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|| Om Arhate Namah ||
6. Sixth Light "Parakaya-Pravesh is not Paramarthika" |736| This Parapur-Pravesh is only a matter of wonder, it does not have even a fraction of Paramarth in it and its Siddhi also happens only after great effort for a very long time and maybe not even then. Therefore, it is not appropriate for a seeker of liberation to make such an effort. Even after conquering the wind with various postures, which are the causes of suffering, even after controlling the flow of the Nadis within the body, and even after achieving Siddhi in Parakaya-Pravesh, which no one else can believe in, the one who remains attached to the knowledge that is full of sin, cannot achieve the path of liberation. ||1-3|| Many Acharyas believe that Pranayama leads to the Siddhi of meditation, this pre-stated point is refuted by two shlokas. |739| The mind does not become healthy by Pranayama, which is full of suffering; because the suppression of the Pranas causes pain in the body. There is effort in Puran, Kumbhan and Rechan kriyas. Due to the effort, there is Sanklesh in the mind. Therefore, Pranayama is an obstacle to liberation because it causes Sanklesh in the mind. ||4-5|| Explanation: Here there is a doubt that if Pranayama causes pain in the body and restlessness in the mind, then what other path is there, which does not cause pain in the body and restlessness in the mind? The answer to this is that "after Pranayama, many Acharyas tell about Pratyahar; it is not contaminated." ||4-5|| It is called |741| With the senses, the mind is withdrawn from the objects, the mind becomes calm. Therefore, for the sake of Dharma-Dhyan, the mind should be made steady. ||6|| Explanation: Withdrawing the mind from external objects along with the senses is called Pratyahar. We have explained in Abhidhan Chintamani Kosha - Pratyaharastvindriyanam vishebhyah samaahriti. That is, withdrawing the eyes and other senses from the objects like form etc. is called Pratyahar. The point of making the mind steady is said to initiate the explanation of Dharana after Pratyahar. ||6||
Now the places of Dharana are explained.
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