Meditation and Jainism

Author(s): Pratapkumar J Toliiya, Parul P Toliya
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharti International Foundation Bangalore

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Chaitanya - the Divine Consciousness) and Roopatita in Niranjanam (the blotless, blemishless, formloss, absolute, infinite existence - consisting Supreme State).
....!'Ityuktam. Yat Tasmin Mantravakyasthe Padasthe Poorvam Dhyate Sati Chaturvikalpa Dhyeyavishaya Bhavantyata Ityanena Prakarena Dhyanam Kriyate. Tena 'Siddhena Cha Namaskarmantrena Sakaldhyansiddhihi Syat Tasyam Siddhau Satyam Karma kshayo Mokshascha Bhavati.
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Shri Namaskar Mantra is Mantrayakyastha: Padastha : in the form of incantation - letters. After meditating upon it, the rest of the forms -- types-stages-of meditations should, respectively, be meditated upon, as this is the order of Meditation.
To emphasise in short, all the meditations get attained on getting the N a ma skar Mahamantra achieved, and the result of the attainment of all the meditations is the destroyal of Karmas and attainment of Moksha.
DHYAN-YOGA: RAJ-YOGA : THE KINGLY PAHT OF MEDITATION AND THE ESSENCE OF JINA PRÁVACANA :
"This Supremely Pure & Pious, four - fold Dhyana - Yoga(the Meditative Way of the Spirit) is the essence of Sri JINA PRAVACANA : The Divine Gospels of the Jinas” – so says Acarya Samantabhadra, as quoted by Sri Siddharshi Gani :
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