Atma Dharma

Author(s): Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: Champat Rai Jain

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( 31 ) and the syallable as Om) or (of nga arhanta) on the pericarp ; imagine, similarly, a black lotus of eight petals in the plexus of the heart, and suspended face downwards above the white lotus in the navel ; now imagine flames of fire to emanate from the ass or it in the centre of the white lotus, burning and destroying the other one whose eight petals represent the eight principal kinds of karm which keep the soul tied to the everrevolving wheel of transmigration; imagine also these flames of fire to spread all round till they cover the whole body in the shape of a triangle, consuming the inner subtle and the outer gross bodies from within and without and reducing them to ashes. Imagine also the soul as seated in tranquillity and peace within the conflagration, while its bodies are being consumed and destroyed. Next imagine this great conflagration to subside, and to be succeeded by powerful winds which blow away the ashes of the bodies from the soul. These are followed by downpours of water which wash off all that might still be there of the ashes adhering to the self. Now, finally, imagine this purified Self as pure Divine Effulgence, free from all kinds of impurities and limitations and the object of worship and veneration on the part of all excellent beings, devas (angels) and men.
The method especially recommended for self