In Jain Dharma, mithyādṛṣṭi → samyag‑dṛṣṭi is mainly a change in inner belief (shraddhā), not just outer behaviour. I’ll explain it in simple, step‑by‑step form.

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1. Starting point: Mithyādṛṣṭi (Wrong belief)

• Soul is in 1st guṇasthān (mithyātva‑guṇasthān).
• Main signs:

- Does not have firm faith in tattvas (jīva, ajīva, āsrava, bandha, saṃvara, nirjarā, mokṣa). - Believes happiness comes from body, relatives, money, heaven, etc. - Has faith in wrong paths (violent rituals, one‑sided views, denying karma, etc.).

• Inside, darśan‑mohanīya karma (faith‑deluding karma) is fully active, keeping the vision wrong.

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2. Punya creates a favourable situation

For change, first good karma (puṇya) must ripen.

• Birth in a religious surrounding (Jain family, or where true dharma is available).
• Gets chances like:

- Listening to pravachan. - Meeting sādhus–sādhvīs or a true guru. - Getting Jain scriptures or satsang.

This is called bahya nimitta (external help). Without this, mithyādṛṣṭi usually continues.

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3. Inner softening of the heart

When punya + satsang meet, inner changes slowly begin:

• Curiosity about soul, karma, liberation.
• Respect (vinay) towards Tirthankars, Acharyas, true saints.
• Feeling that “My current life is full of suffering; there must be a higher truth.”

(This is saṃvega – spiritual shock/urgency.)

• Slight doubt on earlier wrong beliefs:

- “Maybe violence is not real religion.” - “Maybe body is not the real ‘I’.”

This stage is not yet samyaktva, but it is preparation. Darśan‑mohanīya karma begins to weaken.

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4. Direct contact with true Jain doctrine

Now the person hears / studies the actual Jain teachings:

• Reality of jīva as conscious, eternal, separate from body.
• Law of karma, its bondage and results.
• Tattvas explained clearly.
• Greatness of Arihant–Siddha–Āchārya–Upādhyāya–Sādhus.
• Path of ahiṃsā, aparigraha, self‑restraint, etc.

True explanation by a samyag‑dṛṣṭi guru or scriptures works as a powerful nimitta. Now the soul is very close to samyag‑darśan.

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5. Moment of inner decision (parivartan)

At some point, inside, a clear decision arises:

• “These Jain tattvas are true.”
• “Arihant–Siddha and Jain Dharma are my refuge.”
• “Non‑violence, truth, celibacy, non‑possession are the right path.”
• “Worldly objects cannot give permanent happiness.”

At that very moment:

• The old wrong faith breaks.
• Darśan‑mohanīya karma has either:

- only upashama (subsidence), - kṣayopashama (partial destruction + partial subsidence), - or complete kṣaya (destruction).

According to the intensity and type of this change, different types of samyaktva arise.

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6. Entry into Samyag‑darśan (Right faith)

Now the soul enters 4th guṇasthān (samyag‑dṛṣṭi guṇasthān).

Main signs of samyag‑darśan:

1. Right faith in tattvas – no inner opposition:

- Jīva, Ajīva, āsrava, bandha, saṃvara, nirjarā, mokṣa.

1. Faith in True God, True Guru, True Dharma:

- Arihant, Siddha, and their path.

1. Nirveda – real disinterest in worldly pleasures as final goal.
2. Saṃvega – urgency for liberation.
3. Anukampā – compassion for all living beings.
4. No stubborn clinging to false views once the truth is seen.

From outside, life may look similar at first, but inner drishti has changed. This is samyag‑dṛṣṭi.

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7. Three main types of Samyag‑darśan

Both Digambar and Shvetambar traditions accept the karmic basis of samyaktva. Names or small details may differ, but idea is the same:

1. Aupashamika Samyaktva

- Caused by upashama (temporary subsidence) of darśan‑mohanīya karma. - Right faith is there, but can fall back to mithyātva if not protected.

1. Kṣayopashamika Samyaktva

- Mixture of partial destruction + partial subsidence of that karma. - More stable than pure upashama, but still not final.

1. Kṣāyika Samyaktva

- Complete destruction of darśan‑mohanīya karma. - This is permanent right faith; can never become mithyādṛṣṭi again. - Comes in higher stages of spiritual progress.

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8. Strengthening Samyag‑darśan

After becoming samyag‑dṛṣṭi, the soul must protect and grow it:

• Regular:

- Swādhyāy (scripture study). - Satsang, listening to true discourses. - Vrat, pratimā, tapa according to capacity.

• Avoid:

- Wrong company, wrong books, wrong beliefs. - Pride in “I know everything.”

• Gradually enters 5th guṇasthān (deśa‑virata), etc., progressing towards mokṣa.

If samyag‑darśan was only aupashamika or kṣayopashamika and not protected, it may drop back to mithyātva.

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Full journey in very short

1. Mithyādṛṣṭi – blind faith in wrong views (1st guṇasthān).
2. Punya + Satsang – chances to hear true Jain dharma.
3. Inner softening – curiosity, respect, doubt on old wrong views.
4. Clear teaching – true explanation of tattvas by guru/scripture.
5. Inner decision – “This is the truth; I accept it.”
6. Darśan‑mohanīya karma weakens/destroys – mithyātva breaks.
7. Entry into Samyag‑darśan – stable right faith (4th guṇasthān).
8. Practice & protection – grows towards higher guṇasthāns and finally mokṣa.

This is the standard Jain way a mithyādṛṣṭi soul becomes samyag‑dṛṣṭi, step by step.