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SELF AWARENESS THROUGH MEDITATION
92 Ibid Chapter 6 Udessey 5 stanza 101 93 Ibid Chapter 8 Udessy 2 stanza 36-40 94 Samayutta Nikaya 2.4.249, Vipassana Research Institute Editions.
Yattha chetaa nirujjhanti magga cha khayagaamina
Vedanaanan khayaa bhikkhu nichchaato parinibbutoti 95 The Importance of Vedana and Sampajanna, Vipassana Research Institute, 1990,
p. 14. 96 Ibid, p. 4, in article 'Why Vedana and What is Vedana' by Shri S.N. Goenka, 97 Ibid p. 8, Pathan, 1.1.423. 98 Ibid p. 21
Ya vedayateeti vedanaa saa vedayita lakkhanaa anubhavanarasaa
Vedanaa samosaranaa sabbe dhammaa 99 Ibid, p. 7 quoted from Samyutta Nikaaya. 100 Ibid p. 34. 101 Ibid p. 64, quoted from Digha Nikaya 1.36
Vedanaanan samudayan cha attham ma cha asaadan cha aadeenavan cha nisssaranan cha
Yathabhutam viditvaa anupaadavimatto bhikkhave tathagato. 102 Ibid p. 40. 103 Ibid p. 58 quoted from Anguttara Nikaaya 1.4.12
Yatan chare yatan tithe yatan achchhe yatan saye Yate saminjaye bhikkhu yatamenan pasaaraye Uddhan tiriyan apaachinan yaavataa jagato gati
Samavekkhitaa ch dhammaanan khandhaanan udayabbbayan 104 Paatanjal Yoga Darshana Chpter 1, shloka 2- published by Geeta Press
Gorakhpur and commented by Shri Harikrishanadas Goenka
Yogashchitta vrittinirodha tada drastu svarupeavasthaanama 105 Ibid Chapter 4 shloka 34
Kaivalya swarypapratisthaa vaa chittishakteriti 106 There are four purushartha or efforts meant for men and women-Dharam
(religion), Artha (economic effort), Kama (family life) and Moksha (eternal
freedom). Out of these four the last is most important and everlasting. 107 Asampragyaata Samaadhi is a state of Samadhi which has no possibility of going
back to old habits of mind of capriciousness. 8 Yoga Darshan Chapter 1 shloka 33
Maitree karunaa muditopekshaanaan sukhadukhapunyavishayaanaan
bhavaanaatshchitta prasaadanam 109 Ibid Chapter 1 shloka 37 veetaraagavishayam vaa chittam 110 lbid Chapter 2 shloka 41
