Tuesday 30 September 2014

JAINISM - SOUL--ADDITIONAL FEATURES--------!!!

Questions and answer between Gurugautamswami and  Bhagwan
Mahaveerswami in Bhagwatisutra clarify following basic principles related to nature, quantum and related matters for souls of living. 
1--Number of total souls in universe is constant for ever. They  are infinite in number. Souls can be divided in two categories----Bhavi (eligible for salvation ) and Abavi (non-eligible for salvation Moksha
2--Though the number is infinite, the total does not change by a single unit at any given point of time. It is always at aconstant status.
3-Souls are permanent in nature though it may keep changing body as per four Gati ,till it gets a body less form while attaining salvation. Such liberated souls are Siddha. After salvation there is no rebirth.
4-The living soul can not be non-living soul and vice versa. To study this one can refer -05/08 and 07/02 Shatak of Aagam Bhagwati titled as "Jivoki Haani and Vridhi 'and ' Kya Jiva Shashwat Hai ". Both these chapters offer important study material.
In those chapters Bhagwan has told that in all there are three status--increase, decrease  and constant for all categories of souls. Siddaha
are constant or increase only. For others all possibilities remains.

Gati are five ( generally four if Siddha treated separately then it is five )-Hell, Heaven, Human, Animal and Plants and Siddha (means
( liberated souls). Out of those five only Siddha are increasing or constant without any single decrease. All other classes can have any of three options at a given point of time as the "Gati" cycle continue..

In  second referred chapter it is told that souls are permanent with reference to Darvya  ( basic element responsible for life )option but changeable with reference to Paryaya or Bhava ( options). Soul is a combination of individual Dyan, Dharshan and Upayoga. Layers can be changed by Nirjara or addition to bad deeds by actions of the soul.
Thirdly living soul will not become non living and vice versa. For example if one cuts a living soul like goat or hen, the body is said to be dead the soul element will immediately goes to the next birth. The  body which was built by dead  soul using non living elements
particles at the time of birth will become non living particle in form of dead body or food or ash. Non living elements left here only.

08/10 chapter inform the component of a living soul.(Atmapradesh)
First Bhagwan informed that elements of sky is numerous. They are termed as (Asekhenjya). Further he added that same and exact are 
 the components of any living soul. Though surprising but it is true.

The soul does all Karma oriented actions by all  components 1/03. 
Thus the study clears some of our misconceptions like --current is the only life, Siddha can take birth again or animal can take birth of animal only .To purify our beliefs constant Swadhya or reading of Aagams is highly desirable. We are fortunate to have those holy books to add to our knowledge. Let us prefer Aagam's Swadhya.

JAIJINEDRA--------!!!-------------- JAI MAHAVEER--------!!!.






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