Jiv ka niji bhaav ya svabhav, Jain dharm me do tarah se samjha jata hai:

• Jiv ki asli svabhav (niji bhav): Jiv atma hai, jo sadaiv chetna (consciousness) aur anant gyaan, darshan, aur sukh (anant anand) ki stithi rakhta hai. Yeh uski mool punya ya param siddhi hoti hai. Is svabhav ko prakit roop me pratyakshit ya antrik roop me anubhav kiya ja sakta hai jab atma prabhutva, kevalta aur moksha ki avastha me hoti hai.

• Vartyaman bhaav (niji bhav) aur karm ki prabhavita: Aksar logon ke jeevan me jo bhav dikhta hai, wahi vyakti ke roop me bhav, raga (anishth iccha), dwesha (ghina) aur vedana (dard ya anand ki anubhuti) ki ruprekha banata hai. In bhav ki utpatti jiv ki karmic bandhanon se hoti hai. Isliye jab tak atma anant gyaan-darshan-sukha ki svabhavik avastha me nahi pahunchi, tab tak karm ke bhed uske man, mana, aur kriyaon me pravah karte hain.

• Digambar aur Shwetambar me antar (sankshipt): Dono sampradayo me jiv ka svabhav (chetna, gyaan, darshan, sukha) ki mool jankari ek saman hai. Kuch vishesh niyamon ya pratyakshata ke sanskar dono me alag ho sakte hain, par jiv ki svabhavik atma-tattva aur karm ke bandhan ki samajh pratyek madhyamik siddhant me milti hai.

• Antar-rashtriya dharmic uddeshya: Jiv ki niji bhav ko samajhne ke liye zaroori hai ki hum pehle jiv ki atama-purva svabhavik shuddhata aur moksha ki yogyata ko samjhen, phir karm ke asar ko dekhen. Is prakar ke bhav se hi vyakti apne karm ki parikrama me ya to bhog ya moksha ki taraf badhta hai.

Agar aap chahen to main is vishay par vyavaharik udaharan ya specific sutra-stotra ke saath aur spasht arth (arth) de sakta hoon.