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The body has been offered as a sacrifice, just like the type of happiness it is. Let them kill it, slander it, or throw dust on it, let them play, laugh, or indulge. What do I care? Because I have given the body to them. Thus they speak of body renunciation. Kayotsarga is a type of meditation practice. The Tathagata Buddha emphasized meditation practice. Meditation practice has been prevalent in the Buddhist tradition since ancient times. Even in Vipassana, etc., there is an attempt to remove attachment to the body.
**Rejection**
The name of the sixth essential is **pratyakhyana**. **Pratyakhyana** means renunciation. The word **pratyakhyana** is formed by the combination of the three words **prati-a-akhyana**. Accepting vows with restraint, contrary to **avirat** and **asanyama**, is **pratyakhyana**. In other words, **pratyakhyana** is the statement, in an all-encompassing way, towards one's own nature, which gives rise to the quality of **anasamsa**. In even clearer words, **pratyakhyana** is the statement of renunciation from inauspicious yoga and inclination towards auspicious yoga, with restraint towards the future.
In this vast universe, there are so many substances that it is impossible to count, and it is also impossible for one person to enjoy all those things. No matter how long a lifespan may be, a human being cannot enjoy all the things in the world. Human desires are limitless. He wants to have all things. Even if a Chakravarti Emperor gets all things, his desires cannot end. Desires keep increasing day by day and night by night. Due to desires, there is always unrest in the human mind. The only way to destroy that unrest is **pratyakhyana**. In **pratyakhyana**, the practitioner destroys the root cause of unrest, attachment and craving. As long as attachment remains, peace cannot be attained. **Samayik**, **Chaturvinshati stava**, **vandana**, **pratikramana**, and **kayotsarga** purify the self, but **pratyakhyana** is absolutely necessary to prevent the thief king of attachment from entering the mind again. Once a garment is cleaned, it is kept in a cupboard to prevent it from becoming soiled again. Similarly, **pratyakhyana** is done to prevent the mind from becoming soiled. In **Anuyogadvara**, **pratyakhyana** is called **gunadharana**. **Gunadharana** means to hold the qualities of vows. By restraining the actions of the mind, speech, and body, the inclination towards auspicious actions is focused. Focusing on auspicious actions restrains desires. Cravings are pacified. Many virtues are attained. For this reason, Acharya Bhadrabahu said, "**Pratyakhyana** leads to restraint. Restraint leads to the cessation of **asrava**, and the cessation of **asrava** leads to the end of craving. The end of craving gives rise to the incomparable state of **upshamabhava**, and from that, **pratyakhyana** becomes pure. From the purity of **upshamabhava**, the virtue of **charitra** is revealed. From **charitra**, karma...
1. **Pratyakhyanam** - **Pratyakhyana** is the statement of renunciation with restraint towards the future, contrary to the inclination. - **Yogashastravritti**
2. **Pratyakhyana** is the statement, in an all-encompassing way, towards one's own nature, contrary to **avirat** and **asanyama**, etc., which gives rise to the quality of **anasamsa**. - **Pravachansaro uddharavritti**
3. **Pratyakhyana** is the renunciation of craving, which leads to the cessation of **asrava**. - **Aavashyakaniyukti** 1594
**Pratyakhyana** becomes pure from the cessation of craving, and humans become free from suffering. - **Aavashyakaniyukti** 1595
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