Soul Science Part 02

Author(s): Parasmal Agrawal
Publisher: Kundakunda Gyanpith

Page 60

Virtue and Vice (Punya and Pāpa)
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the scholars are those who have read the scriptures and are recognized as the scholars, but in reality they have not realized the Self and do not stay in the supreme substance, i.e., soul (Parmārtha). In another case the scholars are those who have really understood the Tattva and stay in the Self (Parmartha).
Both these versions convey the same basic point:- Staying in the Vyavahāra does not lead to the liberation but staying in the Parmārtha leads to the liberation. It may be recalled that this stanza is in the chapter on Punya-Pāpa, and here Ācārya Kundakunda wants to alert those seekers who consider the desire of bondage with the auspicious Karma as a good conduct. Vyavahāra 'includes' various auspicious Karma (deeds) and, therefore, some seekers are likely to consider them as worth desiring. But there is a large difference between 'desiring' and ‘including'. To understand this difference one can take an example. It is well known that the packing material of the cookies (biscuits) is worth including with the biscuits during their transportation and storage, but the packing material is not worth eating (desiring). The wrapper of the packet of the edible biscuits needs to be removed before eating the biscuits. The packing material is not to be considered as something worth eating at any point of time.
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