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worship of penance destroys - vedaniya karma
Come times you should do Upvas. Upvas means D abstaining foods and drink. Only boiled water can be drunk and that too during day time only. Some times you should do Ayambil, eating only nonspicy, non-fatty food once in a day at one sitting. The diet should not contain vegetables and fruits. Some times you should do Ekasana. One should sit down and eat one meal a day. Some times you should do Biyasana. One should sit down and eat two meals a day. During every Jain Penance one should drink only boiled water and that too before sunset. Eating and drinking between sunset and sunrise is prohibited. Eat less than what you need. Give up an item that you like most. Tolerate with a will when something goes wrong with you.
Practice to sit calmly with concentration everyday for some time. Be humble before your elders and superiors. Study some religious texts daily. Serve the poor and the sick. Meditate on the supreme Navkar Mantra Do not eat after the sunset. Do not eat root vegetable and non-eatables. Do not eat in hotels or on pavements. Eat while sitting Drink while sitting. Do not forget the proverb: "Eat to live and not live to Eat"
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