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12. Dharma svakhya tattvánupreksha, Nature of Right-Path as said by the conquerors. The true nature of Truth, i. e., the 3 fold path to real Liberation.
These must be meditated upon again and again. As to the first kind of meditation, viz., transitoriness, anity á anupreksha, it must be noted that as Substance, everything is permanent. Only condition is transitory. Of the matter assimilated as karma and non-karma by the soul, that which is accepted by the soul is called Upátta. The rest is Anupatta matter which is not taken in by the soul.
22 Sufferings, For the sake of non-falling-off from the path of Liberation, and for the shedding of Karmic matter, whatever sufferings are undergone calmly and with religious renunciation are called the Sufferings (Parishaha). The 22 Sufferings are :
1. Hunger. 2. Thirst. 3. Cold. 4. Heat. 5. Troubles form Insect bites ; mosquitoes, etc. 6. Nakedness. To bear calmly the troubles of climate,
unpopularity, etc., due to the vow of absolute pos
sessionlessness, i. e., nakedness. 7. Ennui, dissatisfaction, languor. 8. Women. Resisting temptations from and desire for
women. 9. Walking too much: not to feel the fatigue, but to
bear it calmly. 10. Continuous sitting in one posture. Not to disturb
the posture of meditation, even if there is danger
from lion, snakes, etc., etc. 11. Sleeping. Resting on the hard earth. 12. Abuse. 13. Beating. 14. Begging. To resist the temptation of begging even
when there is great need of protection of body, mind,
etc. 15. Failure to get alms. 16. Disease. 17. Contact with thorny shrubs, etc. 18. Dirt. Discomfort from dust, etc.
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