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(c) Passions Sanskrit: Kashāya.
(d) Soul's vibratory activities Sanskrit: Yoga.
V. Stoppage Sanskrit: Samvara. The "Checking of Inflow" and "Bondage of Karmic" molecules is called Stoppage (Samvara).
The main auxiliary causes of stopping the inflow and bondage of karmic molecules are:
(a) Right belief.
(b) Observance of vows.
(c) Passionlessness.
(d) Restraint of soul’s vibratory activities.
VI. Shedding Sanskrit: Nirjarā. “The shedding of karmas” already bound with a soul, at maturity, or prematurely, is called Shedding. The premature shedding of karmas is caused by pure thought-activities, brought about by the practice of the right kind of austerities. The shedding on maturity is a natural and automatic process.
Liberation Sanskrit: Moksha. “Liberation” is freedom from all karmic matter as a result of the non-existence of the cause of bondage and the shedding off of all karmas previously bound. It is the state of a Perfected Soul Sanskrit: Siddha, the condition of perfection.
Continuous devotion to the Trustworthy Authority Sanskrit: Apta, study of the scriptures, and meditation on the seven principles, cause the subsidence of wrong belief Sanskrit: mithyātva and of the four error-feeding passions Sanskrit: anantānubandhi kashāya; literally "passions bound to infinite worldly wandering", and as a consequence, the real right belief, which is an attribute of the soul, shines forth in its true splendour. At this stage, the right believer is fully convinced of the true and pure nature of his own soul, and this is Real Right belief.
I. Practical Right Knowledge is the acquisition of the detailed knowledge of all the seven principles explained above, with the help of the Jaina scriptures. This Right-knowledge must be free from three main defects:
(a) doubt Sanskrit: Saṅshaya,
(b) Perversity Sanskrit: Viparyaya; meaning a twisted or opposite understanding, and
(c) Indefiniteness Sanskrit: anadhyavasāya; a lack of focused or decisive grasping of the truth.
It reveals the complete and precise nature of things.
II. Real Right knowledge is to know the true and real nature of the soul as quite distinct from all other non-soul substances.
Constant contemplation of, and unflinching devotion to, the subject matter of practical right knowledge is an auxiliary cause to the attainment of Real Right Knowledge.