Book Title: Soul Science Part 02 Author(s): Parasmal Agrawal Publisher: Kundakunda GyanpithPage 44
________________ Virtue and Vice (Punya and Pāpa) or right faith (SamyagDarśana). Further, in stanza 228, Ācārya Kundakunda mentions that a person with right vision (SamyagDrști) becomes a fearless person. If somebody thinks that verses 145-147 may be misleading then such a person may also think the same for the fearlessness of SamyagDrşti. It may be noted that the fearlessness (Niśanka Guņa) is described not only in this scripture in verse 228 but in various scriptures by other Acārya also. Question: Thanks for providing valuable points. These points have enriched my understanding but still I am not ready to accept auspiciosus deed (Karma) as a bad conduct. If auspiciosus deed (Karma) is not a good conduct then what else has been called by Jain preceptors as a good conduct? Answer: As per Jain preceptors, the SamyakCāritra is called right or truthful conduct. The conduct of realization of the Self and of 'abiding in the Self is SamyakCāritra. [Some aspects of SamyakCāritra and auspicious Karma from the relative as well as real point of view are described in Appendix-8.] SamyagDarśana, Samyagjñāna, and SamyakCāritra have been described as three jewels of the path of liberation. It has also been described by Jain Ācārya that SamyakCāritra is not possible without having SamyagDarśana; and for SamyagDarśana, it is essential to realize the ownership of Self only. As a helping person a SamyagDrști helps others but does not realize the ownership of the helping task. He, as a soul, does not consider himself as the owner of such actions. On the other hand, a spiritually ignorant person known as MithyāDịşti (who is not SamyagDrști) becomes the owner of the action of helping others. In stanza 147, Ācārya Kundakunda teaches to avoid such attachment or associationPage Navigation
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