Life's Quest (The Journey of The Soul...From Bondage to Freedom)

Life's Quest (The Journey of The Soul...From Bondage to Freedom)

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Book Specification

Item Code: NAF216
Author: Sadhvi Nidhi and Sadhvi Kripa
Publisher: Maitri Charitable Foundation
Language: English
Edition: 2010
ISBN: 9789380727035
Pages: 185
Cover: Paperback
Other Details 8.5 inch x 5.5 inch
Weight 320 gm

Book Description

Back of the Book

A child when it begins to understand wants answers to his/ her explorations…. A youth seeks answers to various emotional issues…An adult looks for answers to socio-economic challenges… old age desperately searches for answers to health and life problems.

Each of us has some quest in life depending on our age and situation in life. Not every search is fulfilled and not many questions can be answered. Mortality is the biggest question mark in each of our lives, knowingly or unknowingly. When we begin to question this, then all our energies are focused on the nature of karma and the concept of a soul.

Everything that exists is the bearer of a soul. Thus all of creation is really made up of soul. Understanding the quality and purpose of a soul can probably answer most of our queries in life.

Such a quest which enables us to empower ourselves with immortality is the greatest quest of life. Let us at least attempt to comprehend and decode our Life’s Quest.

Preface

The pillars supporting our journey called “life” are karma and the soul. The idea of dividing the books “life’s quest” into two parts were primarily for this reason. Without an understanding of karma, its existence to begin with, and then its inception in our lives, the importance of the soul could never ever be understood.

One’s nature or true “dharma has its roots in the soul or “atma”, the reason for all karmic binding in the first place. However, the mesmeric quality of karma, as has been described in the former book, “life’s Quest”…the journey of karma, misleads and disallows a person from understanding the complex interplay between karma and the soul.

The seed of karma grows in the ever moist and anointed soil of the soul, where flowering is easy. The properties that make this soil to fertile are…… the truth of existence…an ever conscious state bereft of delusion… and eternal bliss. Karma veils these attributes which then become forgotten. The soul thus becomes adulterated to acts or tasks done with much ease. But when the time comes to tend to it or uproot it then the effort required considerably increases.

“Life’s Quest”…. Journey of the soul presents those present those opportunities and inspirations that will allow and enable each one of us to become true people…an asset for our contemporaries… an ideal for our children… and a friend to all who are meet in our journey called “life”. It is only friendship that can allow final emancipation as you have no more scores left to settle with anyone. The journey thus is finally terminated and replaced by the illuminating and existential quality of salvation, also called “Mukti” or “Moksha”.

Contents

Preface ix
Inspirations for salvation 1
1 Transmutation of karmic Binding 3
2 Ten Inspiration for salvation: Bandh-Karma need not be borne 6
3 Ten Inspirations for salvation: Satta- Possibility of change in Latent karma 9
4 Ten Inspirations for salvation: Uday-The Fruition of Karma 11
5 Ten Inspirations for salvation: Udeerna-Efforts can hasten the fruition of Karma 16
6 Ten Inspirations for Salvation: Udvartan-Increasing the Intensity and Duration of Karma 19
7 Ten Inspirations for salvation: Apvartan-decreasing the Intensity and Duraion of Karma 22
8 Ten Inspirtaions forSalvation: Sankraman- Transition of Existing Karma 25
9 Ten Inspirations for Salvation: Upshamam-Delay in Karma Fruition 28
10 Ten Inspirations for Salvation: Niddhat-Possibility of change in Strong Karma 30
11 Ten Inspirations for Salvation: Nikachit-very strong Karma must be borne 33
Influx and Prevention of Karma 37
12 Influx of Karma: Aashrav 39
13 Source of Aashrav 40
14 Prevention of Karma Leads to the Royal Path of salvation: Samvar 45
15 Influx of karma through falsity: Mithyatva 48
16 Prevention of Karma through Truth: samyaktva 51
17 Influx of Karma Through Non-abstinence: Avirati 54
18 Prevention of Karma through abstinence: Virati 57
19 Influx of karma through carelessness: Pramaad 60
20 Prevention of Karma through awareness: Apramaad 63
21 Influx of Karma through Passion: Kashay 68
22 Prevention of Karma through composure (Non Passion): Akashay 71
23 Influx of Karma through Impure Action: Ashubh Yog 74
24 Prevention of Karma Through Pure Action Shubh Yog 77
Reflections on Karma and Salvation: Anupreksha 79
25 Anupreksha: Reflection on Karma Augments Cessation of Karma 81
26 Reflection on Transcience: Anitya Anupreksha 84
27 Reflection on NonShelter: Asharan Anupreksha Sansaar Anupreksha 87
28 Reflection on the cycle of Existence: Sansaar Anupreksha 92
29 Reflection on singularity: Ekatva Anupreksha 96
30 Reflectionon distinctiveness: Anyatva Anupreksha 99
31 Reflection on Impurity: Ashuchi Anupreksha 104
32 Reflection on Influx of Karma: Aashrav Anupreksha 106
33 Reflection on Prevention of Karma:Samvar Anupreksha 109
34 Reflection on Desstruction of Karma: Nirjara Anupreksha 114
35 Reflection on Creation: Lok Anupreksha 118
36 Reflection on Transcendental consciousness: Bodhi Durlabh Anupreksha 122
37 Reflection on Dharma: Dharma Anupreksha 125
Enlightment 129
38 Destruction of Karma 131
39 Destruction of Karma: Samyag Tap-Rational Abstinence 136
40 Destruction of Karma Bahya Tap-Physical Abstinence 141
41 Destruction of Karma: Aabhyantar Tap-Reflective Abstinence 145
42 Destruction of Karma: Sahishnuta-Tolerance 149
43 The Nature of Enlightenment 152
44 Solution to Salvation: Samta-Equanimity 155
45 Meditative Death Leads so Salvation 158
46 Distinctive Knowledge leads to Purity of the soul 161
47 An Enlightened Soul 164
Glossary 167

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