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५. मज्झत्थो णिज्जरापेही, समाहिमणुपालए । ___ अंतो बहिं विउसिज्ज, अज्झत्थं सुद्धमेसए । 5. Majjhattho nijjarāpehi, samāhimaņupālae.
Asto bahim viusijja, ajjhattham suddhamesae, . 5. The equipoisedl monk, intent on shedding the
kar ma (nirjara)?, should maintain complete composure3. Sloughing off the internal as well as the external ( encumberances viz. rāga and dveşa and the body, he should engage himself in the pursuit of the pure Self4.
६. जं किंचुवक्कम जाणे, आउक्खेमस्स अप्पणो। तस्सेव अंतरद्धाए, खिप्पं सिक्खेज्ज पंडिए ॥
1. Madhyastha: During the period of fasting, a monk should
maintain equanimity both in midst of favourable and unfavourable circumstances such as life-death, pleasurepain, etc. This has been indicated by the author of the scriptures by the word 'madhyasthal.
2. Nirjarapreksi: The mainstay of this equanimity is
nirjarā (shedding off of the karma). A monk observing fast is always intent upon nirjara, without which he cannot remain dispassionate.
3. Samadhi: Knowledge, perception, conduct, penance, and
spiritual vigours - these five are the constituents of samadhi ( i. e. complete composure). A fasting monk must experience this five fold composure.
Pursuit of the Pure Self: The first step of spiritual pursuit is the reduction of physical activities and unattachment towards the body. This leads him to self-introspection wherein he perceives the impulses of rāga and dvesa. Not perceiving the pure self, he penetrates still deeper into the innermost recesses of his soul. Ultimately, Conscient Reality (the self) in its purest and most spiritual form becomes manifest to him.
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