Jainism a Glimpse

Author(s): Punyadarshanvijay
Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan

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the matter that dominates the Soul but it is the Soul that dominates the matter. How can you remove Kārmika atoms completely from your Soul so that the eternal spiritual splendor in you may outshine everything ?
Jainism has prescribed 12 methods to uproot the Kārmika Atoms from your soul. There are 12 kinds of Penance : 6 - exterior and 6- interior.
A: Exterior
1) Anasana
A: To forgo a meal or meals. B: Ordinarily fasting for minimum 36 hours, if possible even
without water. 2) Uņõdari - To eat less i.e. to keep the belly partly unfilled. 3) Vrtti Sanksēpa - To reduce number of varieties in food -
reduce wants. 4) Rasaparityāga - To forgo rich luscious dishes - tasty food. 5) Kāyaklēša - Self suffering - bodily austerity. 6) Samlinatā - To remain still or minimum bodily movements
- control of temptation. B - Interior : 7) Prāyaścitta - Expiation and self introspection, confession
and penance. 8) Vinaya - Respect - reverence, humility. 9) Vaiyāvacca - Serve your fellow beings and spiritual su
periors. 10) Svādhyāya - Scriptural and religious studies 11) Dhyāna - Meditation - concentration. 12) Kāyõtsarga - Meditation - reflections in a particular
way(statuelike) without moving the body including eyelid - lips - absolute indifference to the body and its needs.