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Q.IX.27.6 A.IX.27.6
What is ghad ? A ghad equals 24 minutes.
Q.IX.27.7 A.IX.27.7
What is intra-Indian-hour (antaramuh rta)? The time period which lies within an Indian-hour.
Q.IX.27.8 A.IX.27.8
Why the duration of meditation is said to be intra-Indian-hour? As concentration of mind on one object becomes difficult after Indianhour.
Q.IX.27.9 A.IX.27.9
What are the benefits of meditation? It annihilates all karmas bonded with the soul. A correct meditation for an intra-Indian-hour can destroy all obscuring karmas and enable the practitioner to become an omniscient.
Q.IX.27.10 A.IX.27.10
What are the essential components for a proper meditation? The four things, namely: the one who meditates, the process of meditation, the object of meditation and the period of meditation are the four components of the proper meditation.
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VKŪK@j kh&/KE; &'kpykfu IX.28
rta-raudra-dharmya- ukl ni
vFk% Meaning:
VKUKA j khi /kE; 7 vk 'Koy &;s/;ku ds pkj &Hks & The miseryful, the cruel, the virtuous (righteous) and the pure.
Q.IX.28.1 A.IX.28.1
What are the four types of meditation? The four types of meditation are: rta or mournful, raudra or cruel, dharmya or virtuous and ukla or the pure.
Q.IX.28.2 A.IX.28.2
What is meant by pan based mournful-meditation? The meaning of rta is misery. Concentrating the mind on the miseryfuldisposition / experience is mournful -concentration. Concentration at object of mournful and cruel types of meditations is distinguished as inauspicious.
Q.IX.28.3 A.IX.28.3
What is meant by cruel-concentration? Raudra means cruel temperament. The concentration caused by cruel temperament is called cruel-concentration.
Q.IX.28.4 A.IX.28.4
What is meant by virtuous-meditation? Concentration on thoughts on the auspicious activities or the right Concentration on thought conduct or the nature of the omniscient lord etc is called virtuousmeditation.
Q.IX.28.5 A.IX.28.5
What is meant by pure-meditation?
ukla means pure or clean. So, to concentrate the thoughts without any passions on an object is called pure-meditation.
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