Niyamsara

Author(s): Kundkundacharya, Uggar Sain
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
withdraws all his thought-activities leading to mental disturbance, and meditates upon practical Right Belief, Right Knowledge, and Right Conduct. For illustration, he thinks of the nature of the seven principles (tattvas) and twelve kinds of meditation (Bhávaná), etc. This way of meditation serves only as a
stepping stone to the next higher way. (5) Middle way (Madhyama). In this stage, the saint with
draws his thought-activities from all the external objects, and is mainly concerned with different aspects and attributes of soul itself. It is a kind of medita
tion only, and a stepping stone to the highest way. (c) Highest way (Uttama). In this stage the saint with
draws his thought-activities from all sorts of wavering contemplations about soul, and becomes entirely and steadfastly absorbed in his own self. It is selfrealisation and in this condition he enjoys true peace and happiness. It is pure thought-activity, without any sort of attachment or aversion, and so causes shedding off of past karmas in a large quantity. It is real equanimity and it alone is real renunciation.
CHAPTER VII.
CONFESSION (ÁLOCHANÁ). णो कम्मकम्मरहियं विहावगुणपज्जएहिं वदिरित्तं । अप्पाणं जो झायदि समणस्सालोयणं होदि ॥१०७॥
नो कर्मकर्मरहितं विभावगुणपर्ययैर्व्यतिरिक्तम् । श्रात्मानं यो ध्यायति श्रमणस्यालोचना भवति ॥ १०७ ॥
107. A saint, who meditates upon soul as free from quasi-karmic matter (No-Karma), and karmic matter, and devoid of non-natural attributes and modifications, (is said) to have confession' (Álochana.)
आलोयणमालुंछण वियडीकरणं च भावसुद्धी य। चउविहमिह परिकहियं आलोयणलक्खणंसमए ॥१०८ ॥