Prasamrati Prakarana

Author(s): Umaswati, Umaswami, Mahesh Bhogilal, V M Kulkarni
Publisher: Nita M Bhogilal & Others

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Prasamarati non-attachment to things Ākiñcanya is the greatest Dharma.
179. They who practise this tenfold Dharma, find that the impurities of desires, aversions (hatred) and delusions, which are deeply embedded and have very firm roots and which are present in great quantity, get pacified and subdued in a short time.
*180. By totally discarding the sense of 'I', and 'Mine', the Sādhu completely destroys the seemingly inconquerable and extremely strong and subtle formations of the army of 1) the tribulations or the pains of opposites, 2) the (deep-rooted) Prides, 3) the (great) passions, 4) the wrong actions of mind, speech and body, and 5) the attachment to the senses.
181. By willing and joyous service to the Dharma by constant study of the wealth that are the scriptures, by constant association with saints who are on the path of true non-attachment and who are disgusted with Samsāra - by doing these, one is able to generate firmness and steadiness on the path of non-attachment, in the true understanding of the (nine) fundamental principles (or concepts of Reality, and in remaining in a true state of pure and holy thoughts and feelings.
182 & 183. There are four types of Religious stories, which by their powerful effects, stop men from pursuing the wrong path; and they give joy and pleasure to the ear and mind of the listeners - just as the mother's sound pleases the ear and the heart of the child. They are called 1) Aksepaņi - stories which attract men towards the pleasures of the senses. (Explanation : for certain types of people who are deeply attached to the pleasures of the senses, the wise carry them along on this path, and then subtly turn them away (from it). 2) Vikṣepaņi - stories that turn men away from the pleasures of senses). 3) Samvedani - stories which generate distaste for life in this four-cornered world. 4) Nirvedani - stories which lead to true non-attachment to the pleasures of