Samjna

Gonads

Mohaniya Karma is the most destructive among the eight karmas The seven Karmas eclipse the original form of the soul. But the Mohan1ya Karma surely distorts the very nature and qualities of the soul. On account of this Karma, the Jivatma falls a victim to various kinds of mental states and propensities. This is called Samjna in the Jain terminology. Samjna means a mental state such as swooning or attachment. The present-day psychologists call these by the name natural gonads. The Jain dharma has classified them under ten heads.

Ahar Samjna : The tendency to eat and drink; and thinking about them.

food

Bhay Samjna : Experiencing fear and worry ; and thinking of them

fear

Maithun Samjna : Engaging in sexual activity or thinking of it

Sex

Parigrah Samjna : Having attachment; and thinking about it. Specially for money.

attachment

Krodh Samjna : Experiencing anger and thinking of it.

Anger

Maan Samjna : Being arrogant and thinking about it.

Pride

Maya Samjna : Deceptive activity and thinking of it.

Deception

Lobh Samjna : The propensity of avarice and thinking of it

Avarice

Ogh Samjna : Blindly proceeding without thin- Imitation king of the pros and cons of

Imitation an action.

Lok Samjna : Going by what others say.

Orthodoxy