You have asked a very deep, very beautiful Jain question. I’ll answer it step by step, slowly and clearly.

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1. Your first doubt: “Will all souls get moksh one day?”

In Jain Dharma:

• Souls (jiv) are infinite – literally without count.
• Time (kāl) is also anādi–anant – beginningless and endless.
• In this infinite play of souls and time:

- Some souls attain moksh. - Some souls do not. - And a special category is abhavya jiv – souls incapable of ever attaining moksh.

So according to Jain Siddhānt:

> It is not true that “one fine day, every soul will definitely get moksh.”

Why?

Because:

1. Souls are of two types:

- Bhavya jiv – capable of liberation. - Abhavya jiv – incapable of liberation.

1. An abhavya jiv can wander in saṁsār for infinite time, but will never reach moksh.

So, your mother is right according to Jain Dharma: Yes, there is a category called abhavi/abhavya jiv – who will never attain moksh.

You can read more on moksh here

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2. What is bhavya and abhavya jiv in simple words?

Bhavya jiv (भाव्य जीव)

• A soul that has the capacity to:

- develop right faith (samyak darshan), - get right knowledge, - follow right conduct, - and finally attain moksh.

• “Bhavya” means: that soul for whom moksh is possible.

Abhavya jiv (अभाव्य जीव)

• A soul that, due to its own deep karmic nature,

will never: - develop real interest in moksh, - take up the true spiritual path fully, - or complete the journey to liberation.

• For such a soul, moksh is never going to happen, however long time passes.

Jain texts clearly accept this division – all souls do not end in moksh.

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3. Your question in the evening:

“Main bhi bhavya hoon na? Main bhi kabhi na kabhi moksh jaunga na?”

This is the heart of your doubt.

Let’s see what Jain Dharma says about this.

Can we know for sure whether we are bhavya or abhavya?

• Only a Kevali Bhagwan (omniscient one) can see with certainty:

- “This jiv is bhavya.” - “That jiv is abhavya.”

• We, as ordinary souls in saṁsār, cannot know with 100% logical certainty.

So from absolute viewpoint (nishchay naya):

• You and I cannot prove we are bhavya.

But from practical viewpoint (vyavahār naya) and based on what Jain āchāryas explain, there are very strong indications.

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4. A very important point:

“What kind of jiv even asks such a question?”

Your question itself is:

> “Main bhi bhavya hoon na? Main bhi kabhi moksh jaunga na?”

Think carefully:

• An abhavya jiv is the one for whom moksh is not in their nature, not their interest, not their goal.
• Such a soul usually:

- does not seriously think about moksh, - does not have deep inner pain about saṁsār, - does not feel, “I also want to be free from birth and death.”

Our āchāryas explain:

• The very arising of genuine longing,

questions like: - “Will I get moksh?” - “Am I bhavya?” - “How can I walk on the path of moksh?”

is itself a strong sign of bhavyatā (being bhavya).

In other words:

> A soul that cares deeply about moksh, > feels attraction to Dharma, > worries about being bhavya or not – > is, from the practical spiritual angle, behaving like a bhavya jiv.

So your inner question is not a bad sign. It is actually a very good spiritual sign.

It shows:

• Your jiv is awake enough to think about its final goal.
• Your punya and past dharma sanskārs are active.
• Your soul is not satisfied with just worldly happiness.

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5. Then why does fear come – “What if I am abhavya?”

This fear is very natural.

Why?

• Because Jainism is very straightforward: it does not say “everyone will definitely be saved one day.”
• When you hear about abhavya jiv for the first time, the mind gets scared:

- “What if I am abhavya?” - “What if I never get moksh?” - “What if I am stuck forever?”

But think calmly:

5.1. Would an abhavya jiv worry like this?

• An abhavya jiv’s tendencies are:

- no true interest in moksh, - no real respect for Tirthankars and Dharma, - no deep feeling of “saṁsār is painful; I want out.”

• They may:

- like enjoyment, - be indifferent or even disrespectful towards Dharma, - not feel genuine attraction to spiritual talk.

Compare that with you:

• You are:

- thinking about moksh, - feeling concern about liberation, - asking deep questions, - turning to Dharma for answers.

From a practical, spiritual view, this is typical of a bhavya jiv, not an abhavya.

5.2. Unlimited fear vs. useful fear

Jain Dharma does not want you to:

• sit in lifelong anxiety – “What if I am abhavya?”
• become hopeless and stop effort.

Instead, Dharma wants you to:

• turn this fear into jāgruti (awareness),
• become more serious about:

- right faith, - right knowledge, - right conduct.

