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(ii) Reduced consumption (of food etc.) (unodari) (iii) Begging for living (bhikshachari) (iv) Tastelessness (ras parityag) (v) Tolerance of body pain (kaya klesh) (vi) Withdrawal from external pursuits (Sallinata)
(b) Internal Penance (Abhiyantra Tap)
(i) Repentance (prayschita) (ii) Humility (vinaya) (iii) Service (vaiya vritya) (iv) Study (swadhyay) (v) Meditation (dhyan) (vi) Renunciation (viyuut-sarga)
83. Right Contemplation-Twelve Reflections-Just like right penance Right Contemplation is also the duty prescribed for the saints and laity to control the mind or thoughts on the one hand and to direct them into the right channel on the other. Twelve subjects have, therefore, been prescribed for reflection (bhavna) which uplift the soul to take its ship to the shore beyond misery, which are as under:
(i) Reflection of Transitoriness (Anitya Bhavna)-This means that worldly
existence is not permanent. (ii) Reflection of helplessness (Asaran Bhavna)-This implies that except
true religion there is no shelter, help or protection for soul. (iii) Reflection of world cycle (Sansar Bhavna)-This requires reflection on
the cycle of birth and death the soul is undergoing since times
immemorial. (iv) Reflection of singleness (Ektva Bhavna)-This means that the soul is
to find its way all alone. Nothing accompanies it. v) Reflection of separateness (Anyatva Bhavna)-This means that the
soul is separate from body. (vi) Reflection of Un-cleanliness (Asuchi Bhavna)-Human body is nothing
to be proud of. It is always dirty inspite of all efforts to clean it. It is full of blood, bones and prone to sickness.
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