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jiva with kindness, and in doing whatever one can to alleviate his suflering.
The fourth bhavana of madhyasthya (equanimity) consists in patiently tolerating beings who are cruel and violent by nature, unhesitatingly criticise the guru and the ommiscient blowing their own trumpet. They should be simply ignored and left alone. One should try to remain apathetic to them.
As one ponders over these four bhavanas one can concentrate better and the chain of meditation continues.
तीर्थ वा स्वस्थताहेतुं, यत्तद्वा ध्यानसिद्धये । कृतासनजयो योगी, विविक्त स्थानमाश्रयेत् ॥१२३॥
Meaning : The yogi, desirous of establishing control over the yogic postures, should resort to places of births, consecration, ommiscience and absolution of the Teerthankaras. In the absence of such places, he should select the places of complete solitude.
Postures
qis-11- 163--70GTfalfa 7 1 उत्कटिका गोदोहिका कायोत्सर्गस्तथासनम् ॥१२४॥
Meaning: Paryankasana, virasana, vajrasåna, padmasana, bhadrasana, dandasana, utkatikasana,
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