Soul Science Part 01

Author(s): Parasmal Agrawal
Publisher: Kundakunda Gyanpith

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Soul (Jiva) and non-soul (Ajiva)
A thought or feeling of liking or desiring (Rāga), a thought or feeling of disliking or hatred or aversion (Dveşa), and the delusion (Moha) due to which a living being cannot recognize the real Self are the consequences of the Kārmika matter.
Pratyaya leads to the influx and bonding of the Kārmika dust. There are four kinds of Pratyaya: (a) Mithyātva, (b) Avirati, (c) Kaşāya, and (d) Yoga. Mithyātva means a false belief or a false view of the Self and others. Avirati means a lack of the abstinence or vowlessness. Kaşāya means soul-soiling emotions and thoughts, and Yoga refers to the physical, vocal, and mental activities.
Karma are of eight types (see Appendix-6). The Kārmika dust known as Dravya Karma is clearly matter. The emotions, reflective thoughts, and feelings of a living being are due to Udaya of the bonded Kārmika matter. These are known as Bhāva Karma. Nokarma (quasi-Karma) refers to the physical body and other material possessions of a living being.
The terms Varga, Vargaņā, Spardhaka, and Anubhāga are also related to the Kārmika matter. The potency of a Kārmika dust particle is defined in terms of the number of units (Avibhāga Praticcheda) of different attributes. A group with same potency is a Varga. A collection of many Varga is known as a Vargaņā, and a collection of many Vargaņā is known as Spardhaka.
All thoughts and feelings with a sense of oneness with external things (body, etc.) are known as AdhyātmaSthāna. The degree of potency of fruits of Karma bonded with soul is indicated by Anubhāgasthāna.
The grades of physical, vocal, and mental actions are known as Yoga-Sthāna. The kinds of Kārmika bondage are known as Bandhasthāna. The fruit-yielding manifestations of Karma, on its maturity, are known as Udaya-Sthāna.
The living beings are classified on the basis of 14 MārgaņāSthāna: (a) Gati, (b) Indriya (physical senses), (c) Kāya (physical body), (d) Yoga, (e) Veda (sex), (f) Kaşāya, (g) Jñāna (knowledge), (h) Samyama (abstinence), (i) Darśana, (j) Leśya, (k) Bhavyatva, (1) Samyaktva, (m) Samjnā, and (n) Āhāra (food).