Book Title: Mysteries of Mind Author(s): Mahapragna Acharya Publisher: Today and Tomorrows Book AgencyPage 94
________________ SEARCH FOR TRUTH most primitive tendency of man. It seizes every one. Pride, on the other hand, manifests itself only seldom. There are several things like pride and anger which you have to perceive. The last is grief. It, too, has to be perceived. You should also see perceptual judgments of other mental processes. See the consequences of anger. See joys and sorrows. See pleasure and pain and their vibrations. See breath. See the body. See equanimity, neutrality and unity or identity. See lonely men and pure consciousness in which there is no other object to be seen except the seer and the knower. Do not exercise preferences in matters of seeing. Likes and dislikes are relevant to thinking only. They do not apply to perception. You may perceive anything which comes before your eyes. Ultimately you will arrive at a stage where there is nothing left to see. This is the ultimate end of perceiving. At this stage you will perceive pure consciousness which is the fag end of knowledge and perception. The spiritual journey of the practitioner ends here. There is no awakening except through exercises in perception. There is no freedom from negligence except through right perception. Self-watchfulness sharpens the intellect. It sharpens memory and strengthens discernment. Perception is the basis of all these faculties. Let us, therefore, learn the right method of perception and supplement it by contemplation. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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