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well-being. One who harbours such thoughts hatred will never cease and, he keeps creating an identity around his pain, and that is what reborn. These negative feelings are the cause of unnecessary grief in the life and often lead to lack of inner peace. Nurturing ill feelings and grievances hurts all and causes lack of sleep.
Detoxification takes place on a mental level as well. Mental detoxification can help in getting rid of past problems and issues in addition to healing relationships. Going through mental detoxification helps eliminate negative energy, thoughts, and beliefs. Mental detoxification also helps with a person's emotional health and well-being because as one goes through the process, he will find that he has deep-rooted feelings in his subconscious mind such as anger, anxiety, fear, or resentment. When one eliminates this negative energy, he is able to feel much lighter and has a healthier outlook on life. Mahavira prescribed 6 mental penances for purification of mind.
1. Penitential Retreat: Mahavira said, "At the end of every day an awakened person should contemplate thus - what noble deeds have I done and what have not done? And what good deeds remain to be done which I could have but did not accomplish? Just as a child speaks of his good and bad acts in an innocent manner, one ought to confess one's guilt with a mind free from deceit and pride. Just as a person burdened by load experiences relief when he unburdens the load, an aspirant who by reviewing his wrong deeds and confessing them before his spiritual guide experiences lightness."
Penitential Retreat is an internal process of refining the character and behaviour to make it simple
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