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the day. Here the offering (datt) means offered without break in the pot of the mendicant. The monk practices it continuously for one month.
Second to Seventh Resolve : The period of each of these resolves is one month. The only differences is that in second resolve two offering of food and two of water are accepted. In the third, three each and in this order in the seventh resolve, seven offering of food and seven of water are accepted.
Eighth Resolve : The period of the resolve is seven days and seven nights. It is practiced by observing fast am alternate days. In the outskirts of the village/town, the meditation is practiced in a special posture. Trouble if any caused by human beings, animals or gods is endured patiently.
Ninth Resolve : This resolve is also for seven days. In it two day fasts are practiced and the meditation is observed in special postures of standing like a rod, or on one leg or in posture with knees joined together.
Tenth Resolve : The period of this resolve is also seven day. In it three day fast is observed throughout and meditation is done outside the village in the posture of milking the cow, or standing in posture of sitting in a chair or in a bent-up posture, keeping the posture totally stable in the entire period.
Eleventh Resolve : This resolve is for twenty four hours. In it the practitioner observes to-day complete fast. He keeps himself in stable posture of meditation during the entire period.
Twelth Resolve : This resolve is for one night. It is practiced with three day complete fast. The practitioner stands in a state of meditation at a lonely place outside the village keeping his feet close to each other and hands spread towards the knees, forehead a little bent forward keeping his eye stabilized at a defined spot. During this period of resolve normally one faces disturbance from gods, human beings or animals. In case he completes this resolve in a state of equanimity, he is blessed with visual knowledge, mental knowledge or perfect knowledge.
In case he fails in it, he turns mad or loses faith in the order of omniscient.
Pratikraman of Activities (Kriya Sthan) : Kriya means activity. It is done in two ways—(1) with proper knowledge and (2) in a state of ignorance. The activity done with proper scriptural knowledge helps in shedding karmas while activity done in a state of ignorance causes, karmic bondage. The thirteen types of activities that cause karmic bondage have been narrated as under:
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IVth Chp. : Pratikraman
