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09-NIRJARÄ- REMOVAL OF KARMA
(b) Abhyantar Tapa (Internal Austerities):
Präyashchitta (Repentance for Bad Deeds)
For spiritual purification, one truly repents for one's bad deeds and the breach of vows that occurred in the past, and truly commits to not repeat them in the future.
Vinay
Humility and proper behavior towards all living beings such as Sädhus, Sädhvis, teachers, elders, co-workers, and the poor.
Vaiyävruttya
One renders selfless service to Sädhus and Sädhvis, elderly, needy people, and to those who are suffering.
Swädhyäy
One studies the religious literature and listens to religious discourses and scriptures on the nature and quality of soul, karma, their relationship, and other elements of the universe.
Dhyäna
After acquiring the above four virtues, one contemplates and meditates on the nature of the soul.
Käyotsarga or Vyutsarga
Käyotsarga is the ultimate internal austerity, where the activities of the body, speech, and mind are withdrawn. This process involves making the body and mind as steady or still as possible to contemplate that the soul is separate from our human body. This austerity in its highest state, destroys all four Ghäti Karma.
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JAINISM AND SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
