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They have been censured in the commentary of Pancha-stikaya1. The example given with regard to them is this - as a person becomes idle by eating huge quantity of kheer (rice cooked with milk and sugar) and a tree stands effortless, similarly, these Nishchayaabhasis have become idle and inactive.
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Now we ask them, "though you have reduced the external acts of Shubha (virtuous) and Ashubha (vicious) acts but the Upayoga (active knowledge) cannot remain engaged without engrossing it in some object. So, tell us, where do you engage your Upayoga?"
If you say that I meditate on soul then you have earlier maintained that contemplation on soul through study of scriptures is involvement in Vikalpa (rambling of Upayoga) and much time is not required in knowing any quality of the soul. The Upayoga of a nonomniscient cannot remain fixed by repeatedly meditating in one way. Even the Upayoga of Ganadharas (chief monks), etc. cannot remain fixed in this way; therefore, they too engage themselves in the study of scriptures, etc. How could we believe your Upayoga to be purer than that of the Ganadharas, etc.? Therefore, your statement is not authentic.
As someone in business remains idle and indolently passes time somehow, similarly, Nishachayaabhasi also by remaining idle in religious conduct, uselessly wastes time indolently. Sometimes he pretends contemplating on some-thing, sometimes indulges in worthless talks, at other times takes food, etc., but for purifying his Upayoga he does not engross it in the study of shastras (scriptures), penances, worship, etc. Remaining inactive and idle, he says he is engrossed in Shuddhopayoga (pure passionless conduct). In such a state, there being less anguish, he believes that he is happy, in the same way as an idle person feels pleasure in idleness.
Or, as someone in dream, feels happy considering himself to have become a king, similarly, he feels pleasure by believing himself fallaciously to be pure like Siddha God. Or, as someone feels pleasure considering himself in an agreeable state, similarly, by engrossing himself in some agreeable thought, he feels happy and treats it to be happiness evolved by self-realisation. Further, as someone believing some state to be unagreeable, feels dejected, similarly,
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