Soul Science Part 01

Author(s): Parasmal Agrawal
Publisher: Kundakunda Gyanpith

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Soul Science: Samayasāra by Jain Ācārya Kundakunda
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Question: Does it mean that a real spiritual person (Jñāni) would not have family or Bank account?
Answer: Let us take an example: A cashier of a Bank knows that the money which he is giving to a customer does not belong to him. But does he give cash to any customer without counting? No, he is careful in transacting cash. Though the money does not belong to him but he understands his responsibility as a cashier. Both notions can go together. This is his Anekānta vision (a vision consisting of understanding of relative as well as real point of view) [see Appendix-5].
To a cashier during his training both concepts are explained. Though he is given a cabin and computer, and is allowed to call them as his cabin and his computer but it is also made clear to him that he is not the real owner of these things.
For the cashier, it is also important to realize that he should not keep the Bank-money in his pocket. Such learning is very essential for the smooth running of the Bank. In the same way, a householder Jñānī handles his family and finance with a clear understanding that in reality he is not the owner.
As regards the actions of the body and mind, even a householder Jñānī recognizes and speaks words such as 'my house', 'my spouse', 'my office', 'my body', etc. But in his internal understanding, he never forgets the fact that he is the soul and as a soul he is not a true owner of any person or any thing.
As regards the ownership of the spouse or Bank account or a house, the relative point of view also teaches many valuable lessons of morals and ethics: e.g., when the relative point of view accepts your spouse as your spouse then it also says that all others are not to be treated as your spouse; when it accepts your house as your house then it also teaches you to not treat yourself as an owner of other's house.
अण्णाणमोहिदमदी मज्झमिणं भणदि पोग्गलं दव्वं ।
बद्धमबद्धं च तहा जीवो बहुभावसंजुत्तो ॥ 23 ॥