Soul Science Part 01

SR No.: 006928
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Parsmal Agarwal
Publisher: Kundkund Gyanpith Indore
Publication Year: 2014
Total Pages: 220
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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Soul Science: Samayasara by Jain Acarya Kundakunda
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Annotation
In this stanza Acārya Kundakunda states that the pure (real) point of view perceives the following regarding the soul:
(a) Unbonded and untouched (Abaddhaspṛṣta): The real point of view perceives that a soul is neither bonded nor touched by Karmika and physical body. Such a knowing is very different from the understanding provided by the relative point of view. The relative point of view perceives that soul of a worldly being is bonded by the Karma.
Question: Can the soul of a worldly being having a physical body be considered as unbonded or untouched with Kärmika dust or physical matter? Is it correct to have such understanding?
Answer: It is easy to understand that Kärmika particles and the physical body associated with the soul of a worldly being occupy the same space as occupied by the soul. If we focus on this aspect then we would say that the soul is bonded and is not untouched. A point of view with such a focus is called the relative point of view. In Gāthā 4, Acārya Kundakunda has stated that it is easy to have such a point of view where we perceive ourselves as bonded.
Acarya Kundakunda wants to show us from an angle where we can perceive the eternal aspect of the soul. He is pointing out the possibility of perceiving such aspects which do not depend on time. He wants us to see the Trikālī Dhruva (invariant with respect to time; i.e., same in present, past and future) soul. He is guiding us to comprehend the eternal and changeless dimension of our soul.
When X-ray photograph is taken then the skin and flesh do not appear in the photograph. Such an X-ray photograph serves some purpose. Similarly, in this stanza we are getting a view of ours where we see only our soul, where we see only that which does not change with time. For understanding this point of view, we need to transcend time (just as a X-ray photograph transcends skin and flesh). While explaining this stanza Acārya Amṛtacandra in Kalasa 12 writes that with sincere efforts one should try to have such a clear vision where one