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fire. A lecherous person runs after carnal pleasures again and again. In the end he is left with inner turmoil and dissatisfaction. This is known as awareness of futility of continued indulgence.
(5) Viewing sandhi-In the commentary (Tika) sandhi has been interpreted as opportunity. The birth as a human being is a golden opportunity (suvarna-sandhi) for self-development by acquiring knowledge and other virtues.
Another interpretation of 'sandhi-darshan' is viewing the conjunction of bones or skeletal joints of the body and be free of the fondness or attachment for the body. To consider the body to be just a structure of bones reduces attachment for it. The human body is said to have one hundred and eighty joints. Of these, fourteen are major-joints. To contemplate over these is also called sandhidarshan. The centers of vitality, chakras in yogic terminology, in the body are also called sandhis.
In this Agam the word 'sandhi' has been used at six different places expressing different meanings.
Ayat-chakkhu-farsighted—This word is interpreted in many different ways such as farsighted; multi-directional thinking; nonabsolute view point; etc. According to Acharya Shri Atmaram ji M. the qualities of a farsighted person are to ponder over the bitter consequences of mundane indulgences and to contemplate the past and future. According to the commentary (Tika)—"One who has the capacity to see the torments of this life and the next is called ayatchakshu."
देह की असारता का बोध : अशुचि भावना ९३. जहा अंतो तहा बाहिं, जहा बाहिं तहा अंतो। अंतो अंतो पूइदेहंतराणि पासइ पुढो वि सवंताई। पंडिए पडिलेहाए। से मइमं परिण्णाय मा य हु लालं पच्चासी। मा तेसु तिरिच्छमप्पाणमावायए। .
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