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6. Pratisamleenata Tap (Introversion)
In this Tap the ascetic turns the direction of senses and mind from outside to inside or towards the soul. From extrovert he becomes introvert.
It has four sub-classes--- (1) Indriya-Pratisamleenata-The turning of senses towards soul.
(2) Kashaya-Pratisamleenata—To stop the soul from drifting along the flow of four passions—anger, conceit, delusion and greed. This is also called winning over passions.
(3) Yoga-Pratisamleenata—To avoid indulgences of body, speech and mind, or to block their harmful indulgences and direct them towards spiritual indulgences.
(4) Vivikta Shayanasan Sevana—To use a bed or seat which is not already occupied by woman, animal or hermaphrodite. To avoid a place where these three freely come and go or live in proximity. This is because their proximity may cause perversions in the minds of ascetics.
BENEFITS, TYPES AND PROCEDURES OF INNER TAP The principle goal of inner Tap is to cleanse the karman body by shedding karmas. Purity of soul is achieved through shedding of karmus and this opens the path of liberation.
The outer Taps detailed earlier help cleansing the Audarik and Taijas bodies and the inner Tups cleanse the Karman body. This is the speciality of inner Tap.
There are six types of inner Tap. Their brief description is as follows1. Prayashchit Tap (Atonement)
This is the first type of inner Tap. Its goal is to counter sins or mistakes and to correct faults.
An appropriate punishment for sin or misdeed or mistakes is part of this Tap.
It has ten sub-types including self-criticism. 2. Vinaya Tap (Humbleness or Modesty)
Vinaya means modesty as well as discipline. It is instrumental in destroying eight types of karmas. Normal modesty is just vinaya. It takes the form of Tap when the Shruman rids himself of his ego and makes his soul humble. Vinaya turns into Tap only with abandoning of conceit and pride. Modesty of attitudes is Vinaya Tup.
In Agams there are mentions of four, five, and seven types of Vinaya. The seven types of Vinaya are more popular. 3. Vaiyavratya Tap (Service to others)
The simple meaning of Vaiyavratya is service to others. But there is a difference between the two. In Vaivavrutya the feeling of submission is prominent. When a seeker
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