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Q.IX.2.2 A.IX.2.2
What is meant by restraint (gupti)? Control or restraint of the activities of mind, body and speech that cause transmigration is called restraint.
Q.IX.2.3 A.IX.2.3
What is meant by carefulness (samiti)? Carefulness in the movement in order to avoid injury to living beings or organisms is called carefulness.
Q.IX.2.4 A.IX.2.4
What is meant by spiritual virtue (dharma)? That which takes the soul to its desired goal by relieving it from the miserys of transmigration is called spiritual virtue.
Q.IX.2.5 A.IX.2.5
What is meant by contemplation (anupreks )? Repeated meditation on the nature of the body, transmigration etc is called contemplation.
Q.IX.2.6 A.IX.2.6
What is meant by 'conquest on sufferings (parīşahajaya)'? unwinding the experience of the sufferings caused by hunger, thirst etc to achieve dissociation of the karmas is conquest on sufferings.
Q.IX.2.7 A.IX.2.7
What is meant by conduct (c ritra)? Activities of an intelligent person to eliminate attachment and aversion is called conduct.
Q.IX.2.8 A.IX.2.8
Why is the word sa used in the aphorism?
It implies that stoppage can take place by these six causes and by no other means.
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futik p IX.3
Tapas nirjar ca ri Isloj ds 1 kfk&I kFk futįk Hkh gksch gA By penance (austerity) dissociation also.
VFk% Meaning:
Q.IX.3.1 A.IX.3.1
What is the benefit of penance (religious austerity)? What is the benefit of non By performing penance (religious austerities), one attains dissociation also along with stoppage of karmas.
Q.IX.3.2 A.IX.3.2
Why is the word ca used in the aphorism? The word ca indicates stoppage also along with partial destruction of karmas by penance.
Q.IX.3.3
A.IX.3.3
Penance is also included in the ten spiritual virtues. Then why is it repeated here also? Even though spiritual virtues include penance also, yet it is included here as it is one of the primary reasons for dissociation of karmas along with their stoppage of new karmas.
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