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The Path of Arhat : A Religious Democracy
(i) Anişğa-samyoga, i. e., when we are put in the circumstances which we do not consider good for us.
(ii) Ișța-viyoga, i. e., when we are deprived of good and congenial circumstances,
(iii) Roga-cinta, i. e., when we are worried of physical disease or pain.
(iv) Nidana, i. e., when we worry to attain an objective which is difficult to obtain.
In all these four conditions we remain worried and feel unhappy and our mind remains engaged with the painful ideas about the prevailing circumstances.
(2) Raudra Dhyana --- "Raudra' means cruel, harsh. When the mind is either full of anger, hatred, malice and violence or is scheming evil designs, we are passing through Raudra Dhyana. When we are in this condition we enjoy the activities which are immoral. All mental activities to grab power and wealth, sexual enjoyment and anti-social acts fall within this classification.
(i) The first type of Raudra dhyana called "himsanandi', means taking delight in killing, crushing or destroying the living beings either by self or through other. It includes skill in violent actions.
(ii) Mrşā nandi Raudra dhyāna includes falsehood, composing deceptive literature for one's own pleasure, collecting wealth by deceit and deceiving the simple-minded,
(iii) Cauryānandi Raudra dhyāna includes not only the act of theft but also preaching dexterity in theft.
(iv) Vişayānandi Raudra dhyāna includes desire to take possession of all good things of the world and thinking of fighting ferociously for attainment of the objects of enjoyment.
Both the above referred dhyanas are spiritually degrading the self. Most of us remain permanently engaged in these two Dhyanas with the result that we are not able to make any progress spiritually. Next two Dhyanas are of the superior
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