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help of conceptual thinking based on scriptural knowledge, and the last two crown the omniscient where conceptual activity of the mind abates to the last. To dwell upon these types, the first type (Pșthaktvavitarkavicāra) is associated with Pșthaktva, Vitarka and Vicāra, i.e., with manyness, scriptural knowledge, and transition from one aspect of entity to another, for example, substance to modifications and vice versa, from one verbal symbol to another, and from one kind of Yoga (activity) to another. In the second type (Ekatva-vitarka-avicāra) Vicāra is absent, and consequently oneness displaces manyness. The mind shortens its field of concentration to the effect that the Yogi meditates upon one substance, an atom, or a modification of substance with the assistance of only one kind of Yoga. Hence the second type of Dhyāna is associated with Vitarka and Ekatva, i.e., with scriptural knowledge and oneness. With the performance of this second type of Dhyāna the Yogi reduces to ashes the four types of obscuring (ghātin) Karmas. In consequence the Yogi experiences infinite intuition, knowledge, bliss and energy. Thus the state of Jīvanmukti is attained. The omniscient occupies himself with the third type of Sukla-dhyāna (Sūkşmakriyāpratipātin) when an Antarmuhūrta remains in final emancipation. After establishing himself in gross bodily activity, he makes the activities of mind and speech subtle. Then after renouncing the bodily activity, he fixes himself in the activities of mind and speech, and makes the gross bodily activity subtle.” Afterwards mental and vocal activities are stopped and only subtle activity of body is left. In the last type of Sukla-dhyāna (Vyuparatakriyānivartin) even the subtle activity of body is stopped. The soul now becomes devoid of mental, vocal and physical vibrations, and immediately after the time taken to pronounce five syllables it attains disembodied liberation.
TYPES OF SPIRITUAL DEATH PURSUED BY THE SAINT: We shall end this chapter after dwelling upon the types of spiritual death pursued by the saint. Of the five types of death already discussed the saint is qualified for Pandita-marana, which admits of threefold classification: 1) Bhaktapratijñā-maraṇa, 2) Ingini-maraṇa, 3) Prāyopagamana-maraņa,o Only that saint who is confronted with incurable disease, intolerable old age, formidable famine, great weakness of hearing and sight, infirmity of legs,
1 Jñānā. XLII. 7,8. 2 jñānā. XLII. 13, 15 to 17. 3 Jhānü. XLII. 27. Ibid. XLII. 29. SIbid. XLII. 41. Ibid. 48. 7 Ibid. 49. 8 Ibid. 50. Ibid. 58, 59. 10 Bhaga. Arā. 29.
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