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(6) physical gender (masculine, feminine and neuter), (7) arati (dislike for spiritual activities or perversion caused by fondness), and (8) sorrow (caused by precipitation of asata-vedaniya karma or the karma that causes feelings of pain or grief). In brief, attitude of equanimity or detachment is said to be favourable and attitude infested with passions is said to be
unfavourable. * A seeker of liberation should tolerate both these favourable and
unfavourable conditions with equanimity. He should not be joyous in pleasure and disturbed in pain. This is the gist of this chapter titled Sheetoshniya. The four lessons of this chapter contain the following topics The first lesson contains discussion about the states of slumber and awakening from the spiritual angle. In particular it explains how to differentiate between alertness and stupor, and detachment and attachment. The second lesson explains that a man in mental slumber is devoid of spiritual insight. It is he who experiences pleasure or pain. A mentally alert seeker is awake even if he is physically asleep. The third lesson contains directions about the sense of duty of a seeker emphasizing that merely tolerating pain does not make one a Shraman. The fourth lesson advises to get free of passions (etc.). This chapter commences with the discussions about the states of slumber and alertness. For body, sleep as well as wakefulness are important. From spiritual point of view only the state of alertness is important. The precipitation of darshan-mohaniya karma is the deepest slumber. One who suppresses or sheds this karma is ever awakened or alert. This way, in these four lessons numerous topics have been discussed in context of mentally favourable and unfavourable conditions or states.
शीतोष्णीय : तृतीय अध्ययन
Sheetoshniya : Third Chapter
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