Meditation and Jainism

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

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the Arihantas-the Jinas, by surrendering one's Ego and by giving up the feelings of fear, hatred and grief. This will enable the truth seeker to acquire the strength of discrimination, analysis equilibrium, all sidedness and observation in totality. This ability, which will be both--scientific and spiritual--will lead one to decide for himself the true form of the being, the so far unknown self, the Atman in Ultimate reality. & when the appropriate understanding and decision about the true form of the Self or one's own being, one's own "existence" is arrived at, the path of right meditation becomes quite clear and easy.
Unless this is done, neither the required answer will spring up from within, nor the meditation misunderstood and misinterpreted could be brought back on the right track.
LACK OF THE VISION OF "SYADAVADA": THE IMPORTANT OBSTACLE
As indicated earlier, no doubt, all the seekers have tried to tread the path of meditation to the best of their abilities and sincerity, but due to the want of the proper insight, approach Guide and Process, only those few were fortunate to succeed in their ultimate reality, who had the clear SAMYAK-right-understanding, integrated vision and appropriate deeper observation-deriv -ed decision of the nature & form of the Self and the Universe. For the rest, the BRAHMA
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