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Self Control: The Vital Aspect of Ascetic Life : 49 4) “Appanatthā paratthā vā, kohă vā jai vā bhayā/
himsgas na musam būyā, no vi annam vayāvae//”50 5) “Appattiyam jeņa siyā Āsukuppejja vā paro/
savvaso tam na bhāsejjā bhāsam ahiyagāmiņim//951 An ascetic is prohibited to use such damaging language that inspires aversion and provokes immediate anger.
6) "na ya vuggahiyam kaham kahejā”52 Never use provocative language. When it is asked what does the soul obtains by restrain of speech? Lord says by restraint of speech the soul obtains the state of immutability (thoughtlessness), such soul becoming silent by words enables himself to the meditation which is the cause of spiritual yoga. Here thoughtlessness means to win over anger pride, deceit, sexual desire etc.53. Daśavaikālika-niryukti54 states a person not expert in the usage of language and its different types, it remain silent, can't be considered as upholder of vacana-gupti, while one who is expert in the usage of language and its different types though speak the whole day long still is considered as upholder of vacana-gupti. Hence a monk, following vacana-gupti should refrain from using such language that approves of sinful activities, conveys certainty and is offending to other beings. So also he should not utter under influence of anger greed fear and mockery.Ss
Kãya-gupti: One meaning of gupti is to protect. So kāya-gupti means protection of the body. For the protection of body man does every thing. He earns the money, eat the food, enjoys the material pleasures etc. And by this sort of protection he binds his soul through attachment, aversion, passions etc. He gets the bitter consequences of bound karmas, coming again and again in this world. Scriptures also say “Body is the first important mean of spiritual practice. Religious activities can be performed only through the medium of body. In Uttarādhyayana Sūtra there is a verse,
| SR No. | 525080 |
| Book Title | Sramana 2012 04 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Shreeprakash Pandey, Ashokkumar Singh |
| Publisher | Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi |
| Publication Year | 2012 |
| Total Pages | 72 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Sramana, & India |
| File Size | 7 MB |