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He remains in equanimity. He thinks that conjunction and disjunction - both are not the nature of the soul. These are the fruits of the rise of auspicious and inauspicious karmas. The soul cannot be benefited or harmed by the conjunction and disjunction of external objects. Therefore, he remains in constant equanimity. Acharya Bhadrabahu said - The sadhak who has equanimity towards all living beings, both mobile and immobile, his Samayik is pure. The Samayik of the one whose soul is engaged in restraint, austerity, and rules is pure.
Acharya Haribhadra has written - Just as sandalwood makes even the axe that cuts it fragrant, so too is the Samayik of the one who spreads the fragrance of equanimity towards the opponent.
Through equanimity, the sadhak concentrates his soul powers and manifests his great energy. Man is entangled in the whirlpool of many desires, which destroys his personality. An atmosphere of duality and tension persists. The vices of barbarity, animality, narrow-mindedness, and attachment-aversion flourish. When man deviated from equanimity, then there was distortion in nature, tension in the individual, inequality in society, and elements of violence in the age. To stop all of them, to maintain balance and order, Samayik is necessary. Samayik is the pure ocean of equanimity that waves. The sadhak who takes a dip in it is freed from the steps of attachment and aversion.
The practice of Samayik is a very excellent practice. All other practices are included in it. Acharya Jinabhadragani Kshamasraman called Samayik the fourteen-fold meaning-mass. Upadhyaya Yashovijayaji described Samayik as the essence of the complete twelve-fold Jinvani. The essence of colorful blooming flowers is fragrance. If the flower does not have fragrance, only form, then it can only satisfy the eyes of the viewers, but it cannot provide freshness to the heart and mind. The essence of milk is ghee. Milk that does not have ghee is only milk in name. It is ghee that gives milk its nourishment. It gives strength to the body. Similarly, the essence of sesame is oil. If the oil is extracted from the sesame seeds, the juice from the sugarcane, the rice from the paddy, then it becomes useless. Similarly, if equanimity, that is, Samayik, is removed from the practice, then that practice is also useless. It is only a practice in name. Without equanimity, worship is mockery. The sadhak is caught in the web of Maya
- Necessary Appointment, 799
1. (a) Who is the same in all beings, both mobile and immobile.
His Samayik is pure, says the Kevali-Bhasiya. (b) Anuyogadwar 128 (c) Niyamasar 126 2. (a) Whose soul is engaged in restraint, austerity, and rules.
His Samayik is pure, says the Kevali-Bhasiya. (b) Anuyogadwar 127 (c) Niyamasar 127 3. Haribhadra Ashtak-Prakarana 29-1 4. Samayik is the essence of fourteen-fold meaning-mass. 5. Tattvarthavritti 1-1
- Necessary Appointment, 788
- Special. Commentary, Ga. 2796
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