Book Title: Jain Path or Path of Conqueror
Author(s): Kundkundacharya, Mathew Mckay
Publisher: Jain Sahitya Samiti Agra

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________________ (8) there (any) delusion, nor Pratyaya (i.e. the causes of bondage, wrong belief etc) neither Karmic matter, and there is no quasiKarmic matter, 57. In the soul, there is no Varga (i.e. a group of a particular attribute in an atom), nor Vargana (i,e. a group of Vargas), nor Spardhaka (i.e. a group of Varganas), whatsoever, neither any degree of attachment or impure thought activity, nor any degree of fruition. 58. In the soul there is no place whatever for the soul's vibratory activity (which causes inflow of Karmic matter) nor any place for bondage. And there is no place of operation (of Karmas) nor any place of soul-quest whatsoever. 59, And in the soul (there is) no place of the duration of bondage, nor any place of passioned agitation. And also no place of mild passionateness, nor any place of attainment of restraint. 60. And also (there) are no soul classes, nor spiritual stages in the soul. Because, certainly all these conditions are caused by material substance (namely, Karmic and physical matter). 61, Although from the practical standpoint these are (sound) in the soul from colour up to stages of spirituality, yet from the real standpoint (there are) no (such) conditions whatever. 62. And the connection with those (conditions) should be known (to be) the same as that of) milk (with) water. But all these are not in the soul, because it is really full of the attribute of conscious attentiveness (i.e. perfect perception and knowledge). 63. Common people, seeing some one looted in the way, say "the way is looted" but no way whatsoever is .(really) looted,

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