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Enlightened Living : Glorious Death
As we have seen, the first benefit accruing from spiritual consciousness is a gentle and commendable way of life. The further benefit which accrues is that the person lives an enlightened life, and dies a glorious death, How can one die an enviable death, if his life has not been commendable and gentle ? One who is deeply attached to life cannot die a praiseworthy death and one who is afraid of death cannot live an enlightened life. To live an enlightened life it is essential to be free from the fear of death, and to minimise the attachment to life. Both these can be achieved by the practices of meditation and the resulting spiritual consciousness. The practitioner attains such a high level of spiritual consciousness that life and death are both experienced as transient phases. Attitudinal Change and Behavioural Modification
Spiritual consciousness destroys stupor. It will bring forth two benefits : attitudinal change and behavioural modification. It is the only tool which can affect both these personality factors and develop an integrated personality. Freedom from Sensual Pleasures
The state of spiritual consciousness cannot be properly comprehended until we know the doctrine of leśyā. If one wants to practise meditation, aspires spiritual progress and development, and is anxious to solve problems by applied spiritualism, one must liberate or expand one's consciousness. Liberation or expansion here means to free the consciousness from the shackles of attachment to the material world. It is one thing to make use of material conveniences, but quite a different thing to be chained to them. Even when the attachment is broken, the use will continue, but the infatuation vanishes. For instance, one has to eat to nourish oneself, but craving for tasty, spicy food amounts to attachment and slavery. A practitioner of meditation does eat
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| SR No. | 006552 |
| Book Title | Preksha Dhyana Perception of Psychic Colours |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Mahapragna Acharya |
| Publisher | Jain Vishva Bharati |
| Publication Year | 1995 |
| Total Pages | 82 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English & Yoga |
| File Size | 4 MB |