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  • if such minor things cause dravya hinsa how can we get moksh
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    if such minor things cause dravya hinsa how can we get moksh

    4 hrs ago 6

    In Jain Dharma, moksha is not attained by becoming completely free from all physical harm in an instant, because as long as the soul is embodied, some dravya hinsa can occur in daily life. The key point is this:

    1) Not all hinsa binds the same karma

    Jainism distinguishes between:
    • Dravya hinsa: physical harm at the level of the body or living organism
    • Bhava hinsa: violence in the form of harmful intention, passion, and defilement of the soul

    The main bondage comes from bhava hinsa — especially kashaya like anger, pride, deceit, and greed, along with carelessness and intent to harm.

    2) A householder cannot avoid all living activity

    A worldly person must walk, cook, breathe, drink, and do many activities where minute जीव are present. Jain Dharma knows this reality. So the path is not perfection at the level of the embodied state, but progressive purification.

    3) Moksha is attained by purification, not by impossible absolute bodily purity

    The soul reaches moksha when:
    • karmas are shed,
    • passions are destroyed,
    • right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct are fully established,
    • and the soul becomes completely free from bondage.

    So even if some subtle dravya hinsa remains during embodied life, if intention is pure and vows are followed carefully, bondage is reduced.

    4) Jain path teaches carefulness, not despair

    That is why Jain practice includes:
    • Ahimsa
    • Aparigraha
    • Satya
    • Asteya
    • Brahmacharya
    • Samiti
    • Gupti
    • Pratikraman
    • Kshama
    • Vigilance and restraint

    These help us reduce hinsa step by step.

    5) The real goal is to stop new bondage

    Even if some minute violence happens in ordinary life, the aspirant:
    • avoids intentional harm,
    • reduces attachment,
    • weakens passions,
    • repents faults,
    • and stays on the path of purification.

    So the answer is: we get moksha not by escaping all minor dravya hinsa while living, but by removing the inner causes of bondage and attaining complete purification of the soul.

    In short: Minor dravya hinsa may continue in embodied life, but moksha is possible because the decisive factor is freedom from bhava hinsa and karmic bondage.

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