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three, concept-3 encompasses concept-2 as well as concept-1. In treatise Samayasāra, Acārya Kundakunda has attempted to focus on concept-2 and concept-3. The literal meaning of Samayasara is the soul in its essence or the pure soul. It corresponds to gold (nothing other than gold) existing in the mine in the above mentioned analogy. It also relates to the visualization and recognition of the nature of gold (nothing other than gold) even when it is associated with non-gold in the gold-ore. A reader may note that it is rare to find other scriptures that have gone as deep as Samayasara to describe concept-3 and concept-2.
What to do and what not to do for the purification of our souls? Such questions fall in the area of the soul engineering which is based on the soul science. At some places, Acārya Kundakunda has attempted to answer such questions (e.g., see stanza 206), however, in this scripture the main focus of Acarya Kundakunda is on the soul science, not on the soul engineering. Therefore, in this treatise we find more detailed answers regarding questions such as what can be done and what cannot be done by the soul, and what the soul is and what the soul is not. A realization of the nature related with the possible actions of the soul leads to the reduction in the ego which in turn leads to bliss.
With a detailed and systematic coverage regarding the soul, Acārya Kundakunda's Samayasara is expected to be valuable to all those who are interested in soul philosophy, equanimity, harmony, and peace with a belief in the eternal soul associated with every living being. It would also be valuable to the academicians and scholars who are interested in Indian Philosophy.
Those who are interested in the contemporary motivational speakers and authors such as Wayne Dyer [13], Deepak Chopra [14], Eckhart Tolle [15], Gary Zukav [16], Louise Hay [17], Caroline Myss [18], David Burns [19], etc., may find, in this treatise, the basic foundation and a deeper understanding of various concepts mentioned by such authors. A reader may realize that the understanding of stanzas of Samayasara leads to the clarity of his/her vision to such an extent that his/her worldly
