Gurudeo arrived in city for current period's Chaturmas which begins on 30th July 2015. Huge devotees were gathered to welcome him. Gurudeo delivered lecture followed by session of the questions and answer based on Jainism. As it deal with Moksha I share for readers.
One devotee asked very useful question. He asked " When I will get salvation." The answer can help many of us to pacify our query for self salvation .Hence I am trying to pen it down with this Blog. For detailed study one has to refer Aagams as per given references here.
With usual smile on his face respected Gurudeo answered question.
"Only Kevaldhyani can give exact answer of such time frame. But I can tell you the basic guidelines told by Bhagwan Mahveerswamiji through Bhagawatisutra in Shatak 05/03 titled as Aacharyaji and Upadhyaji ki Gati and 08/10 with title Aaradhako ke (True followers --with right knowledge, faith and character) Shesh (balance) Bhav.
One devotee asked very useful question. He asked " When I will get salvation." The answer can help many of us to pacify our query for self salvation .Hence I am trying to pen it down with this Blog. For detailed study one has to refer Aagams as per given references here.
"Only Kevaldhyani can give exact answer of such time frame. But I can tell you the basic guidelines told by Bhagwan Mahveerswamiji through Bhagawatisutra in Shatak 05/03 titled as Aacharyaji and Upadhyaji ki Gati and 08/10 with title Aaradhako ke (True followers --with right knowledge, faith and character) Shesh (balance) Bhav.
( life and death cycles) ."Aaradhak" means who follow Bhagwan.
Aacharya and Upadhayaji following exact path of Mahaveerswami Bhagwan get salvation in maximum 3 life cycles while the second category referred above get it in maximum cycles numbering 15.
The number consists 7 Bhav in heaven and 8 Bhav as human being.
Now in this period of Avasaparni no one can get salvation from our region called as Bharatkhetra but souls from Mahavidehakhetra can get salvation even now under Twenty Viharmanji Arihant Bhagwan.
In Shatak 03/01 answering query of Guatamswami related to fate of Shakendra Indradeo from heaven stated following stages of getting salvation .In same chapter Bhagwan also asserted Guru Gutamswami that he too is near getting salvation in near future shortly.
1-First the soul who is Bhavi (eligible for salvation) ends his black period (Krishnapaksh) and enters in white period ( Shuklapaksh). After becoming Shuklapakshi as a rule he gets salvation in Ardha Pudgal Paravartan. All Shuklapakshi souls get salvation at same time. Shuklapaksha is a pre-defined period for each Bhavi soul and can not be changed. Eligibility means Bhavi or Abhaviness is also natural and can not be changed. Bhavi is original nature of a soul.
For example explosiveness of Kerosene is natural .Same is case for coolness of water. One can try to boil water but with passage of time it will definitely cool down. One may keep Kerosene in refrigerator but it will not give up the inherent quality of explosion with the fire.
2-He become Samyakatvi (combination of right----knowledge, faith and character) .This is the first and basic step for salvation ladder.
3-He becomes Paritsansasari ( with balance of countable life and death cycles-maximum 15).Paritta means soul curtailed life cycles.
4-He become Sulabhbhodi (prompt grasper of Jainism )) and Aaradhak ( believing and acting as per Jinawani) by knowledge gain,
Thus with following above five stages the soul gets salvation.
There are also sixteen basic conditions to fulfill to get salvation---.
Souls fulfilling all16 conditions can only achieve it. The conditions-
1-Only moving (Tras) Bhavi human with five organs and mind ----5.
2-Only Shuklapakshik and Paritsansari with Kshayik ( permanent) Samkit and Yathakyat Charitya ----4.
3-Absence of gender (Avedi), Kashay (akashayi), Leshya (aleshi), Yog ( ayogi) and food (Anaaaharak) ---- 5.
4-Only soul who achieved Kevaldyan and Kevaldarshan ---------2.
The term Arddhapudgalparavartna means life and death serially on each point of half universe (each point of sky -Aakashpradesh).
The answer made me to introspect within my soul to check how far yet I have to walk to achieve the final destination of salvation. I can assume that I am Bhavi and already entered Shuklapaksh zone. One relief point is that Bhagwan has told to Jayantishravika that all Bhavi souls will definitely get salvation at the end. Let us try our maximum
JAI JINENDRA-----------!!!--------- JAI MAHAVEER---------!!!.
Aacharya and Upadhayaji following exact path of Mahaveerswami Bhagwan get salvation in maximum 3 life cycles while the second category referred above get it in maximum cycles numbering 15.
Now in this period of Avasaparni no one can get salvation from our region called as Bharatkhetra but souls from Mahavidehakhetra can get salvation even now under Twenty Viharmanji Arihant Bhagwan.
In Shatak 03/01 answering query of Guatamswami related to fate of Shakendra Indradeo from heaven stated following stages of getting salvation .In same chapter Bhagwan also asserted Guru Gutamswami that he too is near getting salvation in near future shortly.
For example explosiveness of Kerosene is natural .Same is case for coolness of water. One can try to boil water but with passage of time it will definitely cool down. One may keep Kerosene in refrigerator but it will not give up the inherent quality of explosion with the fire.
Thus a soul will be sad even if a sparrow is being little injured while another will not feel sorry even if he is made to kill hundred of such
innocent ones. That basic difference in soul form the inherent nature.2-He become Samyakatvi (combination of right----knowledge, faith and character) .This is the first and basic step for salvation ladder.
3-He becomes Paritsansasari ( with balance of countable life and death cycles-maximum 15).Paritta means soul curtailed life cycles.
4-He become Sulabhbhodi (prompt grasper of Jainism )) and Aaradhak ( believing and acting as per Jinawani) by knowledge gain,
Thus with following above five stages the soul gets salvation.
There are also sixteen basic conditions to fulfill to get salvation---.
1-Only moving (Tras) Bhavi human with five organs and mind ----5.
2-Only Shuklapakshik and Paritsansari with Kshayik ( permanent) Samkit and Yathakyat Charitya ----4.
3-Absence of gender (Avedi), Kashay (akashayi), Leshya (aleshi), Yog ( ayogi) and food (Anaaaharak) ---- 5.
4-Only soul who achieved Kevaldyan and Kevaldarshan ---------2.
JAI JINENDRA-----------!!!--------- JAI MAHAVEER---------!!!.
