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Soul Science : Samayasara by Jain Ācarya Kundakunda
126, etc.). In other words, according to scriptures, those who have ownership (inner attachement) with auspicious Karma are not on the path of liberation even if they are in heaven. (ii) Regarding the present life, it is a popular idea to wish and aim for comforts and peace in the present life. But if your peace and comforts depend on the behavior of other persons and the availability of good things as per your desire then you are dependent. The dependence in any form is likely to become a source of discomfort and worry. Some persons may say that it is OK to have mutual dependence. But such persons are also aware that it is impossible to have comforts and peace all the times even if dependence is mutual. The point is that it is almost impossible to fulfill desires of comforts and peace all the times with dependence. Yet there can be another class of advanced persons who simply want to help others without any sensual desire or any desire for physical comforts or title or fame for themselves. Such persons deserve appreciation by the society. Not many persons have such virtue. But in carrying out such tasks of helping others, one becomes dependent on others as well as on his/her own financial, physical and other resources. With this limitation, Acārya Kundakunda says in stanza 147 that there would be destruction of your (souls) independence if you have inclination of attachment or association with auspicious Karma or inauspicious Karma.
Question: Does it mean that one should stop helping others?
Answer: One should first try to reduce one's sinful actions. One
of the biggest sinful acts is to consider oneself, in real sense, as the owner of the physical body, and as a controller of others [technically it is called Mithyātva sin or wrong-belief-sin. Among the list of five sins, Mithyātva sin falls in the category
