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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14. Karmic expression manifests:
10 instincts:
 Hunger
 Fear
 Reproduction
 Possession
 Anger
 Pride
 Deceit
 Greed
 Intuitive sensation
 Mundane beliefs
9 Quasi – Passions :
 Laughter
 Relish
 boredom
 Grief
 Fear
 Hatred
 Sexuality
• Feminine
• Masculine
• Hermaphroditic
4 Passions
4 Primal
drives
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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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23. Enlightened
knowledge
Enlightenment
Enlightened
world view
Right
conduct
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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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