ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 02

Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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is engrossed in spiritual contemplation and the worldly pleasures do not allure him any longer. The seventh drsti is Prabha where the soul has developed concentration and is free from mental disturbances and the eighth drsti called Para is the consummation of dhyāna, where the soul experiences spiritual joy i.e. ecstasy (Samadhi). It is pure, blemish-less and perfect. This is perfection of Yoga and by means of the last Yoga known as ayoga the soul achieves emancipation.24 All the knots are cut, karmas annihilated, mission fulfilled, vision and knowledge shine in clarity and nothing more remains to be achieved after this.
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Haribhadra also discusses the three names of Yoga viz. Iccha-yoga i.e. Yoga by intention, Sastra-yoga i.e. Yoga by scripture and Samarthya-yoga i.e. Yoga by exertion.25 He also talks of four types of Yogis i.e. Gotrayogi, Kulayogi, Pravṛttacakrayogi, Nispannayogi Yogabindu discusses about the preparation for perfection through spirituality, (Adhyatma), contemplation (bhāvanā), concentration (dhyāna), equanimity (samatā) and annihilation of residual karmas (vṛttisamkśaya). He discusses 2 forms of Yoga, Niścaya-yoga and Vyavahāra-yoga in his Yogaśataka and four categories of sadhaka i.e. aspirants. Viz.
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Undoubtedly Haribhadra is influenced by Patanjali but through his works he has neatly interwoven the Jaina beliefs and practices for the common man to understand and relate with. Haribhadra compares Yoga to a kalpataru i.e. wish-fulfilling tree and says that whosoever turns inward and searches the truth shall find it and eventually be liberated.
1. Apunarbandhaka.
2. Samyagdrsti
3. Deśavirati,
4. Sarvavirati.
Jñānāṛṇava of Subhacandra is another beautiful thought provoking text, which discusses the 16-fold contemplations and reveals that when one wakes up from the slumber of delusion and practices the virtues, supreme ecstasy sets in and truth then reveals itself.27 He also distinguishes the three states of the soul as discussed earlier. He draws a very beautiful picture of a yogi engrossed in spirituality. A spiritual yogi dives deep into the ocean of
Yogadrstisamuccaya by Acarya Haribhadra, verse 185
25 Ibid, verse 3-4-5,
26 Ibid Svopajñavṛtti, 221
Jñāṇārṇava 27
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