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## Kanta Drishti: Hiteodayavati Mimamsa
(519) Because one who generates subtle understanding, then contemplates the two-fold nature of existence, engages in deep introspection, constantly ponders and meditates, and continuously engages in philosophical contemplation. Just as when someone eats a delicious meal, they chew it thoroughly, leading to proper production of digestive juices in the stomach, resulting in excellent digestion, and then those juices, becoming one with the essence, nourish all the limbs, making them strong and robust; similarly, when the right kind of food for the soul is chewed thoroughly, meaning contemplated repeatedly, it leads to the production of excellent emotions, and the pure self-realization, the excellent digestion, takes place. Then, this realized essence spreads throughout the body and mind, nourishing it with the strength of pure soul-qualities, making it strong and robust. This analogy explains the ultimate purpose of contemplation.
Therefore, the wise, the one with the right vision, contemplates the subtle aspects of substance, qualities, modes, their destruction, viewpoints, proofs, true nature, the three-fold nature of creation, destruction, and permanence, the seven-fold categorization, the soul, karma, and momentum, etc. They contemplate deeply, understanding that the soul exists in relation to its own substance, space, time, and state, and does not exist in relation to other substances, space, time, and state. Through this deep contemplation, they delve into the ultimate mystery of the union of substance, the ultimate essence of the soul, the essence of the Lord, meaning the inherent nature of the pure soul, and they make it their own nature.
“Qualities and modes are infinite, and so is the inherent nature. Viewpoints, destruction, and classifications are like the flow of a river...O Kunthu! The self exists in its own nature, and does not exist in the nature of others. Existence is non-existence, and the self exists in both natures...Kunthu.” - Shri Devchandraji.
This kind of subtle contemplation and philosophical inquiry is beneficial, leading to the attainment of all kinds of self-welfare. Uday means the rising phase. Just as the sun rises and gradually increases its brilliance, reaching its full glory at noon, similarly, here too, the sun of self-interest rises, gradually reaching a higher state of self-awareness, and ultimately attaining the full glory of the self at noon. Or, just as the moon gradually reaches its full phase at the full moon, similarly, here too, the moon of self-interest gradually reaches its full phase, attaining the fullness of the pure, inherent, natural state. Just as the lotus bud gradually unfolds, reaching its full bloom, similarly, here too, the lotus of self-interest, with its thousand petals, gradually unfolds, reaching its full bloom. The nine treasures and the eight great attainments, etc., follow the wise person like a shadow, but the liberated, detached wise person does not even look back at them.