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JAIN MEDITATION WITH SHREE CHITRABHANU
L.M.: What is the role and importance of meditation in the Jain spiritual teachings? And what are the specific practices that are found in Jain meditation?
gain meditation is muli dimensional, one of these S.C.: The role of meditation in the Jain spiritual tradition is to lead our mind—and our perception—directly toward the self and one's essence. Through meditation we do these things. First, we relax. We drop-we let go of tension and stress. We clear the mental cobwebs, so that the mind becomes clean and clear. In that state we are balanced, we are at peace with ourselves. In that peaceful state, we see: what is the purpose of our life.
Why do we live? We eat, drink, and do one hundred things. But if we go on living for a hundred years, it is all repetition. Are we here only to repeat the same thing, day in and day out? So we try to become clear and a little serious, also. To see what is our role in this life, what is the purpose. And then, if we
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