Essence of Jainism Part 01

Author(s): Kushalchandravijay
Publisher: 108 jain Tirth Darshan Trust

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In Yog Shastra, a more elaborated narration is found as under :
'Oh Gautam ! (1) Soul loosens the deep bonds of eight karmas. (2) Those of enduring nature for a long duration become less enduring in nature. (3) Those that cause strong intensity in experience become weak in intensity. (4) Those of wider range in nature in covering the soul become narrower in their range.
Such a soul wanders not through wordly existence-Sansar, which has neither a begining nor an end.'
Attainment of Self-Purity : When we devotedly make obeisance to the twentyfour Tirthankars, Arihants and the Siddhas by reciting the Loggas (Sutra), it will purify Darshanachar-faith.
A Bow (Namaskara) to Tirthankars : May 24 Tirthankars the supreme dignities-most worthles, who are thus prayed, bowed down and praised by me, who are free from the taint of karmas, who have conquered old age and death and who are the most worthies in this universe, be pleased upon me and may they bestow on me health, Bodhilabha (Knowledge) and the highest beatitude (Samadhi).
Guru Vandan :
A bow to the preceptor. Those who offer obeisance to Guru and inquire about their happy ascetic life and who seek apology from them for any sins committed knowinghly or unknowingly (by words or deeds) will purify their Gnonachar Knowledge.
Concentrating with a pure mind on Jineswars, bowing down to them in words, mind and body - these three are the highest causes of Yoga, Anandghanji says: “ Whoever meditates on Jineswar, realising his true nature within himself, becomes as good as Jineshwar, just as the bee bites the papua and the later turns into a bee by constantly thinking of it."
When the bee bites papua and takes the later into its hole and putting it there goes out, the papua thinks that if it had been a bee, it would also bring the papua. Thus dying, while meditating on the bee, the papua becomes the bee after death. In the same way, one who worships Jina constantly thinking on Him, certainly becomes like Jina himself.
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