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attachment with water or potato and remain aloof, thinking that they are not my material. Such a thought with strong conviction would prevent any Karmic bondage with my soul. In this akarma condition, my conscious effort would always be directed towards the pure form of my soul, because other
material is not mine. It is alien to my soul. Q. 17 b) Boiling process is more cruel and violent to convert living
water into non-living water rather than the process of making Dhovana. Boiling involves the use of fire, which results in gross killings of fire-bodied lives as well as that of air-bodied living-beings. Then why should we resort to this practice at all? What benefits are derived by drinking boiled or dhovana
water? A 17 b)Answer to the first portion is same as answer 12 (iii) b.
In the light of above noted 17B, following benefits are bestowed due to drinking of non-living water. A laity knows that Boiled or Dhovana water is not easilty available everywhere. Hence a potential is created purposely and intentionally by this VOW to tolerate the difficulties with equanimity. As such this vow can be termed as Tapa (Austerity). This vow leads to restriction on one's wish list and hence it is regarded as an act of sensual control. It enhances the fruits of Vow. It restricts the no. of water-pots to be used by the vow-taker. He can even further take a supplementary vow to keep a limited no. or to denounce all other water-pots for his use. It brings the
benefits of limit-restriction. iv) It leads to conquering of Taste-sense, because boiling or
dhovana making changes the taste of water. Thus it helps
conquering the attachment. Q.18:- You consider Dhovana to be less violent, but bubbles have
been seen sometimes coming out of dhovana. Hence it becomes more violent due to fermentation. Fermentation
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