RELS 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali, Jain Cosmology, Dravya

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 131
• Professor: Aditi Sen- Chowdhury

Document Summary

Need an intellectual design need a plan behind it. Jainism pt 2: they can only show you the path, no concept of god. Dravya: new substance, foundation on which everything is laid upon: soul: transparent, radiant, non-soul, time. Cleanse non-soul from the soul: non-violence, non-action. High-soul attaches to soul through pure matter: body: sandcastle as a distraction, get it pure. Saliva is impure: if taste food with a spoon, then the spoon is contaminated. Evening meals: might eat an insect by mistake, so therefore avoid eating at night to avoid an accident: accidents are not forgiven karma (unlike hinduism and buddhism) Fast unto death fasting while being in total control of mind. Decides not do gradually ceasing action purifies the soul. Fasting in secular constitution: clashes, tension: how much religious freedom: 11 years old and dead from fasting. Bodies are imperfect jain women nuns have been allowed into the field: small handfuls of women, distinct from hinduism.