________________
48
The realization of this highest truth has been on the basis of anekanta. Only he can accept anekanta who is free from attachments and aversions. The one who has excessive attachments and aversions will never accept anekanta. Indeed anekanta is the philosophy of meditation, the philosophy of spiritual practice. The one in whom the sentient is free from passions, is blemishless, in him the vision of anekanta will rise, the wisdom of truth dawns, not in anybody else.
From the perception of breathing to perception of the soul
An important sutra or aphorism of Preksha dhyan is: Sampikkhaye appagamappyenam: see your soul through your soul. The first step of meditation is: perceiving the breath. The question then is: is the soul the breath? Yes indeed, the breath is the soul, the body is also the soul, the mind and speech are also the soul, and the subtle body and the karmic body are also the soul. The reason for this is that they are all attached to the soul. The light rays of the soul reach the breath, the body and the subtle body, the mind and speech. The breath is operated
Jain Education International
Acharya Mahaprajna
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
