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Yoga-drushti-suskshay
6
Will I be fortunate? When will this opportunity to become a Nigrantha, free from material and mental attachments, come to me? When will we become external and internal Nigranthas? (Shrimad Rajchandraji) “Thoughts of attachment are subdued, the eyes do not look at others;
Consider wealth as equal to stone, and absorb the essence of non-attachment.
Embrace the twelve vows and humility, and consider yourself to be of a sattvic nature;
This is my vow, always auspicious and prosperous, eternally unbroken, remaining throughout the cycle of births.” —Shri Moksha Mala.
Just as a shrewd businessman, hearing of a place with great business opportunities and abundant wealth, is eager to go there and acquire great wealth; similarly, hearing of the benefits of non-violence and other yogic practices, a seeker of liberation is also eager to engage in such yogic practices and acquire great spiritual wealth. This creates interest and desire, and awakens the desire for liberation.
“Your virtues, like knowledge, are infinite and boundless;
Hearing them, your interest transcends all limits…Ajit Jin.” —Shri Devchandraji. And this desire that arises is non-perishable, it never experiences a change or a contrary result; because it is based on a stable state of mind, so this desire never becomes undesirable, love never becomes hatred, and interest never becomes disinterest. The feelings of desire that arise, remain as they are, they never become non-existent due to a change. Such intense and pure desire arises here. The color of this desire and interest has stained the inner being, and it never fades away. Just as the color of a dyed cloth never fades, similarly, this firm color of desire that has stained the soul never fades away. The garment may become thin and tear, but the dye never fades; similarly, the body may become thin and fall away, but this feeling that has stained the awakened soul never fades away; it follows the soul in the next life, like a devoted servant. The mold and the form may disappear, but gold never becomes non-existent; similarly, the form of the body may disappear, but the inner color that has stained the awakened soul, like gold, never fades away. (See, Kavya p. 239) And—
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सर्वत्र शमसारं तु यमपालनमेव यत् ।
प्रवृत्तिरि विज्ञेया द्वितीयो यम एव तत् ।। २२६ ॥
Vritti: Everywhere, in general, the essence of peace is the observance of Yama.
That which is specific to the cycle of actions is to be known as the practice of Yama. In Yama, the second is the practice of Yama.