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Aptavani-1
of the self or the Self) :
Ashuddha upayog : (Impure use). An example of this
would be if a person, without any reason or cause hunts and
kills a deer and then takes pleasure in it and proudly boasts
about his killing. Killing purely for pleasure, without any motive
or reason, is impure use of the soul. People who gloat and
derive pleasure from hurting others or causing destruction to
other people’s property, people with sadistic tendencies are all
third-class citizens and are headed for a life in hell.
Ashoobh upayog : (Inauspicious use) A man is forced
to kill a deer because there is nothing to eat at home. His wife
and children are starving and he has no choice. From within,
however, he is tormented by the killing and repents immensely
for his actions. This is inauspicious use of the soul. The outward
action for both impure and inauspicious use of the soul may be
the same. But the difference between the two is that in the
former the person takes pleasure in his actions and in the latter
he has tears of remorse. All beings that use their energies of the
soul in