācārya Kundakunda wants to focus on the individual constituents (Samaya) of every composition even when they are in combination. Once you visualize the individual constituents you would realize that each constituent is eternal, sovereign, and has its identity. Then even in a fading flower you may note the presence of eternal ever fresh Pudgala Paramāņu (a Pudgala Paramāņu is smaller than atoms and molecules of modern science. By Pudgala Paramāņu we mean an ultimate indivisible unit of physical matter/energy). Each Pudgala Paramāņu is a Dravya (Samaya) and it does not become old with time. There is nothing like 'ageing of any Pudgala Paramāņu. A Pudgala Paramāņu is always fresh. In general, a Samaya is always fresh. When you focus on a composition or bonding, then you find some things as beautiful for some time and the same things as ugly or dirty on some other times. But when you focus on the individual eternal constituents of a composition then you are able to visualize the eternal beauty.
If we go still deeper, we would see that Ācārya also wants us to realize that a bonding is always a 'so called bonding' as it is never permanent. (For more details regarding the scientific aspects of bonding: see Appendix-4)
सुदपरिचिदाणुभूदा सव्वस्स वि कामभोगबंधकहा। एयत्तस्सुवलंभो णवरिण सुलहो विहत्तस्स॥4॥ Sudaparicidānubhūdă savvassa vi kāmabhogabandhakahā. Eyattassuvalambho navari na sulaho vihattassa. 114|| श्रुतपरिचितानुभूता सर्वस्यापि कामभोगबंधकथा। एकत्वस्योपलंभ: केवलं न सुलभो विभक्तस्य।।4।।
The narrations of sensual enjoyment and pleasure, and bonding have been heard, known, and experienced by all (hence these are easy). But only the realization of the Self as an indivisible entity separate from others is not easily available. [4]