Niyamsara

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

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After all, though it is good, yet it is not quite pure thought-activity. As pure thought.activity alone is the cause of shedding off of karmas in large number and quantity, hence purity of thoughtactivity only is the real expiation.
Passions are the main causes of karmic bondage. As long as a saint is even slightly inclined towards any passion, he is sure to commit sin. Therefore, it is necessary for him to conquer anger with forgiveness, pride with humility, deceit with straightfarwardness, and greed with contentment. Having thus subdued the passions, he should meditate upon the real attributes of his own self and try to realise his real nature. When he is thus absorbed in his self, without any sort of attachment or aversion, and free from all sorts of activities of mind, body, and speech, he is only then possessed of quite pure thought-activity. It is the stage of self concentration, which is the best of all austerities. This is the only real expiation.
CHAPTER IX. SUPREME EQUANIMITY (PARAMA SAMADHI). वयणोच्चारणकिरियं परिचत्ता वीयरायभावेण । जो भायदि अप्पाणं परमसमाही हवे तस्स ॥ १२२॥ वचनोचारणक्रियां परित्यक्त्वा वीतरागभावेन । यो ध्यायत्यात्मानं परमसमाधिर्भवेत्तस्य ॥ १२२ ॥
122. He, who giving up the movement of uttering words, realises his self, with non-attached thought activity, (is said to have supreme equanimity (parama samádhi). संजमणियमतवेण दुधम्मज्झाणेण सुकमाणेण। जो झायइ अप्पाणं परमसमाही हवे तस्स ॥ १२३॥ संयमनियमतपसा तु धर्मध्यानेन शुक्लध्यानेन । यो ध्यायत्यात्मानं परमसमाधिर्भवेत्तस्य ॥ १२३ ॥
123. He, who while observing self-control, vows and austerities, realises his self through righteous concentration (Dharma-Dhyána) and pure concentration (Shukla Dhyána) (is said) to have supreme equanimity,