Jainism For Beginners Level 03

Author(s): Sayampurnashreeji
Publisher: Sayampurnashreeji

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PRATIKRAMAN
Reviewing our daily activities, and expressing remorse for sinful activities.
ratikraman is the most important
means "back" and "Kraman' means "to go", i.e. to go back, review, confess, and repent the bad thoughts and deeds from our activities. It also means going back to the path of non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing. celibacy and nonattachment, and forgiving the faults of others, asking forgiveness for our faults without any reservation, and extending friendship. This will stop (Samvar) the influx (Asrava) of karma that covers the true nature of our soul (self, Jiva, or Atma), which has the qualities of perfect knowledge, vision, bliss, and power. Pratikraman is like a mirror where we
see ourselves internally, the way it is. We see our faults, and wrong doings. We ask for forgiveness for all wrongful acts, and take vows to minimize such acts.
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KAYOTSARGA
Renouncing attachments to the body and tuning with oneself
ince beginningless time (Anadi-Kal)
we have been considering our body
as ourselves, not the soul. This is the main reason for our misery. The process of Kayotsarga involves forgetting body, mind & emotions as much as possible so that one can concentrate on the soul & experience that the soul & body are two separate entities. This process helps reduce attachment to material things. "This gives the experience that our self is our soul & not our body.
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