Samayik And Chaityavandan Vidhi

Author(s): Manu Doshi
Publisher: Manu Doshi

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there is no point of return. It is obviously not easy to do that, because the surrender necessitates foregoing one's independence. It amounts to giving up the self.
The surrender thus implies the loss of ego and arrogance, which are the sources of all evils. A little reflection would show that most of the conditions and situations arise on account of the various invisible forces, over which we have little or no control. We are, however, prone to think that we did this thing or that thing. Such vanity arises out of ego, which, if unrestrained, can give rise to arrogance. The arrogance signifies tightness. It causes a swollen head and is the root cause of all the evils and wickedness.
Surprisingly though it may seem, arrogance is invariably associated with fear. The arrogant is afraid of losing his position and has to constantly strive for maintaining it. The higher the arrogance, the greater would be the fear. The condition of the arrogant is actually miserable. He has to fight against every situation; he is continually at war. Arrogance is the antithesis of surrender and always tends to drag downwards.
The act of surrendering reverses that. Surrender symbolizes one's preference for giving up instead of fighting. It imparts humility. One lies prostrate at the feet of the entity to whom he surrenders. Such humility helps in transforming the internal geometry. It changes the Leshyä that governs one's tendency. It causes a transcendence. On this very account it is said that hate, jealousy etc. did not survive within the presence of the Lords.
Though every soul has infinite potentialities, the worldly souls are beset with faults and drawbacks. When one becomes aware of his faults, he strives to be free from that. The best way for the purpose is to surrender to the deserving entities. That helps in removal of the faults and drawbacks. Surrender to the realized entities leads to contemplating about their state. That would activate the spiritual energy lying within. The surrender to the four entities thus helps in realizing one's true nature. As such, there is a sense of pleasure in making the surrender. This Sutra therefore needs to be recited with the utmost sincerity.