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Soul Science: Samayasara by Jain Acarya Kundakunda
with the martial appliances.
(iv) As a consequence dust gets deposited on his body.
After describing this, in stanza 239 Acārya Kundakunda asks a question to consider the real cause of deposition of dust on his body. The question is answered in stanza 240 that says that the deposition of the dust is due to oil on his body. Other actions are not the real cause.
Using this analogy in stanza 241, Acārya Kundakunda explains that the real cause of Karmika bondage is the attachment of the soul with the actions of physical body and mind. Or, the 'oil' responsible for the Karmika bondage is the false realization of oneness of oneself with the actions of the physical body and mind. In other words, one can say that the cause of bondage is the placement or attachment of actions of body and mind with the soul by an un-enlightened person (MithyaDrști).
Through these stanzas the Acārya also wants to compare the actions of body and mind of a MithyaDrști with the actions of cutting and breaking of trees by the person doing exercise. For dust deposition, such actions are not the real cause. In the same way, for the deposition of the Karmika dust, the actions of body and mind are not the real cause.
In chapter 2 and elsewhere, it has already been discussed that the soul is not the owner of the body and mind. Therefore, the ownership of actions of mind and body is false. This falsehood or the departure from the truth acts as 'oil' for the purpose of Karmika bonding.
Question: What about the sinful acts of the body and mind?
Answer: A MithyaDrṣti has oneness with body and mind. A MithyaDrşti considers oneself as the doer of such actions. He, therefore, gets bonded.
The point raised in these stanzas is not yet complete. The
