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## Chapter 28
**Dasha Shruta Skandha Sutra**
In addition to this, the time of eating should also be fixed. Only by fixing the time and quantity of food can one attain the state of Samadhi.
**First Dasha**
**Esana Asamite Avi Bhavai || 20 ||**
**Eshana Asamita Chapi Bhavati || 20 ||**
**Word by Word Meaning:**
* Esana Asamite - Eshana - against the rule, Avi Bhavai - which happens (moves)
**Meaning:**
* One who moves against the rule of Eshana.
**Commentary:**
* The meaning of Eshana-Samiti is that all the substances that are fit for a Sadhu to consume should be purified by investigation or Eshana before being consumed. One should never consume unacceptable substances. Without the knowledge of the use of Eshana-Samiti, one who consumes substances without thought increases the states of Asamadhi. And by not paying full attention to Eshana-Samiti, there is also a decrease in the feelings of compassion (mercy), because
* One who goes for alms without any Sadhu-thought (i.e., only with the thought of food) has only the feeling of receiving, he does not see whether a particular thing is defective or flawless, whether it has been produced by violence or non-violence. By consuming substances without Eshana, the feeling of compassion for the six types of beings is lost.
* If a Sadhu stops him (one who consumes substances without Eshana) from consuming substances without Eshana and he quarrels with him, then there will surely be self-reproach and restraint-reproach.
* The conclusion is that a person who desires Samadhi should not consume any substance without Eshana.
So far, only the obstacles to Samadhi have been described. The states of Samadhi will be described later.
The twentieth Samavay of the 'Samavayanga' Sutra also describes twenty states of Asamadhi, but it should be noted that there is a difference between the states of Asamadhi described in this chapter and the aforementioned twentieth Samavay. For example, in the "Samavayanga Sutra", "Sanjalanee || 8 || Ko || 6 ||" these two, the 8th and the 6th, two states are described, but...