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speech and body activities, of course they are channelised into pious thoughts, words and actions.
"The affARTET:I"
"Nirodh implies full concentration in any activity being undertaken whether of mind, speech or body without wavering into other activities.
The entire philosophy, concept and practice of yoga, its principles, instruments, modes, means, steps and contrivances have all been condensed and put in one stanza.
"HRGOHURailo HTETT: 111/111"
- Tatvarth Sutra by Umaswati
"Rational belief, attitude, Rational knowledge/understanding and Rational conduct, the three combined and simultaneously imbibed and followed will put the aspirants on right path, making his life/journey happy, peaceful, harmonious and eventually lead to attain the state of highest purity and enlightenment, call it salvation or whatever name of almost tranquility and equanimity, free from all sorrows, pains, worries, prejudices, attachments and full of, compassion, love and benediction for one and all. These three are adored as three precious jewels. The whole edifice of Jain philosophy, metaphysics, interactions, interrelations and code of conduct is built on the solid foundation of rationality in the three aspects, the three jewels for peace, progress and attainment of the ultimate, the highest, the most pious state. The elaborate sets of principles and sub-principles, various rules and sub rules, steps and sub steps, vows and their transgressions, causes and effects, methods and methodologies, processes and sub processes, cautions and precautions, chronology and history are all expansions of these three fundamentals.
In Jain Yoga mode or process of journey or progress there are fourteen stages called "Gunsthanas (qualitative progressive stages) from rudimentary minimal stage of utmost darkness or ignorance to the stage of highest purity and enlightenment. The fourteen stages denote the gradual progress by adopting more and more good actions, vows and practices in all the three modes of yoga-the mind, speech and body. The fourteen stages are :
“मिच्छो सासण मिस्सो, अविरदसम्यो देसविरदो य। विरदा पमत्त इदरो, अपुव्व आणियट्ट सुहमो य ।। उवसंत खणिमोह, सजोगदेवलीजिणो अजोगी य। चउदस गुणठाणाणि, कमेण सिद्धा या णादव्वा ।।"
