Meditation and Jainism

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

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2] MRISHA : Lie or Untruth : thought of mentally 3] CHORI : Stealing or threft; . SAMRAKSHANANUBANDHI : Fears & Cruel Pro
voctactive thoughts to overcome them.
Both these types of Dhyanas or Sinful, hell-providing, degrading - ill - plannings are, as mentioned earlier, highly deplorable and are to be given up.
3) Now comes the classification of Dharma or Shubh
Dhyana, defined earlier : 11 AJNA: Orders or Commandments or Prescrip
tions of the Omniscient Arihantas to
be followed with inner faith. 2] APAYA : Religious Practice craved at. 3] VIPAKATIYA : Thinking of the ripening of the
Karmas and blaming none other than one's own self for the
same. 4] SANSTHANA VICHAYA : Cencentration and con
templation uplifed from one's physique and
Various parts of it. 4) Shukla Dhyana : It has two parts in two groups: a) 11 PRITHAKTVA VITARKA : Realizing the separa
tion of the Self. 2] EKATVA VITARKA : Thinking of lone aloofness
of the Self from all.
b) 11 SAPRAVICHAR : With thoughts.
2] APRAVICHAR : Without thoughts.
This Shukla (White) Dhyana or Shuddha (Pure) Dhyana is thc highest form of Meditdtion as per Jainism. It has four Stages :
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