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भगवान की साधना के तीन मुख्य अंग थे-(१) अबहुवाई-वाणी का संयम, (२) काय-क्लेश तप आसन एवं शीत आदि सहन, (३) रस-परित्याग तप-रूक्ष नीरस भोजन। इस प्रकार की आदर्श एवं संकल्प-मुक्त चर्या श्री भगवान महावीर ने की।
Il arger JERTEH 441971 II 39811-G : 794 37zR || ॥ आचारांग सूत्र-प्रथम श्रुतस्कंध समाप्त ॥
Elaboration With the description of the spiritual practices and austerities of Bhagavan two adjectives are often repeated(1) Samadhi-preksha (focusing all thoughts on the self while meditating), and (2) apratijna (remaining unprejudiced and undogmatic). No matter how rigorous his austerities were he always meditated and focussed his thoughts on the self. He was absolutely free of any prejudices or dogmas.
The commentator (Vritti) has interpreted ayat-yoga as discipline of mind, speech and body. However, it can also be interpreted as absolute unison with an activity. Whatever activity Bhagavan indulged in, he was in perfect unison with it. To be fully absorbed in the present without any distractions of memories of the past or anticipations about the future is called ayat-yoga. When he walked, he only walked. While walking he neither looked here or there, nor did he talk, study or ruminate.
Annagilayam-The commentator (Vritti) has interpreted it as leftover and stale food. In the commentary (Tika) of Bhagavati Sutra this word has been defined—He who gets desperate (glana) in absence of food (anna or grain) is called annaglayak. Made desperate by hunger, immediately on getting up in the morning, he eats whatever leftover, cold and stale food is available to him. Although Bhagavan was never made desperate by hunger, he accepted stale or cold food offered to him and ate it without enjoying taste in order to avoid distraction in his meditation and also to perfect equanimity. आचारांग सूत्र
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