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engrossed in 'svādhyāya and meditation till such time as they do not easily achieve' stability in the ‘nature' or in the self or soul. Meditation is getting fully and totally engrossed in the self by completely extricating oneself from everything else except soul. In case, there is a break for any reason beyond one's: control, one should instantly resume meditation. In one sentence of his 'Hand-note no.3’, he says, “. Observe penance, observe penance (which means) meditate upon your pure caitanya; meditate upon your pure' caitanya, always remember that you are caitanya or 'That’ör brahma or soul or paramātmā ".139
Best meditation is a state where mind is absorbed in and integrated with the soul. If therefore, mind stops or suspends its activities, there are no thoughts. If there are no thoughts, the external world including your own body does not exist for you and whai you remain is nothing but your self or soul. This internal state wliere body consciousness is totally absent is called by the Jains kāyotsarga. This internal state is very well described by Śrîmad in his poem entitled 'Śrī JinaParamātmane Namah.' In verse (1) of part (2) of the poem he says that as shadow becomes one with the hody, when the sun is on the head (al noon), mind 100
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