Six Essentials for Blissful Living

SR No.: 269182
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mihir Gajrawala
Publisher: Mihir Gajrawala
Publication Year: 2014
Total Pages: 6
Language: English
Classification: Article & 0_not_categorized
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चतुर्वेगग्रनिर्मक्षोयोगस्तस्यचकारणम्। RE-TG- 7644677:11(Yogshastra,1-15) Manywillfinditradicalwhen say'Samayik'isanequivalentof Yoga'. Toprovethepointlhavequotedthreesages/sc holarswhoareundisputedasfarastheirabilityofcomprehensionisconcerned. SageVedVyasainBhagvad Gitaha sdescribed Yoga'asequanimityanddeftnessofaction; SagePatanjali, helmedasfatherof Yoga'hasdescribedce ssationoftheperturbationsofthemindas'Yoga':SageHemchandracharyainhiswork'Yogashastra'hasdescribe d'Yoga'asthetechniquetoattain'moksha'or Liberation. Allthesedefinitionsof Yoga'arecomparabletotheconcep tof'Samayik'. Toattainliberation,tolearnrightconduct,todevelopequanimity,tofreemindfrompresenceofconflict sanddevelopstillnessboth SamayikandYogahavepracticallysameresults,whichistransformingthemindofthedoer. Yogahasfourtypes:Mantra Yoga, Laya Yoga, Raja YogaandHathyoga. Samayik fallsunderthe'Rajayog'catego rywhichfocusesonmindbywayofself-discipline. Tosumitup'Samayik'isaformof Yogacalled 'Raja Yoga',thepracticalformof'Raja Yoga'is'Samayik' 2.Chauvisathao Objective: Tocultivateandinstallaspirationsofhigherdegrees. Menhavethetendencytobecomewhattheybelievein. Soitisimportanttohaverightbeliefs. Ifforsomeone,asmallhi Iltopistheonlypeaktovisit,s/hewillonlyreachtillthere, butifsomeoneknowsabouttheexistenceof Mt. Everest,theh ighestpeak, thans/hemightstrivetoreachthere. Thismeansthatthequalityofone'spursuitdependsonthequalityo fone'saspirations.Giventhis,eachoneshouldunderstandandimbibethehighestpossibleaspirationsonone'smi nd. Thisleadsustotheinquirythatwhatisthe peak ofblissfulliving?Thepeakofblissfullivingarethe24Tirtankaras,wh ohadachievedthemostanyindividualcanevercomprehend. Henceknowingaboutthem,andacceptingthemasp eakofexistenceisthesecondessentialtostrivefor.A Tirthankarisabeingwhohasbecome Arihantdevoidofallconflicts. Therecannotbeahigherstateofbeingthanthis.Eachofthe24Tirthankarashaveexhibited12 distinctqualities. 'Chauvisathao'isthetechniquetoknowanddevelopthosequalitieswithinoneself. Iwouldheretakeanotherdigressiontoexplainabasictenetof JainaKnowledge. In Jainaknowledgethereisno crea tor'.Itbelievesthatuniversewas, isandwillremain.InthemostancientofJain Textsonewouldfindreferencetotheter m'Pudgal'.Itismentionedthathe Universeisa'Pudgal':'Pudgalmeansthatwhichiscreatedanddestroyedsimulta neously. Today,inmodernscience, thetwentyfirstcenturydescriptionofvacuumstatesthatinavacuumstatewher ethereissupposedtobenothing, thereisaconstanteruptionofparticlesanddestructionofparticles. CreationandD estructionarehappeningatthesametimeinavacuumstate.Alltheseyearswebelievedthatavacuummeanstotaln othingness thatnothinghappensthere.Butnowweknowavacuumstateisphenomenallydynamic. Creationandd estructionishappeningatthesametime. Modern Scienceissayingthattoday. Thisiswhat JainaKnowledgehasbe ensayingsincethousandsofyearsago. Scientistsnowtalkaboutblackholesomethingwhichisnothingyetpowerful. Thisfundamentalofphysicsisalreadydiscoveredinthemeaningof Pudg al'. Thereisnocreationandhencenocreator. In Jaina Schoolitisnotabout being'itisabout becoming'.Andhenceth eentirefocusshiftsfrom'creator'tothe'doer'.Inthatperspectiveitisanatheist'sreligion.In Jainschool Dharma'isn ottheend, itisameanstoanend;theendisbecomingone'sownself, discoveringone'struenature, totallyfreeofallinfl uencesandimpressions. TheNavkarmantraconsideredamongthemostpowerfulsoundinuniversenevertalksab outanyindividual. Itonlytalksaboutqualitiesandstatesofbeing. Sameisappliedinvarioussuggestionsfrom Jaina Knowledge. Manythinkthat'Chauvisanthao'isaboutworshipingthe Tirthankaras. Thatisagravemisunderstanding. Theentire focusofthisessentialistomemorizethequalitiesthatmakea Tirthankara.ASdiscussedaboveiftherealityisnotabo ut beingsomeone'but becomingsomeone',thepursuitistobemore, tobedeepandtobeconstantlyturningintoso methingmoreandmore. Wecanbemoreonlywhenwedesiremore,tobeatthepeak.a Tirthankaristhepeark,andift hequalitiesof24 Tirthankarasarerememberedregularlyitcanhaveunfathomableimpactontheaspirationsofase ekerwhicheventuallywouldpositivelyimpactthequalityoflifeoftheseeker. Sciencehasprovedthathabitualdoing ofanyacthasaneffectonthemindandbeliefsystem. 'Chauvisathao'istheritualtodothesame.