Book Title: Sakaratmak Ahimsa
Author(s): Kanhaiyalal Lodha
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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________________ A61296 #fgar sumption and forebearance thereof and limitation of wants in all manner. 322 ] Vritisankshep-Avoidance of possession (f) and accmulations-putting various ceilings on earning, holding and properties etc. Rasatyaga-Avoiding pleasures of all the 5 sense objects viz., sound, sight, smell, taste and touch. Kayklesh-Penance and endurance of bodily pains, troubles, exposures, postures, sickness, vagaries of climate insects & like. Physical exertion is also contemplated. Sanleenta-Simple life with strict disciplined schedule and various vows like brahmacarya, awakening and other biological controls, lonely life etc. Prayscita - Repentence for all wrongs done in the past, disassociation of self from them and resolution to not to repeat them in future. Vinay-i.e. bhakti (vandana, pooja, respect, prayer) of Panch Parmeshthi (Tirthankar, liberated, preceptors teachers & monks) Sangha (Church) and its members. Svadhyaya-Exercise in the field of knowledge like reading, hearing, discussing, remembering, contemplating, lecturing etc. Prashasta Dhyana-Concentration & meditation on commendable objective i.e. Dharma & Shukla Dhyan. Kayotsarga-Practice as if taking soul away from the body. Realising aloneness of self from all, including body. Vaiyavrtya-Serving others. The very perusal of the abovesaid exertions will show that it is a hetrogenous mass covering a very wide field of Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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