So the right way to transform this question is:

> “Since I have this rare human life and such spiritual questions, > let me use it fully and walk towards moksh > as if I am certainly bhavya.”

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6. According to Jain bhavnas: your situation is very rare

In the 12 Bhavnas (reflections), one is:

• Durlabh Bhavna – reflection on rarity.

Meaning:

• It is extremely rare:

- to get human birth, - to get right guidance of Dharma, - to have interest in moksh, - to have time and opportunity to think like you are thinking now.

Under this reflection, we are told:

> “It is very very difficult for a wandering soul to attain > right faith, right knowledge and right conduct.”

You already have:

• Jain drashti (Jain understanding),
• Shraddha in moksh,
• Deep questions about your soul’s final state.

That itself puts you in a very special, fortunate category.

You can read more on these reflections here

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7. So, what does it mean that such a question arose in you?

Your exact question:

> “If I get this question, what does it mean?”

In the light of Jain Dharma, it means:

7.1. Sign of strong punya and past dharma sanskār

• You have done dharma-related karma in past lives.
• You have:

- listened to dharma, - thought about moksh, - respected sadhus, Tirthankars, scriptures.

• Those karmas are now ripening as:

- attraction towards moksh, - inner restlessness about saṁsār, - questions about being bhavya or not.

7.2. Awakening of bhavyatā

• Even if we can’t declare “you are definitely bhavya” like a Kevali would,

your present bhāva (inner state) is clearly of bhavya nature.

• A stone doesn’t think, “Will I grow into a tree?”

Similarly, an abhavya usually doesn’t think, “Will I get moksh one day?”

Your question is like a sprouting seed:

• Something inside is saying: “My true home is not here in saṁsār; it is in moksh.”

7.3. Gentle weakening of deluding karma (mohaniya)

• When the soul starts:

- questioning saṁsār, - wanting permanent happiness, - looking up to the state of Siddhas –

it shows that mohaniya karma is shaking a little.

• This is a good sign on the spiritual journey.

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8. But what should you do with this question?

Jain Dharma is very practical. It will not just say “maybe you are bhavya” and stop. It guides you what to do now.

8.1. Don’t get stuck in “Am I bhavya or abhavya?”

• This question is meaningful once, to understand the theory.
• But if you keep repeating it and only become anxious, it becomes harmful.
• No shastra asks us to sit and only worry about our “category” of soul.

Instead, they teach:

> Don’t waste this rare human life > wondering what type of soul you are. > Live in such a way that your bhavyatā becomes clear.

8.2. Live as if you are bhavya

Behave like this:

• “I have got an extremely rare chance.”
• “I will:

- learn Dharma properly, - reduce violence, lies, greed, anger, pride, deceit, - increase compassion, forgiveness, simplicity, - do pratikraman for mistakes, - respect Tirthankars, Sadhus, and scriptures, - slowly turn my heart towards moksh.”

This way of living is what a bhavya jiv actually does.

8.3. Strengthen three jewels (Ratnatraya)

The clear path to moksh in Jainism is:

1. Samyak Darshan – Right Faith

True, deep trust in: - soul, - karma, - Tirthankars, - moksh.

1. Samyak Jnān – Right Knowledge

Understanding: - what is soul, what is non-soul, - what is bondage, what is liberation, - what are vows, right conduct, etc.

1. Samyak Charitra – Right Conduct

Actually: - living ahimsā, - controlling senses, - reducing attachment and aversion, - walking towards inner purity.

The more you walk on Ratnatraya, the more your doubt about bhavya/abhavya naturally fades, because your life itself becomes proof of bhavyatā.

You can read a simple explanation of moksh and Ratnatraya here

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9. A balanced way to hold this in your heart

Put it in very simple feelings:

1. Yes, according to Jain Dharma:

- There are abhavya jiv who will never get moksh.

1. No, it is not correct to say:

- “One day, automatically, every soul will be liberated.”

1. You, right now:

- have human birth, - are thinking of moksh, - are afraid of being left behind, - are attracted to true answers.

From a spiritual, practical angle, this is strong indication of bhavya nature.

So you can safely keep this inner trust:

> “I will live and practice as a bhavya jiv. > I will not waste this rare chance. > I will use this birth to move closer to moksh.”

That is the healthiest, most Jain, and most constructive way to respond to your doubt.

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10. In one line:

“If I get this question, what does it mean?”

It means:

• Your soul is waking up.
• Your inner bhavyatā is expressing itself.
• Bhagwan’s path has touched your heart.
• Now, your work is:

- not to drown in fear, - but to walk the path with shraddhā, simplicity, and effort.

May this doubt become the starting point of deeper samyak darshan and a life moving steadily towards moksh.