Agam 28 Mool 01 Aavashyak Sutra Sthanakvasi

SR No.: 002489
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni
Publisher: Padma Prakashan
Publication Year: 2012
Total Pages: 358
Language: Hindi, Prakrit, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari & agam_aavashyak
File Size: 15 MB

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होती हैं। समस्त साधनाओं के लिए सामायिक प्राणवायु है । सामायिक की साधना यदि परिपक्व नहीं हुई है तो बड़े से बड़े तप का भी मूल्य नहीं है, गौतम - सरीखे संयम से भी सिद्धि प्राप्त नहीं की जा सकती। सामायिक के साथ छोटे-छोटे तप भी महान फल देते हैं। क्योंकि सामायिक ही मूल तत्व है। सामायिक ही सिद्धि की प्रथम और अंतिम सीढ़ी है।
Benefit of Samayik: A person practices hard austerities. He spends a great time in repeating the name of worthy soul. He goes through strict code of conduct. But in the absence of state of equanimity (Samayik) such activities are not of great value since solution is not possible without practice of Samayik.
All those who have attained liberation in the past, all those who are attaining it at present and all these who shall attain it in future, they attain it primarily by practice of state of equanimity (Samayik). In other words, Samayik is that spiritual practice which makes it possible to attain salvation.
A person daily gives in charity one lakh gold Khand is (a khandi weighs 20 maunds) while another person practices Samayik. The merit gained by the person doing Samayik is far greater than that gained by the person who gives charity above mentioned (the charity leads to heaven while Samayik leads to salvation. The happiness of heaven is negligible in comparison with the happiness of salvation. It is not even a millionth of the happiness of Moksha).
It is clear from the above said verses that no other practice is more beneficial than Samayik. Samayik is the basic practice for attaining salvation. All the spiritual practices flourish on the foundation of Samayik. In case the practice of Samayik is not strictly according to the prescribed code, the highest form of austerity is also of not much value. In its absence even the ascetic practice similar to the one practiced by Gautam cannot lead to libration. In the presence of Samayik even minor austerities generate worthy results because Samayik is the fundamental step for salvation. It is the first and last rung of the stair case leading to salvation.
श्रावक आवश्यक सूत्र
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