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If there is intense and fierce meditation, it is called *kayotsarga* done in the name of *kayaklesha*. Acharya Bhadrabahu has even said that if a practitioner is absorbed in *kayotsarga-mudra* and another practitioner is bitten by a snake, then in such a situation, that practitioner should immediately leave *kayotsarga* and help the bitten practitioner. At that time, it is more meritorious to help than to do *kayotsarga*.
The meaning of *kayotsarga* is not just that the practitioner should abandon physical restlessness and stand still like a tree, like a mountain, or like dry wood. The stillness related to the body can also be found in one-sense beings. No matter how many blows you strike on a mountain, when does it become restless? It does not even get angry at anyone. The stability that is in it is the stability of an undeveloped being, but the stability that occurs in *kayotsarga* is of a different kind. Acharya Jinadasagani Mahttar has described two types of *kayotsarga* - 1. *dravya-kayotsarga* and *bhava-kayotsarga*. In *dravya-kayotsarga*, the body is first restrained. Abandoning physical restlessness and attachment, becoming stable in the *jin-mudra*, restraining bodily movements, this is *kaya-kayotsarga*. It is also called *dravya-kayotsarga*. After this, the practitioner becomes absorbed in *dharma-dhyana* and *shukla-dhyana*. He binds the mind with pure thoughts and resolutions, so that he does not experience any kind of physical pain. He lives in the body but remains separate from the body in the state of the self. This is the feeling of *bhava-kayotsarga*. This type of *kayotsarga* is the one that destroys all kinds of suffering.
To understand the difference between *dravya* and *bhava*, the Acharyas have described four types of *kayotsarga* - 1. *utthit-utthit* 2. *utthit-nivist* 3. *upavist-utthit* 4. *upavist-nivist*.
1. *Utthit-utthit* - In this *kayotsarga-mudra*, when the practitioner stands, his consciousness also stands with him. He abandons inauspicious meditation and becomes absorbed in auspicious meditation. He is a first-class practitioner. His body is also raised and his mind is also raised. He is raised from both the *dravya* and *bhava* perspectives.
2. *Utthit-nivist* - Some practitioners close their eyes and stand up for the sake of practice. They appear to be standing physically, but there is no awakening in them mentally. Their minds are entangled in various worldly things. They keep diving into the stream of intense and fierce meditation. Even though their body is standing, their mind is seated. Therefore, even though he is standing, that practitioner is seated.
3. *Upavist-utthit* - Sometimes, due to physical illness or old age, the practitioner cannot stand for *kayotsarga*. He does *kayotsarga* sitting in a comfortable posture like *padmasana* or *sukha-asana* for the sake of physical comfort. From the perspective of the body, he is sitting, but a strong stream of auspicious and pure feelings is flowing in his mind, due to which he is mentally raised even though he is sitting. The body may be sitting, but the practitioner's mind is raised.
4. *Upavist-nivist* - Some practitioners, even though they are physically capable, do not stand up due to laziness.
1. *So pun kaussaggo davvato bhavato ya bhavati.*
*Davvato kayachetttha niroho, bhavato kaussaggo jhanam.*
2. *Kaussagan tao kujja savvadukkhavimokkhano.*
- *Aavashyakachurni* - *Uttaraadhyayana* 26-42
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