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MANAV DHARMA / 29 of Asceticism and the higher form of meditation; and the mild one (Sanjvalana) (valt) only stands in the way of Pure Self-Contemplation (Shukla dhyana) The destruction or subsidence of the first type leads to the acquistion of Right Faith; of the second, to the adoption of the House holder's vows, of the third, to the observance of Mahavratas; and of the fourth to Shukla Dhyana, which is the cause of omniscience and Nirvana.
Description :
Those, who observe Digvrata consider renunciation as their life; as their body. Hence while observing simplicity and passionless life, less of faults are committed by them. And if at all, faults are committed, they are so mild/minute, that their intensity is not visible to a common man and this state of conduct is so complete, that it has been called Mahavrata in the “Jain siddhanta". Now what are these five Mahavratas or Complete subsidence of four major passions ? Our great personages have explained them as under :
पञ्चानां पापानाम् हिंसादीनां मनोवचः कायैः ।
कृत-कारितानुमौदे-स्त्यागस्तु महाव्रतं महताम् ॥७२॥ Explanation :
Abstaining from the commission of five sins, Himsa and the like, in all the three ways krita, karita and anumodana, with mind, speech and body, constitutes the Mahavratas of great Ascetics. Description :
It is very essential for all great personages to observe these principles of morality. Ordinarily, great persons can not follow up these successfully, white the great Ascetics can observe them rightly. Let us take the principle of Non-Violence. Violence is that where a man creates problems and hurdles in the working of another man's life through mind, speech and body or through krita, karita and Anumodana.
To avoid oneself from such practices. a man should stop the business of his mind, speech and body and should adopt quietness. He should indulge himself in his own self and maintain quietness. Because this world is full of small insects, germs and creatures everywhere and there is very likelihood for a man to come in clash with such tiny creatures when he makes his movement - as in household life it is highly difficult to sit idle and quietly. More or less, he is expected to fulfill the nature's call and other problems of the body are also to be solved and by living at a particular place for a long period, there are chances of developing attachment and affection with other
