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## First Stage
**With Hindi Commentary**
**The soul's true nature is revealed and the distinction between the meditator and the object of meditation disappears, leaving only the form of the object of meditation. This is called self-absorption.**
**However, this self-absorption can only be attained by abandoning afflictions. Therefore, the next sutra discusses the inattention caused by afflictions:**
**"Navaanam adhikaranaanam anuppannaanam uppatta bhavai." (12)**
**"Navaanaam adhikaranaanaam anutpannaanaam utpaadita bhavathi." (12)**
**Word-by-word meaning:**
* **Navaanam:** New
* **Adhikaranaanam:** Of the grounds
* **Anuppannaanam:** Not yet arisen
* **Uppatta:** Causing to arise
* **Bhavai:** Is
**Meaning:**
* **Causing new grounds of conflict to arise.**
**Commentary:**
* **The sutra implies that conflicts are obstacles to absorption.** Creating conflicts that do not yet exist, for any reason, leads to inattention. This is because afflictions naturally lead to self-contradiction and restraint-contradiction. Therefore, it is proven that conflicts are the main obstacles to absorption. They are not only obstacles to absorption but also the root of many evils.
* **The commentator explains the word "adhikarana" in the sutra as follows:** "Adhikaranaanaam - kalhaanaam, yantraanaam, jyotishanimittaanaam va." This means creating conflicts using machines or by targeting a specific event through astrology. Because any weapons created will be violent and will inevitably lead to inattention.
* **The word "nutan" in the sutra refers to creating conflicts by presenting a reason to disrupt the peace and harmony of people who live peacefully and without contradiction. This causes inattention in all beings.** Such actions cause the soul to fall from the state of absorption into inattention. Therefore, it is appropriate for aspiring souls to completely avoid new conflicts.
**Now the question arises: If new grounds are mentioned here, then there must be old grounds as well.**
**The sutra-maker himself answers this:**