1. Arun Zaveri
www.ScientificMeditation.com
Phone: +91 22 2414-2989 Email: arunzaveri07@gmail.com
Paryushan Parva Lecture Series
Jain Center of Greater Boston
Norwood, Massachusetts, USA
September 2-9, 2013
Day 1
Introduction
2. Inherent qualities of the Soul – Atma
in its purest form
Soul (Atma)
Enlightened knowledge
Enlightened world view
Pure spiritual energy
Bliss (inner happiness)
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3. Qualities of the soul are unsighted by Karmic matter
because it covers the soul
Karmic matter
Association with Karmic matter
Soul (Atma)
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4. Properties of Karmic Matter
Viscosity – dryness may be interpreted as
+ve and –ve charge
From eight properties of matter
Four available:
Hot
Cold
Viscosity
Dryness
Four missing:
Heaviness
Lightness
Smoothness
Roughness
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5. Eight Main Types of Karma
Obscure and distort the
qualities of the Soul:
1) Knowledge covering
2) Intuition covering
3) Deluding:
a) View deluding
b) Conduct deluding
4) Energy obstructing
Makes future programs
for the Soul:
5) Feeling producing
(Pleasure / Pain)
6) Life-span determining
7) Body-making (species)
8) Status determining
(geographical, societal)
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6. Soul (Atma)
Enlightened knowledge
Enlightened world view
Pure spiritual energy
Bliss inner happiness
Inherent Potency of the Soul
Karmic matter cannot completely cover
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7. akharassa anantaobhago niccughadio
Inherent Potency of the Soul
Infinitesimally small parts of knowledge, vision,
energy, and bliss always remain uncontaminated,
even in the nigoda state.
Just as darkest and densest cloud cannot completely
hide the sunlight, so also karma cannot completely
cover the qualities of the soul
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8. Gross Body
Physical Body
Subtle Body
Taijjas body
Karma body
Subtlest Body
Soul (Atma)
Consciousness
Three Types of Bodies
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9. Fruition of subtle most Karmic
matter produces Karmic codes
in the form of energy
Subtle Body – Taijjas Body
“Link Body”
Karmic Matter Influences the Gross Body
Gross / Physical body
The codes/messages created by the fruition of
Karmic matter are transferred to the gross body
through the Taijjas body
Soul (Atma)
Karma body
Taijjas body
Physical Body
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10. Upon fruition, karmic matter produces subtle
most primal psycho-karmic expression
(adhyavasaya)
Fruition of Karma
Karmic codes of 10 instincts (Sanjna ),
9 Quasi – Passions (nokasaya )
18 Sinful activities (Papa Karman 18)
Attraction or aversion (
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11. After passing the messages to the taijjas
body, the clusters of karmic matter are
separated from soul
Subtle most primal psycho-karmic expression
influences the subtle taijjas body
The Role of Subtle Taijjas Body
In turn the taijjas body generates
electromagnetic fields called lesya (aura)
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12. Lesya – Psychic colors
tejo
orange
padma
yellow
shukla
white
clear bright colors
krishna
black
neel
blue
kapot
grey
dirty dark colors
Ashubh
Inauspicious
Shubh
Auspicious
Lesya
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13. Lesya Acts as Liaison Between the
Subtle and Gross Bodies
Electromagnetic (light) energy of lesya influences
neuro-endocrine secretions in the gross body
The released hormones express the instincts,
emotions and feelings as per the message of the
primal karmic messages
Consequently they are put across via mental,
vocal and physical activities
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15. Injury to life
Falsehood
Stealing
Sexual act
Possession
Anger
Pride
Deceit
Greed
Quarrel
Abuse /false allegation
Backbiting
Speaking ill of others
Feeling of pleasure in
sensual indulgence or
Feeling of unpleasure
in the practice of
self restraint.
Dishonest
Untruthfulness
Thorn of perverted belief
Karmic expression manifests:
18 Sinful activities:
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16. Mental, vocal, and physical activities attract
new karmic matter
Influx of Karmic matter
The karmic bondage depends upon the
intensity of expression of the instincts,
emotions, passions, and feelings
The new karmic matter bonds with the soul
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17. 1. Type: Knowledge and intuition Covering,
deluding, obstructive, body, lifespan,
status, feeling producing.
2. Duration: Time period from binding to fall off
after fruition.
3. Intensity: Quality of karmic fruition – degrees of
depth and variety.
4. Mass: Quantity of Karmic particles assimilated.
Four Aspects of Karmic Bondage
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18. Vicious Cycle of Karma
Fruition of Karma Karmic Expression Primal Drives
Messages of
Attachment
Aversion
Subtle
Taijjas Body
– Link body
Lesya
Psychic Colors
Electromagnetic Field
Limbic System
Neuro-Endocrine Mechanism
Activities:
Mental
Vocal
Physical
Soul (Atma)
Karma body
Taijjas body
Physical Body
Instincts
Passions,
Quasi-Passions
Influx of
Karma Matter
Karmic influx
and bondage
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19. Fruition of bonded Karma
Messages of Karmic Codes
Mental Physical & Vocal expression
Influx of Karmic matter and bondage
Fruition of bonded Karma
Vicious Cycle of Karma
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20. Delusion and turmoil created by Karma prevents
one from being aware of his/her own existence
because of:
Misery
Suffering
Unhappiness
Weakness
Impatience
Ignorance
Vicious Cycle of Karma
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21. The Soul transmigrates among 8.4 million
species according to the programs of Karma
and experiences pleasure and pain
Due to the fruition of the View Deluding Karma
the Soul is unable to realize its true nature
Transmigration
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22. Subsidence and partial destruction of the View
Deluding Karma can result in right faith and
firm conviction in the truthfulness of the truth
At this point the Soul will begin its journey
on the path of liberation from karmic
contamination
Enlightened World View – Samyaktva
This can happen spontaneously or via
teachings of another omniscient Soul
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24. Four supreme auspicious good fortunes
necessary for liberation from transmigration
1. Human life
2. Contact with eternal truth given by omniscient
3. Develop right faith
4. Practice self-restraint
Path of Liberation
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25. Path of Liberation
Samvar –
Stoppage / Inhibition of influx of karmic matter
Nirjara – Tapa –
Falling off / Destruction of karmic matter
by means of penance
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