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The inner urge for following religious principles is vigilance (Apramäda). Vigilance will help stop influx of karmas. One should be continuously aware not to be engrossed in pleasures of senses, passions, and activities of minds, speech, body, sleep, unmoral stories and disrespect of religion. Vigilance about all of the above will stop influx of karma. One must attain the seventh Gunasthäna while taking the total vows in order to achieve vigilance leading to self-restraint (Dikshä). When a Tirthankar takes Dikshä (initiation), he attains the seventh Gunasthäna. Without attaining the seventh Gunasthäna, he neither achieves the state of self-restraint nor Manahparyaya-jnän (knowledge of reading other's minds).. The ascetics can attain this state by staying tuned to the soul. Akashäya (Non-passion) The absence of Kashaya is the state of Akashaya. Ideally to eliminate all four passions of anger, pride, deceit and greed will totally stop influx of all inauspicious karma a state without attachments and aversions, which is the ultimate goal towards spiritual progress. The state of Akashaya is the state of Vitaragata (absence of attachments and aversions). "Kashaya Mukti Kil Muktireva"- liberating from passions is liberation itself. One, who liberates himself from Kashaya, attains Moksha. Ayoga (Non-activity): To cease activities of body, speech and mind is called "Ayoga". Control over the activities of mind, speech and body will decrease the influx of karma. There are no vibrations of the soul in the state of Ayoga. There is no bondage of Karma in this state. Vitaraga (in the thirteenth Gunasthäna) does not have any Kashäya but he has Yoga. As such, he binds Karma in one Samaya (smallest unit of time) and sheds it in the next Samaya. This is called the bondage of Punya in the form of Shätä Vedaniya that lasts only for two Samays. Types of Samvar Samvar is of six major types and has 57 subgroups. 05
Samitis (Carefulness)
Guptis (restraint) 10
Yati-dharma (Supreme Dharma of a Jain ascetic) 12
Bhävanäs (mental reflections) 22
Parishaha-jay (victory over sufferings) 05
Charitra (conduct) Samyaktva is deeply and intimately connected with Samvar. Through Samyaktva, the Asrava called wrong belief (Mithyätva) is completely blocked and stopped. By means of Samyag Charitra and Yatidharma, the Asrava called Vowlessness (Avirati) is blocked. By means of Gupti, Bhävanäs, and Yatidharma the Asrava called passions (Kashaya) is blocked. By means of Samiti, Gupti, Parishaha Jaya, etc., physiological activities and negligence (Pramäda) are blocked. By means of Charitra, Asrava called vowlessness, passions, activities are blocked. Samiti (Carefulness) Samiti actually means carefulness or continuous awareness of all our activities with special attention towards nonviolence. Examples include spiritual awareness, proper discipline, spiritual vigilance and caution. In this manner, there are five subtypes of Samiti: Iryä Samiti: Irya Samiti (Careful movements) means to move cautiously, carefully, and look closely at the ground so not even smallest beings (Jivas) might be harmed or killed. A Sadhu observes this more carefully and that is why he does not unnecessarily walk around. He walks on the path that minimizes violence. Rather than walking on the grass, a Sädhu would take an alternate route in order to minimize the violence
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