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

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________________ | 19:1, 145. And if attachment and;other thought-activities are produced in the soul (by its working) along with the Karmic matter (i.e., by both soul and matter being primary causes); then soul and Karmic matter both would become attachment. 146. If attachment etc, is produced in the soul by itself, then without the operation of Karmas being auxiliary causes, thought-activity (of impure kind will be produced) in a (pure) soul. 347. If the modification into Karmas (of eight kinds) is. (produced) by itself in Karmic matter; then there would be modification into (8) Karmas without the impure) thought activity of the soul being the cause. 148. In the soul, the Karmas are bound or are attached; this is said from the practical standpoint. But from the pure (real) standpoint, the Karmas are neither bound nor attached to the soul. 149. The Karmas are bound (or) not bound to the soul; know this certainly from the different point of view. But · whatever is said after putting aside the points of view, that is the pure soul itself. 150. Whatever is said from the two stand-points (real and practical) is merely what the self absorbed soul knows as such. Being detatched from the different standpoints, the · soul adopts no particular stand-point whatever. 151. That which is said to be above the different stand. point (and which) alone deserves the name of this right belief and knowledge is the Samayasara (the pure Soul, «he Essena tial Soul or the soul in its essence,.

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