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aversion and passions. Therefore, Ācārya Shubhachandra says in Jñānārņava :
A mind agitated by prāņāyāma is not healthy. When we forcibly stop inhaling and exhaling, it causes pain. That pain leads to a tormented state of mind that even disturbs a sage and he falls from his state of samādhi.
In conclusion it may be said that in Jain Āgama literature a detailed scientific and psychological discussion on meditation is available. Many independent books on meditation have also been written. In all these the goal of meditation is said to be liberating soul from attachment, aversion, fondness, karmas, etc. and transcending to the sublime state.
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