Jaina Acara Siddhanta aur Svarupa

Author(s): Devendramuni
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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Jaina Acara : Siddhanta aura Swarupa
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is the cessation of all mental activities. 'Dvātrinisika - says that what causes liberation without delay is Yoga. It is derived from the root 'Yuj' which means to arrange systematically and to join. The other meaning is steadiness of mind and concentration. The merger of the soul and supersoul, that of the soul with Brahma, is Yoga. Patanjali holds that it is the control over mental activities. So long as the soul is engrossed in worldly affairs, it functions under delusion and therefore cannot be called Yoga which must be joined to auspicious objects. Patanjali's 'Samprajnāta samadhi is inferior to asamprajnāta, since duality persists in the former. In asamprajnāta no new impressions are ever formed.
Jainism divides it under five heads (1) the discipline involved in withdrawal of senses from mundane objects and their concentration on the Supreme Being (2) repeated practice in the contemplation accompaied by the steadfastness of the mind (3) concentration of the mind (4) equanimity (5) annihilation of all the traces of karma.
The first four form the preparatory ground for being free from the bondage of karma. This requires right practice for years together. Patanjali says that practice and detachment are the pre-requisites of Yoga. It should thus be clear that the release from constricting bondage is possible only when the soul keeps itself clean by dissociation of accumulated filth and rejection of the entry of new karmas. One may rise and fall, and rise. Let it be remembered that none else but man is the architect of his own fate.